Industrial Production Fell by 3.3%
In January-August this year, the volume of industrial production in Azerbaijan made up AZN 23 million. This is 3.3% lower than in the comparable period of 2011.
The State Statistics Committee told Turan that the share of non-oil sector accounts for AZN 4.2 bn of industrial production. In this sector, production increased for eight months by 7.9%. In the oil sector, because of the decline in mining, the production decreased 5.4%.
The share of mining industry from the beginning of the year accounts for 76.5%, processing industry - 18.2%, manufacturing, distribution and supply of electricity, natural gas and steam - 4.2%, etc. -08D-
Economics
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