26/12/2014 14:42
Economy minister: 3.9% GDP growth reported in Armenia
Armenian GDP grew by 3.9% in nine months of 2014 as compared to 2.8% in the same period of last year, Economy Minister Karen Chshmarityan told reporters today.
According to the minister,, the economic activity index increased from 2.3% to 4.3% in January-September and made 3.8% in January-November, exceeding last year’s index.
“Growth was reported in January-November in all sectors of the economy, except construction that declined by 5.4%,” Chshmarityan said, noting that industrial growth amounted to 2.6% (1,160.5 billion drams), while agriculture and trade increased by 6.5% (920.7 billion drams) and 4.2% (2,076.5 billion drams) respectively.