Armenia's processing industry's output in January-April 2022 upped by 10.1% to 428 billion drams - NSC

YEREVAN, June 7. /ARKA/. Armenia's processing industry's output in January-April 2022 upped by 10.1% from the same time span of 2021 to 428 billion drams, according to the National Statistical Committee (NSC).

It said food production accounted for 36.1% of the total output having grown by 7.9% to 154.8 billion drams. Production of base metals accounted for 15.5% of the total having grown by 18.6% to 66.3 billion drams.

Production of beverages accounted for 11.6% of the total, having dropped by 6.2% to 49.6 billion drams.

The share of tobacco production declined by 0.2% to 9% and 38.4 billion drams, production of other non-metallic mineral products surged by 35.8% to 6.7% of the total and 28.6 billion drams.

Also, clothing production rose 5.8% to 2.9% of the total output to 12.6 billion drams, jewelry production skyrocketed by 81.6% to 2.8% of the total to 12 billion drams.

Production of electrical equipment dropped by 11.2% to 1.6% of the total and to 6.8 billion drams, printing and duplication of recorded media increased by 68% to 1.2% of the total and to 5 billion drams, production of chemicals dropped by 7.7% to 1.1% of the total and to 4.7 billion drams.

Overall, the industrial output in January-April 2022 amounted to 754.7 billion drams (in current prices), an increase of 2.6% compared to the same period of time in 2021. ($1 - 437.62 drams) -0-