Current data for 2008

CURRENT DATA

Main socio-economic indicators of the Republic of Belarus for 2008

	2008		As % of 2007	December 2008 as % of December 2007		December 2008 as % of November 2008		For reference November 2008 as % of October 2008
Gross Domestic Product (estimate), trln. rubles	128,8		110,0	х		х		х
Industrial output, trln. rubles	127,5		110,8	102,8		92,8		96,3
Production of consumer goods, trln. rubles	25,0		112,1	107,6		97,4		91,8
food	12,6		113,1	110,9		100,3		93,8
non-food	10,8		111,6	104,2		92,8		89,3
Investments in fixed capital, trln. rubles	35,9		123,1	124,0		171,2		97,6
of which in building and assembly works	15,5		122,2	126,9		151,8		104,2
Dwellings put in place from all sources of financing, thsd. square metres of total floor space	5140,6		110,2	110,8		382,1		128,6
of which in rural localities and small urban areas	1959,0		101,3	99,8		189,7		100,7
in rural localities	1456,8		97,7	91,5		189,1		95,8
Agricultural output in farms of all types (estimates), trln. rubles	26,9		108,9	х		х		х
in agricultural organizations and private (peasant) farms	х		114,0	х		х		х
in household plots	х		100,7	х		х		х
Output thsd. tons
in farms of all types
grains and legumes (weight after processing)	9015,0	124,9			х	х	х
potatoes	8748,7	100,1			х	х	х
vegetables	2295,2	106,6			х	х	х
fruit and berries	594,7	141,7			х	х	х
flax fibre	60,9	156,8			х	х	х
sugar beet	4030,3	111,1			х	х	х
livestock and poultry for slaughter (live weight)	1216,6	103,4			х	х	х
production of milk	6229,7	105,5			х	х	х
production of eggs, mln. pieces	3318,9	102,8			х	х	х

	2008		As % of 2007	December 2008 as % of December 2007		December 2008 as % of November 2008		For reference November 2008 as % of October 2008
in agricultural organization and private (peasant) farms¹⁾
livestock and poultry for slaughter (live weight)	1017,6	104,6			104,9	101,6	92,0
production of milk	5142,2	109,5			113,3	106,1	90,9
production of eggs, mln. pieces	2183,5	104,7			101,6	109,8	101,7
Freight transportation by general purpose transport, mln. tons	248,5	106,8			107,1	96,2	94,1
Freight turnover of general purpose transport, mln. tons/km	58643,2	105,2			100,6	102,4	94,8
Retail turnover, trln. rubles	50,9	120,5			106,5	115,3	91,5
Number of unemployed registered with agencies for labour, employment and social protection (end of reference period), thsd. persons	37,3	84,6			84,6	99,5	97,4
as per cent of economically active population	0,8
Consumer price index	х	113,3²⁾			113,3	101,2	101,4
Industrial producer price index	х	114,2²⁾			114,2	98,1	100,4
of which for capital goods	х	113,9²⁾			113,9	97,2	99,9

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GDP output, industrial output, investments in fixed capital, agricultural output, retail turnover and paid services are shown at current prices; indices are given at constant prices

1) Data on output refer to organizations under observation.

2) End of period to December of the previous year.

	2008	As % of 2007	December 2008 as % of December 2007	December 2008 as % of November 2008	For reference November 2008 as % of October 2008
Foreign trade in goods turnover¹⁾, mln. USD	72385,0	136,7	80,2	102,5	74,7
exports of goods	32902,1	135,5	70,2	90,4	72,2
imports of goods	39482,9	137,6	87,8	111,6	76,6
balance	-6580,8
Paid services rendered to households, bln. rubles	12607,6	113,9	х	х	х
Real money incomes of population	х	112,7	115,9	119,0	104,0
Gross average monthly wages and salaries per employee
nominal, thsd. rubles	885,6	126,2	125,7	104,7	99,6
real	х	109,9	110,9	103,5	98,2
Labour productivity (measured in terms of Gross Domestic Product), %	х	109,3	х	х	х
Number of employed in the economy, thsd. persons	4520,7	100,6	100,3	99,8	100,3

¹⁾ Foreign trade turnover and corresponding indices are given in actual prices.

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