15 April 2004 02:51
Russia raises industrial output 7.6% in Q1
MOSCOW. April 15 (Interfax) - Russia raised its industrial output 7.6% year-on-year in January-March 2004, the
Federal State Statistics Service reported.
Russia's industrial output grew 6.6% year-on-year in March 2004,
8.7% in February and 7.5% in January. Output was up 2.6% from the
Industrial production grew 6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2003.
previous month in March. Excluding the impact of differences in the amount of working days, industrial output
increased 6.2% in the first quarter, including a 9.2% rise in January, 6.1% in February and 3.4% in March. In
January-March 2004, year-on-year industrial output growth was highest at 21.5% in glass and porcelain and 17.5% in
machine building and metal processing. Production fell 5.9% in microbiology and 0.9% in the light industry. Russia
produced 262 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, up 0.5% year- on-year, 110 million tonnes of oil and gas condensate,
up 10.9%, 168 billion cubic meters of gas, up 2.9%, 73.9 million tonnes of coal, up 1.2%, and 23.4 million tonnes of
iron ore, up 5.4%. Production increased 5.4% to 13 million tonnes of ferrous metal roll and 14.6% to 1.5 million tonnes
of steel pipe. [RU ASIA EUROPE EEU EMRG ECI MCE RES ENR STL MAC MET TEX DRU ELG CRU OIL NGS] me
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