ArmInfo. The industrial sector of Armenia in H1 2021 increased production volumes by 2.1% (against 1.5% growth a year earlier), exceeding 1 trillion drams (about $ 2 billion). According to the data of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia, in June alone, the industry showed a decline of 0.9% to 195.8 billion drams ($ 381.6 million).
In particular, in the mining industry and open pit development, a y-o-y growth of 7.2% was recorded (against 24.3% growth in the previous year) - up to 299.5 billion drams. And in June alone, the mining industry showed an increase of 2.3% - up to 62.6 billion drams.
The volume of the manufacturing industry in H1 2021 slowed down the rate of annual decline from 3.6% to 1.1%, to 589.9 billion drams, with a monthly decline of 0.3% - to 111.9 billion drams.
The decline in the manufacturing industry was provoked mainly by a decrease in the production of jewelry (by 55.4%), finished metal products (by 45.9%), printing activities (by 30.6%), cigarettes (by 18, 7%), basic metals (17.8%), beverages (16.8%) and chemical industry (12.8%). At the same time, significant growth was recorded in the production of textiles (3.2-fold), machinery and equipment (by 77.9%), electrical equipment (by 59%), computers and electrical and optical equipment (by 40.7%), clothing (by 39.6%), other non-metallic products (by 31.5%), rubber products (by 24.2%), as well as in the production of furniture (by 6.2%), food (by 3.3%) and pharmaceuticals (by 2%).
In the manufacturing industry, the leaders in terms of production are food (209.3 billion drams), beverages (83.8 billion drams), basic metals (81.6 billion), cigarettes (59.4 billion drams).
According to statistics, the supply of electricity, gas, steam and conditioned air in general increased in H1 2021 to the same period of 2020 by 9.5% (against a 0.5% decline a year earlier) - up to 136.4 billion drams, with monthly decline by 1.8% to 19.2 billion drams. Moreover, generation, transmission and distribution of electricity for the reporting period increased by 9.8% per annum, and gas production, distribution of gaseous fuel through gas supply systems - by 7.7%.
Incomes from water supply, waste treatment and processing and production of secondary raw materials for the reporting period increased by 5.6% per annum (against a 20.9% decline a year earlier) - up to 10.6 billion drams. On monthly a term, this segment showed a decline of 14.3% to 2.1 billion drams. Moreover, the upward y-o-y dynamics in this segment was mainly due to the collection, treatment and distribution of water and wastewater treatment - by 6.1% and 6.8%, respectively.
The average calculated AMD exchange rate in June 2021 amounted to 513.09 AMD / $ 1, and in January- June 2021 - 522.08 AMD / $ 1, against 481.27 AMD / $ 1 in June 2020 and 483.50 AMD / $ 1 in January- June 2020
