EAEU industrial output increases 4.7% in January - EEC

MINSK. March 15 (Interfax) - Industrial output in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) countries rose 4.7% year-on-year in January, with all EAEU countries demonstrating growth, the EAEU press service said.

"The EAEU had an industrial production volume of 104.7% in January 2024, on par with January 2023," the press service said.

Armenia had growth in industrial output of 21%, Kyrgyzstan of 16.5%, Belarus of 5.4%, Russia of 4.6%, and Kazakhstan of 3.4%, the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) said.

The EEC said that the volume of output increased by 0.7% in mining and quarrying; by 7.5% in manufacturing; by 4.9% in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning; and by 3.3% in water, sewerage, and waste collection and distribution.