Economy growth made 34.4% in H1 '06

GDP per capita reached $ AZN 1233.5 (USD 1363.6) and this indicator is a 32.8% increase on the previous period.

State Statistical Committee told APA that during this period the volume of production industry in GDP making rose to 70.4% from 65.3%.

The portion of service sector fell to 22.4% from 27.2%. Net taxes on the products and imports constituted 7.2 percent of GDP.

During this period the added value of AZN 5.8bn (56.7% of GDP) was in industry, AZN 546.9 mn (5.3%) in agriculture, hunting and foresting, AZN 862.9 mn (8.4%) in construction, AZN 517.9 mn (5%) in transportation, AZN 260.1 mn (2.5%) in communications, AZN 587.8 mn (5.7%) in wholesale, retail, repair services for cars, household things, AZN 75.9 mn (0.8%) in hotel and restaurant, AZN 867.5 mn (8.4%) in social services.