CIA: Handbook of International Economic Statistics, 1997
Table 29
Belarus: Selected Economic Indicators
| Gross Domestic Product, 1993-96a |
Percent |
| |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Real growth |
-9 |
-20.0 |
-10 |
3 |
| Per capita real growth |
-9 |
-19.9 |
-10 |
3 |
a Official statistics.
| Industrial Production Growth by Selected Sector, 1993-96b |
Percent |
| |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Total Production |
-10.9 |
-19.3 |
-11.5 |
3.0 |
| Energy |
NA |
-27.0 |
-14.0 |
NA |
| Electricity |
NA |
NA |
-15.8 |
-1.6 |
| Fuels |
NA |
NA |
-11.2 |
-5.2 |
| Chemicals and petrochemicals |
NA |
-18.0 |
-8.9 |
6.9 |
| Machinery and metals |
NA |
-17.0c |
-22.4 |
NA |
| Ferrous metals |
NA |
NA |
-1.4 |
23.3 |
| Machinery |
NA |
NA |
-20.3 |
0.3 |
| Wood and paper |
NA |
-14.0 |
-9.6 |
14.1 |
| Construction and materials |
NA |
-32.0 |
-21.2 |
0.7 |
| Light industry |
NA |
-33.0 |
-34.1 |
12.2 |
| Food processing |
-10.0 |
-5.0 |
-12.7 |
3.6 |
b Official estimates.
c Machine building and metal working only; ferrous metals production fell by 13
percent in 1994.
| Labor Force by Sector, 1996d |
Percent |
| Industry and construction |
34 |
| Agriculture and forestry |
19 |
| Trade and distribution |
12 |
| Transportation and communications |
7 |
| Health, social security, education, culture, science, other |
28 |
d Official statistics.
| Agricultural Production by Selected Commodity, 1993-96e |
Thousand
metric tons |
| |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Production growth (percent) |
2.0 |
-14.0 |
-6.0 |
2.0 |
| Total grainsf |
7,508 |
6,040 |
5,502 |
5,792 |
| Potatoes |
11,644 |
8,241 |
9,504 |
10,880 |
| Vegetables |
1,048 |
1,000 |
1,031 |
1,204 |
| Fruit and berries |
807 |
396 |
379 |
365 |
| Sugar beets |
1,569 |
1,078 |
1,172 |
1,011 |
| Meat g |
820 |
740 |
640 |
600 |
| Milk |
5,584 |
5,560 |
5,070 |
4,950 |
| Eggs (billion) |
3.5 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
3.4 |
| |
e Official estimates.
f Clean weight includes wheat, rye, barley, oats, buckwheat, pulses, and
miscellaneous grains
g Includes beef, veal, pork, mutton, kid, poultry, offals, and slaughter fat.
| Foreign Trade, 1994-96h |
Million US $ |
| |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Exports |
2,413 |
4,156 |
5,264 |
| Imports |
4,296 |
4,694 |
6,919 |
| Balance |
-1,883 |
-538 |
-1,655 |
h Official statistics.
| Selected Energy Indicators, 1993-96 |
| |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
1996 |
| Production: i |
| Oilj (thousand b/d) |
40 |
40 |
38 |
38 |
| Natural gas (billion m3) |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.2 |
| Electricity (billion kWh) |
33 |
31 |
24.9 |
23.7 |
i Official statistics.
j Includes gas condesates
| Selected Transportation Indicators, 1992-95 k |
Million
metric tons |
| |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
| Rail freight |
71.5 |
50.1 |
47.1 |
44.3 |
| Truck freight |
209 |
125.9 |
84.4 |
61.8 |
k Official statistics.
| Per Capita Consumption of Selected Foods, 1992-95l |
Kilograms |
| |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 |
| Meat13 |
79.2 |
73.2 |
61.2 |
51.6 |
| Milk |
420.0 |
408.0 |
386.4 |
343.2 |
| Eggs (units) |
240.0 |
252.0 |
204.0 |
204.0 |
| Sugar |
24.0 |
25.2 |
24.0 |
30.0 |
| Potatoes |
123.6 |
132.0 |
132.0 |
127.2 |
| Vegetables |
74.4 |
68.4 |
60.0 |
82.8 |
| Grain products 14 |
100.8 |
102.0 |
98.4 |
127.2 |
| Fruits |
40.8 |
49.2 |
37.2 |
31.2 |
l Official statistics.
m Includes offals and slaughter fat.
n In terms of flour. |
