Among CIS countries Kazakhstan was the last country with industrial growth rate in 1999

/PRIME-TASS, Feb.1, 00, title of IRBIS/ - By the results of 1999 Russia took the second place among CIS countries based on industrial growth rate, only after Belarussia: industrial output rose 8.1% in Russia, in Belarussia - 9.7% relative to 1998. This is the information of State statistics agency of Russia. Production decline was observed in two countries only: in Moldova - 9%, and Kyrgyzstan - 1.7%. Industrial output rose 6.1% relative to last year in Uzbekistan, in Armenia - 5.2%, in Tadjikistan - 5%, in Georgia - 4.8%, in Ukraine - 4.3%, in Azerbaijan - 3.5%. The lowest growth rate was in Kazakhstan - 2.2%. Traditionally, information on production dynamics of Turkmenia is absent in the State statistics agency's data. Information on GDP in 1999 was presented for 8 countries of CIS, among them the highest growth was in Azerbaijan - 7.4%. Further, in decreasing order, Uzbekistan - 4.4%, Tadjikistan - 3.7%, Kyrgyzstan - 3.6%. GDP growth was equal in Belarussia, Armenia and Georgia - 3%. Decrease in GDP was observed in Ukraine - 0.4%.