I. MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF INDUSTRY

I. MAIN ECONOMIC INDICATORS OF INDUSTRY MAIN INDICATORS OF INDUSTRY * 1995 Number of establishments 773 1050 1177 1234 1713 1816 2053 Output volume (at current prices), mln. drams 172048.2 261167.6 283484.8 300549.7 309310.9 341065.4 426053.5 Volume index of industrial output, to previous year, % 101.5 97.9 105.3 106.4 105.3 114.6 115.1 Number of employees, ths. people 232.1 160.0 143.8 124.1 109.1 94.7 83.5 workers 179.5 120.9 104.1 90.8 79.7 69.0 60.5 Fixed assets (at initial cost) at the end of the year, mln. drams 90109.0 1156250.4 1138158.8 1171341.0 1205411.7 1202488.9 1313573.6 NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY BRANCHES OF INDUSTRY 1995 Whole industry 773 1050 1177 1234 1713 1816 2050 Energy 17 92 92 93 91 97 99 Non-ferrous metallurgy 7 13 15 17 16 16 18 Industry for chemicals and petrochemicals 23 43 43 43 86 92 94 Machinery and manufacture of metals 213 253 249 256 268 269 291 Industry for forest, wood and pulp and paper products 41 44 50 54 90 99 121 Industry for building materials 70 101 123 128 160 171 184 Industry for glass and pottery products 6 9 14 13 13 15 14 Light industry 150 153 159 159 177 137 163 Industry for food products 162 259 329 359 593 670 769 Industry for grain mill products and prepared animal feeds 8 11 16 24 37 45 44 * Here and hereinafter the discrepancy for 2003 some data by types of economic activity and branches is conditioned by the inclusion of data of gas fuel production and distribution, and water collection, purification and distribution into the classification of types of economic activity. 5

NUMBER OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY TYPES OF ACTIVITY Whole industry 1050 1177 1234 1713 1816 2053 Mining and quarrying 37 42 46 51 56 58 mining of metal ores 4 5 6 6 7 7 other mining and quarrying 33 37 40 45 49 51 Manufacturing 921 1043 1099 1571 1663 1893 manufacture of food products and beverages 263 338 375 602 695 800 manufacture of tobacco products 5 5 6 6 5 7 manufacture of textiles 65 67 65 65 50 64 manufacture of wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing of fur 61 63 64 69 49 54 manufacture of leather, leather products and footwear 25 25 26 37 33 41 manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture 21 26 26 52 58 60 manufacture of paper and paperboard and articles of paper and paperboard 6 5 9 15 17 21 publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 48 58 58 123 139 179 manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel - - 1 1 1 - manufacture of chemicals 20 24 25 51 49 50 manufacture of rubber and plastic products 23 22 19 40 45 53 manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 82 105 106 135 146 154 manufacture of basic metals 7 9 10 10 10 11 manufacture of fabricated metal products 58 62 60 75 75 90 manufacture of machinery and equipment 90 95 101 92 91 90 manufacture of office machinery and computers 2 4 4 4 3 8 manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus 48 35 37 42 42 49 manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus 28 30 30 22 20 18 manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks 23 20 21 27 28 32 manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semitrailers 4 4 4 8 6 4 manufacture of other transport equipment 2 2 2 2 3 3 manufacture of furniture and other products nonincluded in other groupings 37 40 46 72 81 101 recycling 3 4 4 3 4 4 Electricity, gas, water production and distribution 92 92 89 91 97 102 electricity, gas, steam and hot water production and distribution 92 92 89 91 97 100 collection, purification and distribution of water - - - - - 2 6

VOLUME INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY SECTORS Year Whole industry mining and quarrying manufacturing electricity, gas and water supply 1995=100 1996 101.4 116.1 99.0 108.3 1997 102.4 110.2 101.9 105.2 1998 100.2 143.1 97.1 105.7 1999 105.5 166.3 107.3 100.0 2000 112.3 2.1 times 114.7 102.6 2001 118.3 2.5 times 125.7 95.1 2002 135.6 3 times 157.5 81.4 2003 156.1 3.3 times 187.7 82.5 to previous year, % 1996 101.4 116.1 99.0 108.3 1997 101.0 94.9 102.9 97.1 1998 97.9 129.9 95.3 100.5 1999 105.3 116.2 110.5 94.6 2000 106.4 124.7 106.9 102.6 2001 105.3 119.7 109.6 92.7 2002 114.6 119.6 125.3 85.6 2003 115.1 111.9 119.2 101.3 VOLUME INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY BRANCHES (1995= 100) Whole industry 100 106 112 118 136 157 Energy 106 100 103 95 81 83 Non-ferrous metallurgy 111 141 2.3 times 3.1 times 3.7 times 4.1 times Industry for chemicals and petrochemicals 90 104 124 103 85 77 Machinery and manufacture of metals 47 33 41 52 51 65 Industry for forest, wood and pulp and paper products 2 times 2.1 times 3.5 times 3.9 times 4.9 times 6.3 times Industry for building materials 128 122 89 97 128 164 Industry for glass and pottery products 91 67 65 91 96 127 Light industry 157 141 113 148 140 175 Industry for food products 144 154 169 183 2 times 2.3 times Industry for grain mill products and prepared animal feeds 43 56 40 32 42 49 7

VOLUME INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY BRANCHES (to previous year, %) Whole industry 97.9 105.3 106.4 105.3 114.6 115.6 Energy 100.5 94.6 102.6 92.7 85.6 101.6 Non-ferrous metallurgy 146.5 126.8 163.0 133.5 121.5 109.5 Industry for chemicals and petrochemicals 87.1 115.7 118.7 83.5 82.5 90.7 Machinery and manufacture of metals 74.4 71.4 123.3 126.8 97.5 127.6 Industry for forest, wood and pulp and paper products 101.2 106.5 162.6 112.4 124.4 129.5 Industry for building materials 104.9 95.5 72.6 109.0 132.7 127.5 Industry for glass and pottery products 91.7 74.1 97.1 139.9 104.5 132.5 Light industry 105.5 89.8 80.4 130.4 94.5 124.9 Industry for food products 107.4 107.0 109.7 108.5 109.3 114.7 Industry for grain mill products and prepared animal feeds 64.2 129.4 72.2 78.6 133.8 117.0 VOLUME INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY TYPES OF ACTIVITY (to previous year, %) Whole industry 97.9 105.3 106.4 105.3 114.6 115.1 Mining and quarrying 129.9 116.2 124.7 119.7 119.6 111.9 mining of metal ores 135.7 113.7 128.5 121.0 119.7 111.6 other mining and quarrying 94.8 136.1 95.6 106.2 117.7 119.1 Manufacturing 95.3 110.5 106.9 109.6 125.3 119.2 manufacture of food products and beverages 95.5 107.4 104.7 109.6 107.8 114.1 manufacture of tobacco products 2.6 times 159.4 101.6 77.4 159.6 124.5 manufacture of textiles 106.9 94.8 123.9 101.8 108.1 145.1 manufacture of wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing of fur 103.0 93.1 73.6 141.1 90.9 122.9 manufacture of leather, leather products and footwear 171.8 30.6 132.9 79.0 119.6 70.6 manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture 97.6 83.4 2 times 98.8 125.4 110.4 manufacture of paper and paperboard and articles of paper and paperboard 131.9 2.4 times 148.6 112.6 112.2 2.3 times 8

continuation publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 102.8 137.0 114.6 95.5 88.3 114.6 manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel - - - 24.0 11.9 - manufacture of chemicals 77.9 119.2 118.2 83.9 80.3 80.5 manufacture of rubber and plastic products 3.4 times 51.1 83.0 94.0 124.0 180.4 manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 103.4 91.6 98.0 109.4 131.1 126.6 manufacture of basic metals 2.8 times 151.3 2.1 times 144.7 123.2 107.9 manufacture of fabricated metal products 99.2 100.0 77.3 111.4 142.4 127.7 manufacture of machinery and equipment 61.7 64.4 127.0 147.1 76.3 115.3 manufacture of office machinery and computers 32.2 44.6 92.8 83.5 9.9 times 143.9 manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus 76.4 58.3 158.4 97.1 101.4 129.1 manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus 73.8 73.5 115.4 154.6 76.4 2 times manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks 78.8 103.4 107.6 155.8 90.9 139.2 manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 150.0 6.9 7.8 times 31.9 49.0 120.7 manufacture of other transport equipment 30.4 3.7 times 32.5 85.6 161.0 130.9 manufacture of furniture and other products non-included in other groupings 67.6 170.5 92.0 104.3 179.9 129.3 recycling 64.8 28.1 129.9 88.2 65.7 86.1 Electricity, gas, water production and distribution 100.5 94.6 102.6 92.7 85.6 101.3 electricity, gas, steam and hot water production and distribution 100.5 94.6 102.6 92.7 85.6 102.5 collection, purification and distribution of water - - - - - 87.2 VOLUME INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY SECTORS OF ACTIVITY (1997 = 100) 320 290 260 230 200 170 140 110 80 50 Whole industry Mining and quarrying Manufacturing Electricity, gas and water supply 9

VOLUME INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY TYPES OF ACTIVITY (1997 = 100) 650 600 550 500 450 400 350 300 250 200 150 100 50 manufacture of food products and beverages manufacture of tobacco products manufacture of textiles manufacture of wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing of fur 210 190 170 150 130 110 90 70 50 30 manufacture of chemicals manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products manufacture of fabricated metal products manufacture of machinery and equipment 10

STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY BRANCHES (at current prices of relevant years,%) 1995 Whole industry 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Energy 16.2 33.5 32.0 30.2 28.3 24.3 19.5 Non-ferrous metallurgy 8.7 5.4 6.0 10.6 13.7 16.8 21.7 Industry for chemicals and petrochemicals 4.2 2.6 2.9 3.4 2.8 2.2 2.0 Machinery and manufacture of metals 13.5 4.7 3.1 3.7 4.6 4.2 4.8 Industry for forest, wood and pulp and paper products 0.7 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.8 0.9 1.0 Industry for building materials 4.6 3.5 3.2 2.2 2.4 3.0 3.3 Industry for glass and pottery products 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Light industry 6.6 1.7 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 Industry for food products 21.8 38.3 39.4 38.5 37.1 37.1 36.6 Industry for grain mill products and prepared animal feeds 10.2 5.0 4.2 2.3 1.6 2.3 2.6 STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY BRANCHES (at current prices of relevant years,%) 45 40 35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 1995 2000 2003 Energy Non-ferrous metallurgy Industry for chemicals and petrochemicals Machinery and manufacture of metals Industry for forest, wood and pulp and paper products Industry for chemicals and petrochemicals Industry for glass and pottery products Light industry Industry for food products Industry for grain mill products and prepared animal feeds 11

STRUCTURE OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT BY TYPES OF ACTIVITY (as a % of total) Whole industry 100 100 100 100 100 100 Mining and quarrying 3.9 3.9 5.3 6.6 9.1 10.9 mining of metal ores 89.6 87.4 90.9 92.3 93.7 94.9 other mining and quarrying 10.4 12.6 9.1 7.7 6.3 5.1 Manufacturing 62.6 64.1 64.5 65.1 66.6 67.0 manufacture of food products and beverages 64.9 61.0 56.8 54.6 53.9 51.1 manufacture of tobacco products 3.5 6.2 5.9 4.3 4.8 5.0 manufacture of textiles 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 manufacture of wearing apparel, dressing and dyeing of fur 1.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.9 0.8 manufacture of leather, leather products and footwear 0.4 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.7 0.8 0.7 manufacture of paper and paperboard and articles of paper and paperboard 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.4 publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media 1.1 1.8 2.1 2.3 1.9 2.2 manufacture of coke, refined petroleum products and nuclear fuel - - 0.0 0.0 0.0 - manufacture of chemicals 3.8 4.2 5.0 4.3 3.2 2.5 manufacture of rubber and plastic products 0.7 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 6.1 5.2 3.6 4.0 4.7 4.9 manufacture of basic metals 2.6 4.3 9.2 12.2 13.0 16.3 manufacture of fabricated metal products 1.6 1.4 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.4 manufacture of machinery and equipment 2.9 1.9 2.3 3.0 2.2 2.0 manufacture of office machinery and computers 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus 1.6 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 manufacture of radio, television and communication equipment and apparatus 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.3 manufacture of medical, precision and optical instruments, watches and clocks 0.7 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.9 1.1 manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 manufacture of other transport equipment 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 manufacture of furniture and other products non-included in other groupings 6.4 9.8 8.9 8.4 9.5 8.2 recycling 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Electricity, gas, water production and distribution 33.5 32.0 30.2 28.3 24.3 22.1 electricity, gas, steam and hot water production and distribution 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 93.6 collection, purification and distribution of water - - - - - 6.4 12

GROUPING OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY OUTPUT VOLUME FOR 2003 (%) Number of establishments Output volume at current prices Number of employees Average annual cost of fixed assets Total 100 100 100 100 tо 5000 ths. drams 39.5 0.3 3.8 2.3 5001-10000 ths. drams 13.1 0.5 2.7 0.3 10001-50000 ths. drams 26.2 3.2 11.9 2.1 50001-100000 ths. drams 5.7 2.2 5.9 1.1 100001-200000 ths. drams 4.9 3.9 9.1 1.4 200001-500000 ths. drams 3.6 7.0 15.5 2.6 500001-1000000 ths. drams 2.0 6.0 5.7 1.0 1000001-5000000 ths. drams 3.5 27.4 29.4 37.5 5000001 and more ths. drams 1.5 49.5 16.0 51.7 13

GROUPING OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES FOR 2000-2003 (%) Number of establishments Output volume at current prices Number of employees Average annual cost of fixed assets 2000 Total 100 100 100 100 tо 5 people 32.0 0.3 0.7 0.6 6-50 people 41.6 6.9 14.4 3.4 51-100 people 9.7 8.5 11.9 2.6 101 and more people 16.7 84.3 73.0 93.4 2001 Total 100 100 100 100 tо 5 people 45.5 1.2 2.4 1.1 6-50 people 36.5 10.2 14.1 5.3 51-100 people 6.8 6.6 11.0 2.6 101 and more people 11.2 82.0 72.5 91.0 2002 Total 100 100 100 100 tо 5 people 47.5 7.0 3.0 2.3 6-50 people 36.3 10.3 15.5 5.3 51-100 people 6.0 6.5 10.7 2.6 101 and more people 10.2 76.2 70.8 89.8 2003 Total 100 100 100 100 tо 5 people 50.0 1.7 3.3 1.2 6-50 people 36.0 11.7 15.2 5.5 51-100 people 5.1 4.6 10.2 2.2 101 and more people 8.9 82.0 71.3 91.1 14

GROUPING OF ESTABLISHMENTS BY AVERAGE ANNUAL COST OF FIXED ASSETS FOR 2003 (%) Number of establishments Output volume at current prices Number of employees Average annual cost of fixed assets Total 100 100 100 100 tо 5000 ths. drams 21.4 1.7 2.6 0.0 5001-10000 ths. drams 8.7 0.9 1.6 0.0 10001-50000 ths. drams 26.0 4.1 7.0 0.5 50001-100000 ths. drams 12.7 2.9 6.3 0.7 100001-200000 ths. drams 9.7 5.0 10.4 1.0 200001-500000 ths. drams 10.3 15.8 11.2 2.3 500001-1000000 ths. drams 4.5 6.9 8.3 2.3 1000001-5000000 ths. drams 4.6 15.5 16.3 5.0 5000001 and more ths. drams 2.2 47.3 36.2 88.2 MANUFACTURE OF INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT IN KIND BY BRANCHES Energy electricity, mln. kwh 6191 5717 5959 5745 5519 5501 Machinery alternating current (a.c.) motors with 63-355 mm height of axis of rotation, ths. units 4.1 0.03 1.3 0.1 0.4 0.2 metal-cutting machines, units 372 164 204 135 287 177 centrifugal pumps, ths. units 3.1 1.7 2.4 1.7 - - compressors, units 30 82 2 19 - - power and flexible cable, km 88 26 14 14 4 4 adjusting wires, ths. km 4.0 1.7 4.1 4.6 0.7 0.08 relay, ths. units 467 115 140 324 345 303 motor vehicles, units 51 3 50 22 11 - big electric machines, units 16 1 2 1 2 10 low-power motors, units 2771 175 4775 3058 2492 3218 mobile electric stations, units 75 1 27 40 1-15

continuation 0.5-100 kw alternating current (a.c.) generators, units 165 23 - - 50 20 Non-ferrous metallurgy alluminium rolled products, t 387 105 294 91 132 10880 alluminium foil, t 87 4 473 2699 5240 9317 copper in copper concentrate, t 9158 9830 12234 16460 16641 18068 zinc in zinc concentrate, t 827 879 528 745 782 2065 molibden`s 51% concentrate, t 4567 5403 6044 5770 5654 5418 Industry for chemicals syntetic rubber, ths.t 2.2 3.6 5.6 4.0 3.0 1.5 motor vehicles tires, ths. units 16.9 5.0-0.07-4.1 paintwork materials, t 53 69 130 442 1079 1350 caustic soda, ths.t 3.8 5.0 6.2 4.9 3.6 1.8 Industry for forest, wood and pulp and paper products construction wood, ths. m 3 2.4 3.0 7.1 7.3 8.1 10.3 saw-timber, ths. m 3 1.5 1.4 4.0 3.5 3.7 2.7 parquet, ths. m 2 3.5 10.1 17.3 16.4 8.4 2.3 Industry for building materials cement, ths. t 314 287 219 275 355 384 clinker, ths.t 347 284 236 246 155 104 gypsum, ths. t 15.2 11.7 9.6 12.8 44.9 57.8 non-metallic building materials, ths. m 3 175 161 77 144 298 347 fabricated ferro-concrete structures and items, ths. m 3 35 42 19 23 26 29 porous fillers, ths. m 3 96 116 101 49 98 117 correct form tuff, ths. m 3 85.6 67.2 47.1 51.1 67.7 76.3 natural stone decorative tiles, ths. m 2 42.9 38.5 40.2 61.4 66.9 83.6 ready-mixed concrete, m 3 28760 25234 28799 24724 30957 55405 asbestos-cement sheets, mln. conditional slates 4.3 3.7 0.4 0.3 1.2 1.2 Light industry cotton fabrics, ths. m 2 284 157 219 148 574 348 wool fabrics, ths. m 2 82 9 48 28 38 48 silk fabrics, ths. m 2 262 21 16 - - - hosiery, ths. pairs 676 506 852 549 492 418 knitted wear, ths. units 914 1858 1762 1994 1873 2961 carpets and rugs, ths. m 2 19 18 19 18 16 29 cotton-type weaving, t 145 55 80 60 224 86 woolen-type weaving, t 79 24 46 34 53 99 watches and clocks, ths. units 37 4 8 8 21 20 electric irons, ths. units 4.0 1.5 1.8 2.0 0.3 0.1 16

continuation school notebooks, ths. units 300 4925 7461 7690 6309 14995 furniture, mln. drams 337 316 385 968 1297 1331 jewelry, mln. drams 851 1726 3840 4161 10196 13235 synthetic detergents, t 25 87 21 509 486 326 punched aluminum table-ware, ths. units 13.3 11.4 8.0 94.3 51.8 66.1 pottery table-ware, ths. units 52 66 80 113 96 113 bottles, mln. units 21.7 16.9 12.1 18.4 18.0 21.4 Industry for food products fish catch, t 1733 485 418 694 790 858 meat *, ths. t 36.6 35.6 40.9 38.4 38.4 41.1 sausages, t 236 458 768 1108 1044 1003 milk and dairy products * (in milk equivalent), ths. t 188 192 191 197 207 218 cheese *, t 4361 4755 4731 4792 4819 5006 butter, t 9.0 5.6 4.8 12.8 28.8 47.7 oil, t 294 20-262 1559 2183 macaroni products, t 690 715 1153 675 1085 903 cereals, t 475 324 36 16 12 8 confectionery, t 1037 829 3459 3085 3507 3873 flour, ths. t 104 148 152 114 110 132 bread and bakery products, ths. t 373 336 302 299 294 293 salt, ths. t 24.9 27.0 30.0 28.8 30.3 31.9 canned products, ths. conditional cans 11407 57589 66467 38006 ** 52571 93612 beer, ths. liter 13293 8430 7940 9970 7078 7312 vodka, ths. liter 6958 8740 10180 9460 10335 11249 cognac, ths. liter 2529 1210 2870 5030 6060 7086 grape wine, ths. liter 1431 4890 3620 6390 4008 2046 champagne, ths. liter 950 750 600 580 622 670 mineral water, ths. 0.5 liter 21825 21380 36093 40313 36571 39084 non-alcoholic beverages, ths. liter 24100 22280 21654 27434 26817 34102 natural juices, ths. liter - - - 1812 2519 4248 cigarettes, mln. units 2489 3132 2109 1623 2815 3222 * Including a manufacture by farms (excluding domestic consumption). ** Since 2001, without natural juices. 17

STRUCTURE OF MANUFACTURE OF CONSUMER GOODS (at producer s prices, mln. drams) Consumer goods 1995 74031.1 135754.2 145395.5 156742.4 137224.3 149118.8 184026.6 food products 31641.7 91449.0 97239.2 96710.2 80903.3 84657.4 97365.1 alcoholic beverages 9815.1 14589.0 14246.3 23323.9 26542.8 31945.6 43064.5 non-food products 32574.3 29716.2 33910.0 36708.3 29778.2 32515.8 43597.0 light industry goods 6772.5 6544.3 9776.4 7778.4 9344.0 8464.0 12298.7 MANUFACTURE OF CONSUMER GOODS PER CAPITA (drams) 1995 Consumer goods 19689.6 35774.7 38253.9 41216.5 42709.1 46431.3 57305.9 food products 8415.6 24099.1 25583.9 25430.6 25180.0 26359.9 30319.5 alcoholic beverages 2610.5 3844.6 3748.2 6133.2 8261.1 9946.9 13410.3 non-food products 8663.5 7831.0 8921.8 9652.7 9268.0 10124.5 13576.1 light industry goods 1801.2 1724.6 2572.2 2045.4 2908.2 2635.4 3829.8 18

STRUCTURE OF MANUFACTURE OF CONSUMER GOODS 1995 43% 44% 13% 2000 62% 23% 15% 2003 24% 23% 53% food products alcoholic beverages non-food products 19