BELARUS
Basic Macroeconomic Indicators of Belarus (1992-1996)
| Periods | GDP | Producer price index | Consumer price index | Real per capita money income |
| Corresponding period of previous year =100 | Corresponding period of previous year =100 | Corresponding period of previous year =100 | Previous period =100 | |
| 1992 | 90 | 2430.0 | l 070.8 | 80 |
| 1993 | 92 | 1640.0 | 1290.2 | 115 |
| 1994 | 87 | 2270.0 | 2321.0 | 91 |
| 1995 | 90 | 600.0 | 809.3 | 74 |
| 1996 | 103 | 140.0 | 152.7 | 113 |
| Periods | Unemployment | Budget deficit | Import volume | Export volume |
| % of economically active population | % of GDP | mln. US$ | mln. USS | |
| 1992 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3494.8 | 3558.7 |
| 1993 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 2231.7 | 1863.9 |
| 1994 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 2776.9 | 2726.1 |
| 1995 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 5597.3 | 4963.4 |
| 1996 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 6947.9 | 5604.8 |
Structure of industries*
| As a whole | 1996 | |
| 1. Industrial manufacture | 53.4 | |
| 2. Consumer goods manufacture | 21.6 | |
| 3. Agriculture | 21.2 | |
| 4. Services | 3.8 |
Export of Major Products (1996)
| % of | ||
| output | ||
| 1. Lorries (thsd) | 6.8 | 67.7 |
| 2. Tractors (thsd.) | 16.0 | 71.3 |
| 3. Metal-cutting machine tools (tsd) | 2.7 | 63.3 |
| 4. Tyres (thsd.) | 926 | 52.2 |
| 5. Potassium fertilizers (thsd tons) | 2053 | 81.0 |
| 6. Wood-fibre boards (bill sq m ) | 13.7 | 48.4 |
| 7. Flax fibre (thsd tons) | 18.7 | 42.5 |
| 8. Household refrigerators (thsd) | 502 | 72.3 |
| 9. TV sets (thsd) | 140 | 52.7 |
| 10. Bicycles (thsd) | 112 | <39.4 |
Import of Major Products (1996) *
| % of Consumption | ||
| 1. Oil | 10.1 | 87.8 |
| 2. Natural Gas | 12.9 | 100 |
| 3. Coal (tsd tons) | 736.6 | 100 |
| 4. Electric power (bill kWh) | 7.6 | 26.2 |
| 5. Rolled ferrous metal (thsd tons) | 585 | 80.7 |
| 6. Soda ash (thsd tons) | 45.2 | 100 |
| 7. Caustic soda (thsd. tons) | 30.7 | 100 |
| 8. Vegetable oils (thsd tons) | 56.9 | 89.1 |
| 9. Sugar (thsd tons) | 183.5 | 52.3 |
* according to the Ministry of Statistics of the Republic of Belarus
