OREANDA-NEWS. December 24, 2009. According to the National Statistics Office, it was due to the reduction in production of enterprises in the extracting industry – by 32.2 percent, processing industry – by 25.2 percent, energy sector – by 3.4 percent.

The decrease in industrial production was caused, in particular, by the reduction in production at enterprises producing non-metal mineral products – by 40.6 percent, clothes – by 13.1 percent, wine – by 21.3 percent, dairy products – by 8.8 percent, production, processing and preserving of meat and meat products – by 21.3 percent, processing and conserving of fruit and vegetables – by 33 percent, production of distilled alcoholic drinks – by 18.1 percent, textile production – by 31.5 percent.

Production of furniture reduced by 21.4 percent, shoes – by 51.1 percent, paper and cardboard – by 30.9 percent, chemical production – by 11 percent. At the same time, enterprises producing poultry meat increased production 1.6 times, ready forage for animals – 1.5 times, plastic production – by 21 percent, knitted clothes – by 10.1 percent, tobacco products – by 7.9 percent. In particular, industrial production reduced by 15.8 percent in November 2009 compared to November 2008.