OREANDA-NEWS. January 25, 2011. Belarus’ industrial output went up 11.3% on the year in January-December to 161.934 trillion Belarusian rubles (Br), an official with the National Statistics Committee stated.

Engineering and metalworking companies’ output increased 16.7% on the year in the period to 29.431 trillion rubles. The output of fuel companies shrank 16.1% on the year in January-December to 30.251 trillion rubles.

Chemical and petrochemical companies’ production increased 13.3% to 16.851 trillion rubles, and ferrous metallurgy companies’ output increased 16% to 5.809 trillion rubles. Electrical power companies’ output increased 12.9% on the year to 11.299 trillion rubles.

Construction materials companies’ output increased 9.4% on the year to 6.244 trillion rubles, and woodworking and pulp-and-paper companies’ production amounted to 4.39 trillion rubles, up 14.9% on the year in January-December.

Belarus’ light industry output was up 11.4% to 5.322 trillion rubles, and food industry’s output went up 9.5% to 24.744 trillion rubles.

Return on sales amounted to 10.1% in January-November 2010, up from 10% in the first eleven months of 2009.

There were 248 loss-making manufacturers in the period, 12.4% of the total number, with net losses estimated at 580.04 billion rubles, down 26%.

Net profit of Belarus’ industrial companies rose 40% on the year to 6.368 trillion rubles in effective prices in January-November 2010 with producer price index (PPI) rising 13.1% in the period.