The abstract contains statistical materials, characterizing the state and development of industrial production in the Commonwealth countries: volume of production (in value terms and in kind) and industrial production indices, the number of employed persons and their wages, material and technical base and financial situation of industrial enterprises. Given are the data on dynamics of industrial producer price indices, export and import transaction of industrial commodities and also indicators, which show the exposure of industrial activities to environment. Some indicators are given in connection with rinds of economic activities. International comparisons are given for some indicators.

All text of the abstract is published in Russian and English.

The publication is intended for the CIS bodies, government agencies, research organizations, specialists in the field of industry and trade, teachers, post-graduates and students of economic higher education establishments, economists, statisticians, businessmen, mass media and other users who are interested in the problems of the development, of industry in the CIS countries.

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