Volumes of the carpet, knitwear production has decreased in Armenia, he National Statistical Service of the Republic of Armenia (NSS) reports.
According to the source, in January-July of 2015, 29.4 tons of carpets and carpet coverings have been produced in the republic, while the number is 13. tons for the indicated period of this year. Thus, the volume of the production of carpets and carpet coverings dropped by 52.7%
As to knitwear production, in January-July 2016, 1 727.4 thousand articles have been manufactured in Armenia, compared to 2 097.8 thousand articles of the same period in 2015. Overall, the knitwear production has decreased by 17.7% in Armenia.
According to NSS, for the first seven months of the year 2016 only the hosiery production increased by2.5 7 times. 10 291.9 thousand pairs have been produced in January- May 2016, compared to 4 057.8 thousand pairs manufactured for the indicated period in 2015.
