78.1 billion rubles of net profit was received in the first quarter of 2015 by light industry enterprises of Vitebsk
Light industry enterprises make a significant contribution to the development of the industrial complex of Vitebsk. Among them, the leading enterprises in textile and garment production remain open joint-stock companies "Vitebskiye Kovry", "Znamya Industrializatsii", KUPP "Vitebchanka", OOO "Belle Bimbo plus"; in footwear and leather goods production - SOOO "Belvest", OOO "Management Company of the Holding "Belarusian Leather and Footwear Company "Marko", open joint-stock company "Krasny Oktyabr", unitary enterprises "San Marco" and "Light industry enterprises make a significant contribution to the development of the industrial complex of Vitebsk. Among them, the leading enterprises in textile and garment production remain open joint-stock companies "Vitebskiye Kovry", "Znamya Industrializatsii", KUPP "Vitebchanka", OOO "Belle Bimbo plus"; in footwear and leather goods production - SOOO "Belvest", OOO "Management Company of the Holding "Belarusian Leather and Footwear Company "Marko", open joint-stock company "Krasny Oktyabr", unitary enterprises "San Marco» and «Vitma».
Over 8,000 people are employed at the city's light industry enterprises (footwear and leather goods production, garment and textile manufacturing). In January—April 2015, the share of industrial products from these enterprises in the total city production volume at current prices was about 26 percent. Compared to the level of January—April last year, the output of knitted clothing and accessories for newborns and toddlers in natural terms increased 15-fold; women's blouses, shirts and sweaters, dresses and sundresses, skirts and culottes doubled; women's outerwear increased 1.7-fold; the output of clothing, clothing accessories and other products made of natural fur increased by more than 40 percent; carpets and other woven textile floor coverings increased by 3.4 percent.
Since the beginning of the year, the export of products from the city's light industry enterprises has amounted to over 37 million US dollars, or 21.6 percent of the total city export volume.
In January—April of the current year, the city's light industry enterprises as a whole received a net profit of 78.1 billion rubles. Revenue per employee was 95.1 million rubles, or 6.4 thousand US dollars in equivalent.