The highest GRP in Belarus in January-September was achieved in the Vitebsk region

October 17, Minsk /BELTA/. The highest gross regional product in Belarus in January-September was achieved in the Vitebsk region, increasing by 14% in comparable prices compared to the same period last year. This was reported to BELTA by the National Statistical Committee. The GRP index in the Minsk region for nine months was 106.2%, in the Mogilev region - 103.4%, in the Grodno region - 102.8%, in the Gomel region - 102.1%, and in the city of Minsk - 101.9%. The gross regional product of the Brest region decreased by 1.1% compared to the same period last year. According to Belstat, the GRP of Minsk accounts for the largest share in the republic's gross domestic product - 23.2%. The share of the GRP of the Minsk region in Belarus's GDP is 14.8%, the Gomel region - 12.7%, the Vitebsk region - 11.1%, the Brest region - 9.1%, the Grodno region - 7.8%, and the Mogilev region - 7.2%. The undistributed part of the gross regional product accounts for 14.1%. This part of the GRP represents the gross value added of non-market services provided by government organizations to society as a whole (defense, public administration services), other non-market services financed from the republican budget. It also includes the gross value added of the non-observed economy, taxes on products that go into the republican budget, and subsidies on products provided from the republic's budget. According to Belstat, for the nine months of this year, the volume of Belarus's gross domestic product amounted to Br367.2 trillion in current prices, an increase of 2.5% in comparable prices compared to January-September 2011. The share of gross value added of industry in GDP was 33.6%, trade, repair of motor vehicles, household goods and personal items - 14.2%, agriculture, hunting and forestry - 8.8%, transport and communications - 7.4%, and construction - 6.3%. -0-