The gross regional product of the Vitebsk region increased by 20% in January-July

August 14, Minsk /BELTA/. The gross regional product (GRP) of the Vitebsk region in January-July 2012 increased by 19.9% in comparable prices compared to the same period last year. This was reported to BELTA by the National Statistical Committee. The GRP index of the Vitebsk region is the highest among other regions of the republic, according to Belstat. In the Minsk region, this indicator for seven months amounted to 106.2%, in the Grodno region - 103.5%, in the Mogilev region - 103.2%, in the Gomel region - 102.2%, and in the city of Minsk - 101.8%. The gross regional product of the Brest region decreased by 2% compared to the same period last year. According to Belstat, the GRP of Minsk accounts for the largest share in the gross domestic product of the republic - 22.9%. The share of the GRP of the Minsk region in Belarus's GDP is 13.8%, the Gomel region - 13.6%, the Vitebsk region - 11.4%, the Brest region - 8.3%, the Grodno region - 7.4%, and the Mogilev region - 7.3%. The undistributed part of the gross regional product accounts for 15.3%. 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 unobserved economy, taxes on products paid into the republican budget, and subsidies on products provided from the republican budget. According to Belstat, in January-July 2012, the volume of Belarus's gross domestic product amounted to Br264.8 trillion in current prices, an increase of 2.8% in comparable prices compared to January-July 2011. The share of gross value added of industry in GDP was 36.9%, trade, repair of motor vehicles, household goods and personal items - 11.2%, transport and communications - 7.6%, construction - 6.4%, agriculture, hunting and forestry - 6.6%. -0-