Tajikistan's GDP up 8.1% in Jan-June 2005

Tajikistan's GDP grew 8.1% to 2.796 billion somoni in January-June 2005, a source in the State Statistics Committee told Interfax.

Tajikistan had 0.1% deflation in May and 0.3% inflation in June. Inflation has totaled 4.1% since the beginning of the year. Industrial production grew 8.9% to 1.904 somoni in January-June 2005.

The foreign trade deficit amounted to $173 million. Foreign trade dropped by $24.7 million from January-June 2004 to $1.33 billion.

The official exchange rate for July 18 is 3.14 somoni to the dollar.