{"id":192080,"date":"2026-06-16T16:42:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:42:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192080\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:42:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T13:42:11","slug":"industrial-output-contraction-slows-to-1-4-percent-in-january-may","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/192080\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial output contraction slows to 1.4 percent in January-May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/belaz_gaz_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/belaz_gaz_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/belaz_gaz_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/belaz_gaz_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/belaz_gaz_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/belaz_gaz_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(belaz.by)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>June 16,\u00a0<em>Pozirk.<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong>Belarus\u2019 industrial production dropped by 1.4 percent in the first five months of 2026 versus a 1-percent rise reported in the same period last year, the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial production contracted by 3.4 percent in January, 3.7 percent in January-February, with a slowdown to 3.4 percent in January-March and 2.5 percent in January-April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Industrial output\u2019s decline was reported from the January\u2013July 2025 period, with a 1.8-percent decrease for 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Economy<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Economy<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Agricultural output reported up 4.3 percent in first five months<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">June 16, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 agricultural output increased by 4.3 percent in the first five months of 2026 compared with the same period of the previous year, the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reported. Households\u2019 disposable income (net of taxes, fees and &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/192065\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read the article<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 16,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarus\u2019 industrial production dropped by 1.4 percent in the first five months of 2026 versus a 1-percent rise reported in the same period last year, the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said. Industrial production contracted by 3.4 percent in January, 3.7 percent in January-February, with a slowdown to 3.4 percent in January-March and 2.5 percent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":110132,"template":"","rubric":[21],"class_list":["post-192080","articles","type-articles","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","rubric-economy"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Industrial output contraction slows to 1.4 percent in January-May | Pozirk<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"June 16,\u00a0Pozirk.\u00a0Belarus\u2019 industrial production dropped by 1.4 percent in the first five months of 2026 versus a 1-percent rise reported in the same\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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