{"id":195944,"date":"2026-07-16T14:39:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:39:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195944\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T14:39:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:39:15","slug":"belarus-industrial-decline-slows-down-bielstat","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/195944\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus\u2019 industrial decline slows down &#8211; Bie\u0142stat"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>July 16, <em>Pozirk.<\/em> <\/strong>Belarus\u2019 industrial production dropped by 0.7 percent in the first six months of 2026, 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 contraction slowing to 3.4 percent in January-March, 2.5 percent in January-April and 1.4 percent in January-May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2025, industrial output decreased by 1.8-percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In June, industrial product prices rose by 0.2 percent compared with May\u2019s level, increasing by 4.3 percent since the start of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarus\u2019 GDP rose by 0.9 percent in the first five months, according to Bie\u0142stat.<\/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\">Belarus\u2019 agricultural growth accelerates to 4.7 percent<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 15,&nbsp;Pozirk.&nbsp;Belarus\u2019 agricultural growth accelerated to 4.7 percent in the first six months of 2026 compared with the same period of the previous year, the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) reported. Growth was reported at 4.3 percent in the first five &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/195790\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 16, Pozirk. Belarus\u2019 industrial production dropped by 0.7 percent in the first six months of 2026, the National Statistics Committee (Bie\u0142stat) said. Industrial production contracted by 3.4 percent in January, 3.7 percent in January-February, with contraction slowing to 3.4 percent in January-March, 2.5 percent in January-April and 1.4 percent in January-May. 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