14:20, 16 December 2009 | GMT +5
Russia's industrial output rises 1.5 percent in November
MOSCOW. December 15. KAZINFORM Russia's industrial output in November increased for the first time since October 2008 at an annual rate of 1.5 percent, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said on Tuesday; Kazinform refers to Xinhua.

Industrial output also rose compared to October, by 2 percent, Rosstat said.
The November result beat analysts' prediction that industrial production would fall 2.5 percent from the same month last year, the Interfax news agency reported.
Rosstat said agriculture, which gained year-on-year 4.9 percent in November, drove the growth. But the sector slipped 1.8 percent in the first 11 months of this year; Kazinform cites Xinhua.
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