ArmInfo.In Armenia, the unemployment rate in the III quarter of 2020 (according to the latest data - Ed. note) amounted to 18.1% (versus 17.5% in the Q2 of 2020),  which is 1 percentage point higher than a year ago. This is evidenced  by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.

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ArmInfo. In Armenia, the service sector in 2020 reduced volumes by 14.7%, against 15% growth a year earlier, amounting to 1.7 trillion drams ($ 3.5 billion).   According to the RA Statistical Committee, a negative trend was  recorded in all service segments except for the finance, as well as  information and communication. A similar trend is due to the  coronavirus pandemic, the outbreak of which in Armenia in March 2020  led to restrictions on a number of economic activities that were in  effect until September of last year.

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ArmInfo.Trade sector turnover in Armenia in 2020 decreased by 14% per annum (against 8.9% growth in 2019), amounting to 2.8 trillion drams ($ 5.8 billion).   Moreover, in December 2020 alone trade turnover due to New Year  holidays increased by 34.6% to 340.3 billion AMD ($ 655.8 million).

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ArmInfo.The revenue of the sector of information and telecommunication technologies (ICT) in 2020 reached 318.1 billion AMD (about $ 650.6 million), exceeding the  figure of a year ago by 2.8%.

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ArmInfo. In 2020, 36,448 children were born in Armenia, which is 1.1% higher than a year ago, but a decline of 0.3% was recorded in the two-year context.

ArmInfo. The population of Armenia as of January 1, 2021 increased by 0.1% or 4.4 thousand people, amounting to 2.964.1 million people. This is evidenced by the  data of the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo.In 2020, 48,710 cases of population migration were registered in Armenia, which is 28.5% less than a year ago.

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ArmInfo. In Armenia, economic activity decreased in January- December 2020 by 7.5% per annum, against an increase of 7.8% in 2019.

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ArmInfo.Armenian Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Iran Artashes Tumanyan took part in the opening ceremony of the 14th International Exhibition of  Plastics, Rubber, Machinery and Equipment (IRAN PLAST-2021).

ArmInfo. Freight traffic in Armenia in 2020 increased by 0.7% (against a 49.6% decline in 2019), amounting to 14,822.6 thousand tons. Of these, 9,734.7 thousand tons  (65.6% of the total) are accounted for by road transport, having  increased by 0.9% year on year (against a decline of 60.6% in 2019).  This is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo. The production volumes of the textile industry in 2020 settled by 31.6%, amounting to 974.8 million drams, against an increase of 15.9% in 2019, when in  absolute terms, it provided production volumes of 1.4 billion drams.

ArmInfo.Revenue in the communications sector of Armenia for 2020 amounted to 139.3 billion drams, having decreased by 5.4% on an annualized basis, against  growth by 0.5% a year earlier.

ArmInfo. 2020 turned out to be difficult for the alcoholic industry in Armenia: the production volumes of almost all alcoholic beverages produced in Armenia, with  the exception of champagne, sagged.

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