ArmInfo.Armenia's foreign trade turnover in the first quarter of 2021 amounted to $ 1.5 billion, accelerating the decline to 4.4% (from 4% a year earlier). According  to the final data of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of  Armenia, this was provoked by the acceleration of the decline in  imports from 6.2% to 8.7%, while the export growth accelerated from  0.2% to 3.4%, the volumes of which amounted to $ 936.4 million and $  572.9 million, respectively.

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ArmInfo.In Armenia, in the first quarter of 2021, 8,583 children were born, which is 13.3% higher than a year ago, and by 7.9% compared to the same period in 2019.   According to the Statistical Committee of the Republic of Armenia,  the birth rate per 1000 inhabitants for the reporting period amounted  to 11.7 ppm, against 10.3 ppm a year earlier and 10.9 ppm two years  ago.

ArmInfo.Negative migration balance in Armenia at the end of the first quarter of 2021 amounted to 682 people, which is less than a year ago by 30.6%, and in the  two-year context, a decrease of 44% was recorded. This is evidenced  by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.

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ArmInfo. The Armenian government is considering the possibility of extending the ban on the import and sale of goods of Turkish origin. Minister of Economy of the Republic  of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan stated on May 6 during the Facebook press  conference of Radio Liberty.  

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ArmInfo. As for Amulsar (Amulsar gold deposit, ed. note), it is necessary to make a decision. This question cannot forever hang in the air, said the acting Minister of Economy of the Republic of Armenia Vahan Kerobyan on May 6 during a Facebook  press conference at Radio Liberty.

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ArmInfo. The volume of production of the textile industry in Armenia in the first quarter of 2021 reached 73.2% growth (from a 9.8% decline in the same period a year  ago), amounting to 402.5 million drams. This is evidenced by the data  of the RA Statistical Committee.

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ArmInfo.The Armenian-Russian partnership is so broad that it is simply impossible to physically expand it. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on May 6, at a  joint press conference with his Armenian counterpart Ara Aivazian,  answering a question about the possibility of a sharp expansion of  cooperation.

ArmInfo. In the first quarter of 2021 the service sector in Armenia accelerated its annual growth from 5.7% to 8.1%, amounting to 403.9 billion drams (about $ 938 million).   According to the data of the Statistical Committee of the Republic of  Armenia, for March 2021 the volume of services provided increased by  9.5% - up to 145.1 billion drams (over $ 301 million).

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ArmInfo. The alcohol industry in Armenia has managed to recover from the coronavirus crisis. Since March last year, since the outbreak of the pandemic, a decrease has  been registered for all types of alcoholic beverages in the RA.  However, according to the results of the first quarter of 2021, it is  clear that the alcohol industry in Armenia has begun to recover. This  is evidenced by the data of the RA Statistical Committee.

ArmInfo.Revenue in the communications sector of Armenia in the first quarter of 2021  accelerated the annual decline from 1.2% to 2.4%, amounting to 33.7  billion drams ($ 64.4 million). At the same time, the trend of the  dominant (91.6%) telecommunications sector reversed from a downward  2% to an upward 0.3%, with a revenue of 30.9 billion drams.