<DIV><SPAN class=date4>May 21 2004 4:15PM</SPAN>
<H3 class=title_of_newsarticle>Russia's five core sectors post growth of 7.9% in 4 mths</H3>
<P class=text>MOSCOW. May 21 (Interfax) - Output in the five key Russian sectors increased 7.9% year-on-year in January-April, the Federal State Statistics Service reported. </P>
<P class=text>In April, output in the five sectors, which are industry, agriculture, construction, transport and retail, rose 7.7% year-on-year. Year-on-year growth was 7.2% in March, 9% in February and 7.6% in January. </P>
<P class=text>Output rose 6.8% year-on-year in the first four months of 2003. </P>
<P class=text>Industrial output increased 7.4% year-on-year in January-April 2004. Agricultural output went down 1.3% but capital investments rose 12.9%, freight turnover grew 7.5% and retail soared 10.7%. </P>
<P class=text>Consumer inflation was 4.6% in January-April March and producer prices grew 12.5%. </P>
<P class=text>Real disposable incomes increased 11.5% year-on-year. The real wage grew 15.1% and the nominal wage grew 27.3%. RTS$#&: </P></DIV><p>
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