SIBERIAN ECONOMY: FACTS AND FIGURES

In the 1st quarter of 1995 Siberia gave 24% of Russia's industrial output, its share of national economy balance-sheet profits in the quarter was 18.3%. Indicators of economic efficiency for majority of Siberian regions and territories considerably exceed the Russian economy average. That is, labor productivity in Siberia surpassed the Russia's average for 58% in the 1st quarter. In certain Siberian territories the superiority is even greater: in Tyumen region - for 326%, in Irkutsk one - for 94, in Krasnoyarsk krai - for 66%. Average wages in Siberia exceeded Russia's average earnings by 32% in the 1st quarter of 1995.