YEREVAN, AUGUST 19, NOYAN TAPAN. Trade amounted to 659 bln 614.1 mln drams or over 2 bln 144.5 mln USD in current prices in Armenia in January-June 2008, growing by 5.9% in comparable prices as compared with the index of the same period of 2007. According to the RA National Statistical Service, retail tarde made 412 bln 893.4 mln drams in current prices in January-June 2008, growing by 5% in comparable prices on the same period of last year. Services amounted to 324 bln 49.7 mln drams in current prices in January-June 2008, increasing by 16.2% in comparable prices as compared with the respective index of 2007.

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