YEREVAN, MAY 20, NOYAN TAPAN. The RA National Assembly on May 20 started discussion of the annual report on execution of the 2007 state budget. According to the deputy minister of finance, chief treasurer of the RA Atom Janjughazian, 13.8% economic growth was registered in 2007, which exceeds by 4.8% the programmed index. Per capita GDP made 975,907 drams in nominal expression, growing by 18% as compared with 2006. The level of unemployment declined by about 0.4% on the previous year and made 7.1%. The number of the unemployed made 82,800 in 2007. The annual incomes of the population increased by 25.7% as compared with 2006, the average salary grew by 21.2% and made 77,469 drams. The nominal settlement exchange rate of the Armenian dram against the US dollar made 304.1 drams in December 2007, increasing by 16.6% as compared with December of the previous year. According to customs statistics, the foreign trade of Armenia amounted to 4.439 billion dollars, growing by 39.7% on 2006. In 2007, exports grew by 17.5%, imports - by 40.7%.

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