Armenia Economic Activity Growth Slows in June

2026-07-27 08:10 By Judith Sib-at 1 min. read

Armenia’s economic activity rose 7.7% year-on-year in June 2026, slowing from an 11.7% increase in May, which marked the highest growth since December 2025.

Growth moderated in industrial production (4.0% vs 9.5% in May) and construction output (25.4% vs 27.1%).

In addition, retail sales edged down 0.1%, after being flat in the previous month.

Meanwhile, the volume of services except trade continued to rise, climbing 19.7% following a 14.7% increase.

On a monthly basis, economic activity increased 4.4%, easing from a 9.9% growth in May.

For the first half of the year, overall economic activity was 7.9% higher than in the corresponding period a year earlier.



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