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Basic results of social and economic development of the Republic of Karelia in 2008
Within the past three years increase in volumes of construction work was observed in the republic. In 2008 the amount of works executed on the construction form of activity has made 10,3 billion rbl., or 124% to the level of 2007.
Last year in the building market of the republic good industrial parameters were achieved by Karelsroimekhanizatsiya Joint-Stock Company, Vek Building company, Inc., Building Enterprise N1 Joint-Stock Company, PMK 117 Joint-Stock Company (Sortavala), Sana Joint-Stock Company.
Growth of construction work volumes promoted increase in production of building materials. Production of ferro-concrete elements and products was kept at the level of 2007, volumes of production of panels and other designs of large-panel construction have increased. It has been made 19,2 million pieces of conditional brick, that exceeds the level of 2007 by 2.1%. Most of volume of building brick is produced by the enterprise of Kondopoga, Inc., (with a capacity of 30 million pieces a year).
Last year there have been commissioned a number of enterprises producing building materials: Isotek, Ltd., (Sortavala metropolitan region) in common with the Swedish company of CEDERBERG INVEST AB has commissioned a factory producing cellulose heater with a capacity of 4 thousand tons a year; Kareliabeton, Ltd., (Petrozavodsk) - a factory producing concrete mixes with a production capacity of 60 cubic meters an hour; Kareliamineral, Ltd., (Kondopoga metropolitan region) has launched production of scaly and grainy mineral dressing of slates and gabbro-diabases used for production of modern roofing materials, at the production capacity of 80 thousand tons of various kinds of dressing a year; Stroibeton, Ltd., (Sortavala metropolitan region) has commissioned a factory producing concrete mixes, at the production capacity of 50 cubic metres per hour; Uyutny Dom, Ltd., (Petrozavodsk) has opened a line for production of log houses on the Canadian technology, at the production capacity of 24 thousand square meters of housing a year; Vek-Steklov modern construction technology plant, Ltd., (Petrozavodsk) has started a line producing windows, doors, loggias, balconies of Denver reinforced-plastic made in Russia, 4500 products or 9 thousand square meters of glazing a month.
In 2008 in territory of the republic it has been commissioned 152,5 thousand square meters of total area of apartment houses, that is 16.1% more, than in 2007 (across the Russian Federation growth has made 4.5%). In 2008 per each inhabitant of the republic it has been commissioned 0.22 square meters of floor space (0.19 square meters in 2007).
In 2008 within the scope of the Housing regional target program for 2004-2010 state support was rendered to the population in improvement of living conditions:
- within the Providing Housing for Young Families sub-program for the period from 2004 to 2010 it was allocated 83,4 million rbl. from the budgetary funds of the Republic of Karelia, at the plan of 16 million roubles that has allowed 163 young families to improve their living conditions;
- within the Social development of Rural Areas through to 2010 republican program regarding rendering government support in construction and purchasing of houses in the countryside it has been allocated 12,7 million roubles of which 7 million roubles was allocated from the federal budget. In actions there participated 17 citizens that have been issued certificated of granting social payment for construction and purchase of habitation in the secondary market. To take measures to provide available housing for young families and young experts living in the countriside in 2008 it has been allocated 14,87 million rbl., including 6,47 million rbl. from the federal budget. 13 young families and young experts have participated in actions.
- Performance of Government Obligations on Providing Housing for Categories of Citizens Listed in the Federal Legislation. Citizens dismissed from military service and persons equated to them; participants of liquidation of consequences of radiating failures and accidents; citizens leaving regions of the Far North and equated districts, and the compelled immigrants in 2008 were issued 69 certificates to the amount of 96,2 million roubles.
- within the Development of Mortgage Housing Credit in the Republic of Karelia for the period from 2006 to 2008 and through to 2010 sub-program to render state support to the citizens living in territory of the Republic of Karelia and improving their living conditions through use of mortgage housing credits, in 2008 is has been issued 1502 credits to the amount of 1960 million rbl., that is 1.7 times more, than in 2007. Indemnification from the budget of the Republic of Karelia to reimburse a part of the mortgage credit interest rate was received by 1202 participants of the program, that is 2.4 times more, than in 2007.
In 2008 there has been developed the regional address program of resettlement of citizens from emergency housing. For the program implementation the Fund of assistance to reforming of housing and communal services allocated the amount of 76,3 million rbl., the budget of the Republic of Karelia provides the amount of 29,2 million rbl., budgets of municipal formations provide 2,8 million rbl. Means of the Fund and the republican budget are directed to budgets of municipal formations (Petrozavodsk urban district, Kem urban settlement).
In 2008 on objects included in the Address investment program of 2008, it has been financed 1840 million roubles that makes 99.2% of annual limit, including 665 million roubles (99.7%) due to means of the federal budget.
Concentration of the basic financial resources on completion of objects with a high degree of readiness has enabled to provide commissioning of socially significant objects. Among themthere are the building of a polyclinic in the settlement of Louhi, the house of merchant Kuttuev in Olonets, waterway from the water pump station to the boiler-house in the settlement pf Porosozero of Soujärvi municipal area, boiler-house #7 in Kem, boiler-houses in the settlement of Beryozovka and in the village of Yanishpole. Besides, there have been are put in operation gas mains in settlements of Sulazhgorsky brick-works and Meliorativny, the 0.4-kilovolt air-line for street illumination in the settlement of Ihala of Lahdenpohja municipal area; high-voltage line 10 kilovolt from transformer substation 2P in Konchezero to transformer substation10/6 in Shuiskaya Chupa of Prionezhsky region, a sports complex in the settlement of Hijtola of Lahdenpohja region.
In total on starting objects it has been allocated 618 million rbl. that makes 33.3% of total amount of the program.
Within the scope of the Address investment program funds were allocated for co-financing of capital construction of the municipal property. If in 2007 on these purposes it was spent 385 million rbl., then in 2008 subsidies have made 706 million rbl., or 38% of annual limits of the Program.
Foreign trade turnover of goods and services in 2008 has made $1950 million (111.3% to 2007).
Positive dynamics of foreign trade is caused by quite favorable conjuncture of foreign markets regarding the basic positions of export within the period from January to August, 2008. Volume of export of goods and services has made $1484 million (110.4%). The greatest relative density in the commodity nomenclature of export belongs to: pulp-and-paper products (35%), timber and forest products (20%), aluminium (10%), iron-ore pellets (13%).
In the accounting to year the increase in volume of export has been caused by increase of cost of deliveries of pulp-and-paper products on 19.6% to the level of 2007, and iron ore - by 66.3%. Significant growth of export iron-ore raw material is determined by that fact, that occurrence of negative tendencies in delivery of iron-ore pellets from Karelia has started only in the end of November, 2008.
In the fourth quarter of 2008 foreign trade activities of enterprises of the republic was influenced by world crisis. Metallurgy and woodworking have suffered the most. Reduction of demand from the main consumers of the metallurgical branch compels companies producing black and nonferrous metals to reduce volumes of production. Reduction of demand has led to 15.8% reduction of export of saw-timber from Karelia.
Export was greatly influenced by measures of customs tariff regulation, accepted on the federal level and aimed at reduction of raw export. As a result of increase of roundwood export duties physical volume of delivery on this commodity position was reduced in 2008 by 22.8% in comparison with 2007.
Volume of import of goods and services in cost expression has achieved the level of $466 million, that is 14.2% more, than in 2007. Goods of investment purpose prevail in structure of import. The share of machine-building production in the volume of import exceeds 50%. Great relative density in import deliveries belong to mineral and chemical products used by enterprises of the republic during in the course of production.
Index of production of agricultural products in 2008 on all categories of farms has made 106.2% (95% in 2007).
Last year there has been provided growth of potato cultivation - by 18.8%, vegetables - by 14.3%, butcher stock and poultry (carcass weight equivalent) - by 5.5%, eggs - by 14.3%.
In 2008 farms of all categories have produced 71,2 thousand tons of milk (95.3% to the level of 2007), including 56,4 thousand tons (97%) by agricultural organizations. Decrease in milk production is caused by insufficient volumes of purchased concentrated forages because of complex financial condition of the majority of agricultural organizations, disparity of costs of agricultural products.
However despite of financial difficulties, on the average in the republic it was possible to keep efficiency of cows at the level of 2007. Counting upon a fodder cow milk yield has made 5212 kg.
The best parameters on dairy efficiency were received in the subsidiary economy of Kondopoga, Inc., (7751 кг), Ilyinsky Livestock Breeding Farm, Inc., (7380 кг), Megrega Livestock Breeding Farm, Inc., (6700 кг), Agrarny State Farm, Inc., (6009 кг).
The republic is the zone of Ayrshire pedigree cattle breeding to which share there falls 95% of all livestock population. In 2008 it has been realised 395 heads of young breeder that makes 156.7% to 2007.
In all categories of farms it was produced 12,4 thousand tons of meat of all kinds, that exceeds the level of 2007 by 5.1%. The basic volume of fowl is produced by Korm, Inc., specializing in broiler farming. Modernization of production at the enterprise proceeds that has allowed to produce 5,5 thousand tons of fowl in 2008 (108% to the level of 2007).
In the accounting to year by farms of all categories it has been produced 53,5 million of eggs, that is 14.3% more, than in 2007. Poultry-farming enterprises of the republic have made 49,5 million of eggs that makes 115.3% to the level of 2007.
Price of material resources and production of natural monopolies increase especially negatively influenced the branch of fur farming. Due to complex financial situation and production running at a loss the stock of animals of Vidlitsa Agricultural Farm, Inc., was exterminated. The only one Pryazhinsky Joint-Stock Company fur breeding enterprise struggles along realization of the fur farming products caused by temporary absence of demand for mink in the Russian market. These circumstances have compelled the enterprise to reduce the stock of the basic mink herd considerably and to increase the stock of polar foxes. As a result, in 2008 it has been bred 36127 puppies of all kinds animals that has made 45.4% to the level of 2007.
Business entities of all categories (including industrial and family farms) in 2008 have grown 78,2 thousand tons of potatoes, that exceeds the level of 2007 by 18,8%. Average crop yield in the republic has made 133,5 hundreds kilograms per hectare.
In 2008 it has been produced 23,3 thousand tons of vegetables (114,3% to the level of 2007). Average crop yield in the republic has made 263 hundreds kilograms per hectare. The leader in vegetable growing in the open is Agrarny State Farm, Inc., that is producing 54% of total amount of cabbage produced by agricultural enterprises. This year the enterprise has achieved the record cabbage cropping capacity of 549 hundreds kilograms per hectare and 412 hundreds kilograms per hectare of carrots. The second on cabbage crop capacity is Megrega Livestock Breeding Farm, Inc., the third is Tuksa Agrofirm, Ltd.
Small business entities In the countryside are represented by 265 industrial farms, 70 thousand family farms, and 43 agricultural consumer cooperative societies. Their share in the volume of total production of agriculture (in established prices) makes more than 50%. Share of family and industrial farms in total agricultural produce of Karelia makes 26% on meat, 21% on milk, 83% on potatoes. In farms of the population as of December 31, 2008, there are 7,9 thousand heads of livestock, including 3 thousand cows, 6,7 thousand pigs, 30,6 thousand fowls.
Development of small farms was promoted by the state support, which volume in 2008 has made 12,2 million roubles (6,2 million roubles in 2007).
In 2008 production of commodity fish, including canned fish, has made 59,0 thousand tons, that exceeds the level of 2007 by 3,7 thousand tons, or by 6.7%. In 2008 production of chilled fish, seafoods, minced meat has grown. Besides, volumes of production of dried fish and stockfish, spicy salted and pickled fish have increased.
Last year coastal enterprises have achieved growth on production of commodity fish (including canned food), by 0,2 thousand tons or 1.7%. Production of canned food and preserves has made 802 thousand of conditioned cans, that is 1.2 times more, than in 2007.
The volume of shipped goods produced by home enterprises, works performed and services rendered using own resources regarding the fishery, fish breeding form of economic activity in 2008 has made 2829,2 million roubles, that is 1.3% more than in 2007.
In 2008 work on creation of new fish-breeding farms proceeded. In 2008 the following trout farms have been put into operation - Ladoga Trout, Ltd., on Ladoga lake, Ecology Product-10, Ltd., on Peldozhsky lake. The nimber of operating farms has made 47, the aggregate number workers employed there makes 582 people.
In 2008 fish-breeding trout farms have bred 12 197 tons of trout mixed in terms of age, including 8571 tons of commodity fish. In comparison with 2007 the volume of fish bred has grown by 2806 tons or by 30%.
To promote production in the internal and international markets, increase trade, enterprises of the fish branch take part in exhibitions and presentations, provide their production for exhibition actions. In total in 2008 delivery of fish products to the home market and foreign consumers have made 58,5 thousand tons.
The consumption level of fish production per capita on the republic as a whole is observed at the level of 26 kg per person a year which is stably high in comparison with other regions of the Northwest Federal District.
In 2008 dynamical development of consumer market of the Republic of Karelia proceeded.
Turn of retail trade in territory of the Republic of Karelia in 2008 has made 50,3 billion roubles with 8.3% growth to the level of 2007 in the comparable prices. The gain of physical volume of the turn is provided due to growth of incomes of population of the republic, introduction of progressive forms of service, use of flexible system of discounts.
Commodity market of the republic is sated by consumer goods. Quantity of objects of trade in 2008 has exceeded 7 thousand units, 4,1 thousand objects of them were shops and pavilions with the trading area of 312 thousand square meters. The gain of trading areas has made about 5 thousand square meters.
In territory of the Republic of Karelia there operate 17 retail markets where 1444 trading places are organized. The share of commodity circulation formed in the merchandise and mixed markets in the republic was reduced in 2008 to 8.8% (2007 - 10.4%).
Population of the republic has bought products of public catering to the amount of 1,9 billion roubles that makes 100.6% to the level of 2007.
The volume of rendered housing-and-municipal services last year has reached 6,98 billion rbl. and has grown in comparison with 2007 by 8.3%. About 75% of total amount of the housing-and-municipal services rendered to consumers of the republic is provoded by the commercial organizations.
Percentage of recovery of organizations' expenses on rendering housing-and-municipal services by payments of consumers according to established tariffs for the year to date has made 99% (2 percentage points over the parameter of 2007), including population as the basic consumer of housing-and-municipal services - 95%.
In 2008 high percent of collection of payments for housing-and-municipal services was kept. General level of collection of payments, including from the population, for housing-and-municipal services has made 95%.
In 2008 on construction and reconstruction of objects of municipal purpose it has been allocated 1,8 billion rbl. of investments, including 1,0 billion roubles of budgetary funds.
As a result of implementation of actions of the Modernization of Municipal Infrastructure of the Republic of Karelia in 2004-2010 subprogram the number of failures and damages in systems of housing and communal services on the average was reduced by 2-5%, losses of power resources have decreased by 15-20%; economy of fuel rate by 14,8 kg/Gcal on the average is provided.
Total amount of financial support of municipal formations for carrying out of major overhaul of apartment houses for 2008 has made 212,6 million roubles. In 2009 it is planned to finish repair work in 184 apartment houses which total area makes 241,18 thousand sq.m.
As a result of implementation of the Active involving of local fuel and energy resources in fuel and energy complex of the Republic of Karelia for 2007-2010 regional target program, the share of consumption of local kinds of fuel has increased in 2008 by 4.8 percentage points and has made 27.8%. Annual economic benefit of replacement of imported fuel (fuel oil, coal) local kinds of fuel in 2008 have made 38,3 million rbl.
The Republic of Karelia is participating in the Program of gasification of regions of the Russian Federation for 2007 and the following years. In total in 2008 on gasification of the republic it has been allocated 262,5 million roubles.
Works on construction of distributive networks of gas main in Prionezhsky, Kondopoga municipal areas and Petrozavodsk, on reconstruction of boiler-houses in settlements of Meliorativny and Shuya have been performed. 11 municipal houses in the village of Yanishpole, a boiler-house of Kondopoga Center of Grain Production, Inc., and Petrozavodsk Bread-Baking complex, Inc., were switched to natural gas.
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