CIA: Handbook of International Economic Statistics, 1997  
    Table 34  
    Turkmenistan: Selected Economic Indicators 
    
      
        | Gross Domestic Product, 1993-96a | 
        Percent | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Real growth | 
        7.8 | 
        -24 | 
        -10 | 
        0 | 
       
      
        | Per capita real growth | 
        5.6 | 
        -25 | 
        -12 | 
        -1.8 | 
       
     
    a Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Industrial Production by Selected Product, 1993-96b | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Production growth (percent) | 
        5.3 | 
        -25.0 | 
        -6.9 | 
        17.9 | 
       
      
        | Mineral fertilizers (TDousand metric tons) | 
        130 | 
        86 | 
        69 | 
        62 | 
       
      
        | Sulfuric acid (TDousand metric tons) | 
        200 | 
        69 | 
        76 | 
        120 | 
       
      
        | Cement (million metric tons) | 
        1.1 | 
        0.7 | 
        0.4 | 
        0.4 | 
       
      
        | Shoes (million pairs) | 
        3.3 | 
        1.8 | 
        1.9 | 
        1.9 | 
       
      
        | CloTD (million square meters) | 
        47.9 | 
        33.1 | 
        34.9 | 
        40 | 
       
     
    b Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Labor Force by Sector, 1996c | 
        Percent | 
       
      
        | Industry and construction | 
        19 | 
       
      
        | Agriculture and forestry | 
        44 | 
       
      
        | Trade and distribution | 
        6 | 
       
      
        | Transportation and communications | 
        5 | 
       
      
        | HealTD, social security, education, culture, science, oTDer | 
        26 | 
       
     
    c Official estimates.  
    
      
        | Agricultural Production by Selected Commodity, 1993-96d | 
        Thousand 
        metric tons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Production growth (percent) | 
        9.0 | 
        -2.0 | 
        -10 | 
        -2 | 
       
      
        | Total grainse | 
        947 | 
        1,087 | 
        1,000 | 
        600 | 
       
      
        | Potatoes | 
        32 | 
        30 | 
        21 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Vegetables | 
        286 | 
        340 | 
        376 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Fruit, berries, and grapes | 
        37 | 
        37 | 
        19 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Cotton | 
        1,341 | 
        1,283 | 
        1,293 | 
        450 | 
       
      
        | Meatf | 
        87 | 
        99 | 
        82 | 
        105 | 
       
      
        | Milk | 
        504 | 
        680 | 
        666 | 
        735 | 
       
      
        | Eggs (billion) | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
        0.3 | 
       
     
    d Official statistics.  
    e Clean weight includes wheat, rye, barley, corn, rice, and miscellaneous
    grains.  
    f Includes beef, veal, pork, mutton, kid, poultry, offals, and slaughter fat.  
    
      
        | Foreign Trade, 1994-96g | 
        Million US $ | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Exports | 
        1,812 | 
        1,939 | 
        1,693 | 
       
      
        | Imports | 
        884 | 
        776 | 
        1,313 | 
       
      
        | Balance | 
        928 | 
        1,163 | 
        380 | 
       
     
    g Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Selected Energy Indicators, 1993-96 | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Production:h | 
       
      
        | Oili (TDousand b/d) | 
        88.0 | 
        82.0 | 
        90.0 | 
        88.0 | 
       
      
        | Natural gas (billion m3) | 
        65.2 | 
        35.6 | 
        32.3 | 
        35.2 | 
       
      
        | Electricity (billion kWh) | 
        12.6 | 
        10.5 | 
        9.8 | 
        10.1 | 
       
     
    h Official statistics.  
    i Includes gas condensates.  
    
      
        | Selected Transportation Indicators, 1993-96j | 
        Million 
        metric tons | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
        1996 | 
       
      
        | Rail freight | 
        18 | 
        14 | 
        10 | 
        8 | 
       
      
        | Truck freight | 
        46 | 
        46 | 
        33 | 
        46 | 
       
     
    j Official statistics.  
    
      
        | Per Capita Consumption of Selected Foods, 1992-95k | 
        Kilograms | 
       
      
        |   | 
        1992 | 
        1993 | 
        1994 | 
        1995 | 
       
      
        | Meatl | 
        45.6 | 
        69.6 | 
        31.2 | 
        24.0 | 
       
      
        | Milk | 
        187.2 | 
        195.6 | 
        193.2 | 
        172.8 | 
       
      
        | Eggs (units) | 
        84.0 | 
        72.0 | 
        72.0 | 
        60.0 | 
       
      
        | Fruits | 
        28.8 | 
        32.4 | 
        14.4 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Sugar | 
        16.8 | 
        12.0 | 
        14.4 | 
        14.4 | 
       
      
        | Potatoes | 
        34.8 | 
        32.4 | 
        33.6 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Vegetables | 
        99.6 | 
        94.8 | 
        56.4 | 
        NA | 
       
      
        | Grain productsm | 
        141.6 | 
        141.6 | 
        146.4 | 
        NA | 
       
     
    j Official statistics.  
    l Includes offals and slaughter fat.  
    m In terms of flour.   |