BELORUSSIAN INDUSTRY SHOWS GAIN OVER FIRST QUARTER 1949

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• Publication Date: June 14, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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COUNTRY USSR - Belorussian SSR
SUBJECT Econo?,nic -Plan fulfiliTMsnt
HOW
? PUBLISHED Daily newspaper
WHERE
PUBLISHED Minsk
DATE
PUBLISHED 7 May 1950
LANGUAGE
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DATE OF `
INFORMATION 1950
DATE DIST. ~~ dun 1850
SUPPLE`!E":r TO
REPORT N0.
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
SOURCE Sovetskaya Belorussian, No g3, 1950?
BE?ARUSSIAN INDUSTRY SHOWS GAIN Gvr'Ht FIRST Q`~ARTEP. 18149
The Statistics Administration Belorussian SSR reports that in the
first quarter 1950 gross production by industry in the republic increased
31 percent over the first quarter 1949, including 56 percent for Union in-
dustry and 21 percent for Union-republic, republic, local, and cooperative
ind~ txies. Individual ministries and organizations fulfilled the plan ae
follows:
1st Qu 50
let Qu 50 in ~, of
Pl.'.n in ?~ 1 gt yu 49
Ministry of Construction Materials Industry 100.$ 130
Belorussian SSR
Ministry of Timber and Paper Industry Belo- 94 115
russian SSR 139
Ministry of. Light Industry Belorussian SSR 100.9
Ministry of Meat and Dairy Industry Belo- 87 132
russian SSR
Ministry of Food Industry Belorussian SSR 106 129
Including: 105 130
Republic .enterprises 113 112
Rayon enterprises 117
Ministry of Local Ind`~istry Belorussian SSR 95
Including: 102 132
Republic enterprises 104
Rayon enterprises 91
Ministry of Local Fuel Industry Belorussian
SSR 100.1 119
Ministry of Automobile Transport Belorussian 82 112
SSR
MiniE~ry of Housing and Civilian Conatruc- 108 135
tion Belorussian SSR
Main Power Administsationy Council of Min- 105 142
inters Belorussian SSR ?
tdain Administration of Industrial Conetruc- ~ 126
tion, Council of Ministers?'Belorussian'SSR 96
Administration of Industrial Cooperatives,
Council of Ministers Belorussian SSR 94 1l8
Belorussian Union of Invalids' Cooperatives 99 ~ ].12
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The following ministries, while exceeding the gross-production plan,
failed to meet the fi.ret-quarter plan for production of the items indicated;
Ministry of~~JJConstruction Materials Industry Beloruesian SSR'-- brick, tile,
and li,ue; 111n1bt1y of Light Industry Belorussian 5SR -- flax fiber, shoes,
leather goods, and hosiery; Ministry of Fogd Industry Belorussian SSR --
macaroni products, beer, and nonalcoholic beverages; DSinistry of Local Fuel
Industry Belorussian SSR -- peat briquettes and insulation plates.
Production of the chief types of iadustrial goods in the first quarter
1950, as compared with the first quarter 1949, was as follows:
1st flu 50
in ~ of
1st Qu 49
Rolled metal (Ministry of Local Industry Belorussian SSR)
114
Electric power
134
Including:
"Beloruaenergo" (Belorussian Power)
135
Main Power Administration, Council of Ministers Belo-
russian SSR
135
sang saws (Ministry of Local Industry Belorussian SSR)
185
Cast-iron pipe (Ministry of Local Industry Belorussian SSR)
117
Nails
116
Including:
Ministry of Local Industry Belorussian SSR
103
Administration of Industrial Cooperatives, Council of
Ministers Belorussiau.SSR
158
Ceme;it (Union enterprises of Ministry of Construction Mate-
rials Industry)
264
Window glass (Union enterprises of Ministry of Construction
Materisls Industry
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Brick
134
Including Ministry of Construction Materials Industry
Belorussian ssR
139
Tile
91
Including Ministry of Construction Materials Industry
Beloru~.dian SSR
84
Lime
138
Including Ministry of Construction Materials Industry
Belorussian SSR
135
Hauling of commercial timber and Pirewood
99
Including Ministry of Timber and Paper Industry Belo-
russian SSR
95
Lumber
105
Including Ministry of Timber and Paper Industry Belo-
rus~ian SSR
123
Matches (Ministry of Timber and Paper Industry Belorussian
ssR)
156
Plywood
148
Including Ministry of Timber and Paper Industry Belo-
russian SSR
147
Paper
110
Including Ministry of Timber and Paper Industry Belo-
rueaian SSR
126
Linen fabric."
140
Including Union enterprises of Ministry of Light Industry
140
Woolen fabric
150
Including Ministry of Light Industry Belorussian SSR
159
Hosiery
171
Including Ministry of Light Industry Belorussian SSR
248
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1st a,~ 5~
in ~~of
1st Qu 49
Knit underwear llF6
Including Ministry of Light Industry Belorussian SSR 272
Knit outerwear 146
Including Ministry of Light Industry Belorussian SSR 188
Shoes 162
Including:
iditiiaLi-y of Light Industi j iFivr'uvoion uiai'i i6j
Administration of Industrial Cooperatives, Council of Min-
isters Belorussian SSR 136
Fish catch (Main Administration of Fish Industry, Council of
Ministers Belorussian SSR) 106
Meat (Ministry of Meat and Dairy Industry Belorussian SSR) 121
Butter (Ministry of Meat and Dairy Industry Belorussian SSR) 103
Confectionery products 134
Including Ministry of Food Industry Belorussian SSR 139
Macaroni products (Ministry of Food Industry Belorussian SSR) 197
Raw alcohol 115
Including Ministry of Food Industry Bel~ruesian SSR 114
Vegetable oil 165
Including Ministry of Food Industry Belorussian 55R lge
Canned meat (Ministry of Meat and Dairy Industry Belorussian SSR} 304
Soap 148
Including Union enterprises of Ministry of Food Industry 159
Republic contracting organizations fulfilled the first-quarter plan for
construction and assembly work as follows:
1st Qu 50
lat Qu 50 in ~ of
Plan in 1st Qu 49
i~iiuiettry of Huiiaiup$ silo Civilian Conet~uetion
Belorussian SSR 94 140
Main Administration for Reconstruction of City of
Minsk, Council of Ministers Belorussian SSR 102 115
Main Administration of Industrial Construction,
Council of Ministers Belorussian SSR 103 108
In the first quarter 1~5U, the volume of capital construction increased
as Follows, in comparison with the first quarter 1949: 78 percent for Min-
istry of Timber and Paper Industry Belorussian SSR; 32 percent for Ministry
of Food Industry Belorussian SSR; 106 percent for Ministry of Meat and Dairy
Industry Belorussian SSR; 1?6 percent for Ministry of State Farms Belorussian
SSR; 20 percent for Ministry of Health Belorussian SSR; and. 79 percent for Main
Road Administration, Council of Ministers Belorussian SSR. In the first quar-
ter, the volume of capital construction in republic construction pro,~ects on
the whole exceeded the volume completed in the first quarter 1949.
Freight transport by the Ministry of Automobile Transport Belorussian SSR
in the first quarter 1950 increased 45 percent in tonnage and 33 percent in
ton-kilometers over the same period of 1949. In comparison with the first quar-
tei? 1949, passenger transport on city streetcar lines increased 38 percent.
Sovkhozes. MTS, and kolkhozes F:^e better equipped for spring field work
this year than-they were in 194;`. In the western oblasts, 45 n~v MTS have been
organized. By the beginning of 1950, the capacity of the tractor park in MTS
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wcs 24 percent greater than at the beginning oP 1949. More than 13,000 trac-
tor operators and tractor brigade leaders have been trained or have taken re-
fresher courses in mechanization schools and at MTS and sovkhozes.
The Pirst-quarter plan Por retail trade turnover was exceeded. Retail
trade volume in March increased sharply over the February volume as a result
oP the reduction in pricee.
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