Azerbaijan posted the highest industrial growth, up 20.1% year-on-year, among CIS nations in January-June, the CIS Interstate Statistical Committee said. Growth was 10.5% in Belarus, 8.9% in Tajikistan, 5.0% in Ukraine, 7.0% in Kazakhstan, 4.6% in Moldova, 12.8% in Georgia, 4.0% in Russia and 5.3% in Armenia. Industrial output fell 9.8% in Kyrgyzstan. The committee did not give figures for Turkmenistan or Uzbekistan. CIS industrial growth was 5% year-on-year, against 9% in January- June 2004. GDP also grew 5% in the Commonwealth as a whole. GDP grew 4% in Ukraine, 8.1% in Tajikistan, 8.9% in Belarus, 10.2% in Armenia, 16.5% in Azerbaijan, 2.4% in Kyrgyzstan and 5.1% in Russia. (Interfax)