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USSR: Measures of Economic Growth and Development, 1950-80

Central Intelligence Agency · 1982-12-08 · 399 pages · text from the file's own layer

This Joint Committee Print, dated December 8, 1982, gathers studies that the Central Intelligence Agency's Directorate of Intelligence prepared for the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress. It gives estimates of Soviet gross national product for 1950 to 1980, with indexes of industrial production, agricultural production and consumption, and explains the methods and data behind them. The foreword says official Soviet statistics inflate growth and that the CIA measures offer a more accurate picture. The document contains no UFO material.

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Table A-1 (continued)
Flour and cereal sector
Macaroni products
Tons Narkhoz
Flour
Tons Narkhoz
Flour quality
Index _ Estimate
Bread products sector
Bread products
Tons Estimate
Confectionary products sector
Confectionary goods
Tons Narkhoz
Vegetable oils sector
Net vegetable oil
Tons Narkhoz, Estimate
Margarine products
Tons Narkhoz
Fruit and vegetable products sector
Canned juice
Standard can Narkhoi
Canned fruits
Standard ca_n Narkhoz
Canned meat
Standard ca_n Narkhoz
Canned vegetables
Standard can Narkhoz
Canned tomatoes
Standard can Narkhoz
Other canned goods
Standard can Narkhoz
Other food sector
Soap
Tons Narkhoz
Champagne
Bottles if Estimate
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Vodka and vodka products
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Beer
Dekaliter Narkhoz
Cigarettes
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Wine
Dekaliter Narkhoz, Estimate
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