Georgia, Tbilisi, March 26 / Trend , N.Kirtskhalia/
Compared with the previous year, in 2009, Georgia's GDP declined by 3.9 percent and in current prices amounted to 17 948.6 million lari.
Chief Executive Director at National Statistics Office of Georgia Zaza Chelidze said that the public sector accounts for 16 percent of GDP, industry - 15 percent, trade - 14 percent.
Last year, growth was recorded in such spheres as health care and social assistance (7 percent), production and distribution of electricity, gas and water (5.9 percent) and mining (9.3 percent).
A significant decline was recorded in trade (7.8 percent), communal, social and personal services (11.6 percent), processing industry (8.4 percent), and in the restaurant and hospital industry (6.9 percent).
"Initially, the projected decline was to be four percent, so the figure from the beginning was real," said Chelidze.