Deputy Economy Minister announces Russia's GDP growth in 2002

The GDP growth in Russia amounted to 4.2 percent last year, Deputy Economy Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told journalists in Moscow today. According to him, this figure has been taken from the survey of Russia's social and economic development in 2002, which is to be released by the Economy Ministry on February 5, 2003. Earlier, experts expected the GDP advance between 4 and 4.3 percent.