OREANDA-NEWS. March 4, 2010. Belarus’ output of soft drinks fell 13.3% year-on-year in January 2010 to 1.4 million decaliters, the National Statistics Committee said in a statement.

Inventories of soft drinks were at 1.2 million decaliters as of February 1, 2010, 82.8% of the average monthly output.

Sales of soft drinks were at 1.8 million decaliters in January, up 5.7% on the year; soft drinks produced in Belarus accounted for 88.3% of all sales, down 6.3 percentage points on the year.