The Bashkir State Statistics Committee reports the first quarter 2011 is characterized by steady growth of industrial production. The production index made up 11,4%, as compared with January-March 2010. The growth of production index in Bashkiria is higher than in Russia on average. Thus, in Russian Federation this index was equal to 105,9% and in Volga federal district it varied from 100,1% in Orenburg region to 118,2% in Chuvashia.