TABLE - output of Non-ferrous metals in Kazakhstan within the period of January-September of year 2006

/REUTERS, Almaty, October 13, 06/ - Output of copper in Kazakhstan within the period of January-September of year 2006 decreased by 0.7%, compared to the similar period of the previous year, to 309.675 tones, Statistics Agency informed. Issue of non-processed zinc within the same period grew by 3.1% to 274.985 tons, alumina - by 2.02% to 1.149 tons. NON-FERROUS METALS OUTPUT IN KAZAKHSTAN*: ------------------------------------------------------------------ September August 2006 January- 2006 September 2006 -------------------------- --------- ----------- -------------- Refined copper (tones) 34.612 39.564 309.675 To the previous month in % -12.5 +0.8 - To the previous year in % +5.3 +19.0 -0.7 -------------------------- --------- ----------- -------------- Unprocessed sync (tones) 30.018 29.833 274.985 To the previous month in % +0.6 +1.3 - To the previous year in % +3.3 +8.3 +3.1 -------------------------- --------- ----------- -------------- Plumber (tones) 7.894 8.791 82.393 To the previous month in % -10.2 -8.0 - To the previous year in % -11.2 +0.4 -7.9 -------------------------- --------- ----------- -------------- Alumina (tones) 125.790 127.515 1.148.821 To the previous month in % -1.4 0.0 - To the previous year in % +1.0 +0.1 +2.0 -------------------------- --------- ----------- -------------- Gold affined (kg) 850 708 6.662 To the previous month in % +20.1 +1.4 - To the previous year in % -13.1 -35.2 -6.7 -------------------------- --------- ----------- -------------- Silver affined (kg) 69.177 62.194 593.376 To the previous month in % +11.2 -0.8 - To the previous year in % -3.8 -9.6 -1.6 -------------------------- --------- ----------- -------------- Bauxite (tones) 442.600 405.300 3.719.200 To the previous month in % +9.2 -5.2 - To the previous year in % +12.3 -0.1 +4.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------ * - Indicators of the volume of the manufacturing production in natural expression are presented on all enterprises, outputting manufacture production, taking into account extra accounts of small enterprises and industrial manufactures at non-industrial enterprises. [2006-10-13]