Kazakh non-ferrous metals output in 2006

/REUTERS, Almaty, January 15, 07/ - Kazakhstan's copper production has grown in year 2006 by 2.2% in year 2006 to 427,521 tones compared to the previous year, Statistics agency said. Unrefined zinc output grew within the same period by 2.7% to 366,555 tones, aluminum - by 0.6% to 1.515 m tones. NON-FERROUS METALS INDUSTRY OUTPUT IN KAZAKHSTAN*: ------------------------------------------------ Dec'06 Nov'06 Jan-Dec'06 ------------------ ------- ------- ---------- Copper 40.934 38.760 427.521 mth/mth pct change +5.6 +1.6 - yr/yr pct change +6.4 +13.9 +2.2 ------------------ ------- ------- ---------- Raw zinc 31.080 30.104 366.555 mth/mth pct change +3.2 -0.9 - yr/yr pct change -4.1 +2.9 +2.7 ------------------ ------- ------- ---------- Lead 10.525 8.501 109.925 mth/mth pct change +23.8 -0.1 - yr/yr pct change +3.6 -22.0 -8.5 ------------------ ------- ------- ---------- Alumina 112.535 124.573 1.514.629 mth/mth pct change -9.7 -3.2 - yr/yr pct change -11.7 +0.1 +0.6 ------------------ ------- ------- ---------- Gold 900 703 9.009 mth/mth pct change +28.0 -5.5 - yr/yr pct change +15.2 -24.5 -7.8 ------------------ ------- ------- ---------- Silver (kg) 71.271 65.035 796.207 mth/mth pct change +9.6 -2.2 - yr/yr pct change +6.0 -4.5 -2.0 ------------------ ------- ------- ---------- Bauxite (t) 355.500 394.100 4.883.800 mth/mth pct change -9.8 -5.0 - yr/yr pct change -13.7 -3.9 +1.4 ------------------------------------------------ * Indicators on industrial production volume in natural expression are presented on all enterprises producing industrial goods taking into account final counts on small enterprises and industrial productions at non-industrial enterprises. [2007-01-15]