Kazakhstan oil export decreases by 4.2 % in January - March of 2008/07

/REUTERS, Almaty, May 15, 08/ - Kazakhstan oil and gas condensate export in January - March of 2008 decreased by 4.2 %, compared to the same period of last year, to 14.894 m. tones, the Statistics agency informed. Volume of oil and gas condensate export in monetary expression increased by 60.7 % and reached $9.55 bn. In 2007, Kazakhstan increased oil production with gas condensate up to 67.5 m. tons from 65.0 m. tons in 2006. The total volume of Kazakhstan export increased in Q1 by 57.0 % in comparison with the same period of the last year and made $15.78 bn. In January - March the trading balance was positive in the amount of $8.7 bn. Kazakhstan major export items in natural and monetary expressions in comparison with the indicators of the last year are given below: ----------------------------------------------------------- January-March January- March 2008/07 2008/07 ------------------ -------------- (th. tones) (in %) ($ m.) (in %) ------------------------- ----------- ------ ------- ------ Wheat and meslin 2.905.7 +50.7 832.4 +201.4 wheat and rye flour 354.2 -13.1 170.6 +142.0 iron ore 3.863.9 +8.8 237.6 +52.9 Coal 8.085.1 +21.9 172.8 +33.5 Oil and gas condensate 14.893.8 -4.2 9.550.0 +60.7 Oil products 825.2 +0.3 430.5 +68.0 Cotton fibre 31.1 -54.1 42.9 -36.4 Ferroalloys 329.4 +7.2 519.9 +100.0 Refined copper and alloys 43.0 -57.5 304.2 -52.4 Alumina 17.4 +278.3 39.5 +674.5 Unprocessed zinc 76.3 -9.6 169.5 -46.4 Lead 20.0 -28.5 52.1 +19.2 ----------------------------------------------------------- [2008-05-16]