Kazakhstan oil export decreases by 0.1 % in January - April of 2008/07

/REUTERS, Almaty, June 16, 08/ - Kazakhstan oil and gas condensate export in January - April of 2008 decreased by 0.1 %, compared to the same period last year, to 19.919 m. tones, the Statistics Agency informed. Volume of oil and gas condensate export in monetary expression increased by 68.6 % and reached $12.99 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 January - April by 60.3 % in comparison with the same period of the last year and made $21.5 bn. In January - April the trading balance was positive in the amount of $11.44 bn. Kazakhstan major export items in natural and monetary expressions in comparison with the indicators of the last year are given below: ------------------------------------------------------------ January-April January- April 2008/07 2008/07 ------------------ --------------- (th. tones) (in %) ($ m.) (in %) ------------------------- ----------- ------ -------- ------ Wheat and meslin 3.456.6 +38.4 1.014.8 +184.9 Wheat and rye flour 491.8 -7.1 241.0 +162.2 Iron ore 5.080.0 +5.4 312.6 +49.7 Coal 11.208.2 +28.8 244.5 +43.7 Oil and gas condensate 19.918.5 -0.1 12.990.3 +68.6 Oil products 1.223.6 +5.6 652.6 +77.6 Cotton fibre 41.7 -51.2 57.4 -32.2 Ferroalloys 437.6 +6.9 691.9 +99.9 Refined copper and alloys 81.1 -40.0 560.9 -30.0 Alumina 27.8 +341.3 66.3 +860.9 Unprocessed zinc 106.6 -4.6 239.2 -40.5 Lead 29.9 -25.1 81.3 +27.4 ------------------------------------------------------------ During this period the main buyers of Kazakhstan commodities were: Italy - 17.2 %, Switzerland - 15.3 %, China - 9.1 % and Russia - 8.3 %. [2008-06-17]