TABLE - Output of non-ferrous metals in Kazakhstan in January - July 2008

/REUTERS, Almaty, August 18, 2008/ - Output of copper in Kazakhstan within the period of January - July of 2008 decreased by 9.5 %, compared to the similar period of the previous year, to 216.446 tones, the Statistics Agency informed. Non-processed zinc production within the same period increased by 0.6 % to 214.301 tons. Production of alumina increased by 11.2 % and made 989.928 tons. NON-FERROUS METALS OUTPUT IN KAZAKHSTAN*: --------------------------------------------------------- July June 2008 January- 2008 July 2008 -------------------------- ------- --------- --------- Refined copper (tones) 31.966 34.610 216.446 To the previous month in % -7.6 +8.0 - To the previous year in % +2.7 +13.3 -9.5 -------------------------- ------- --------- --------- Unprocessed zinc (tones) 30.809 30.058 214.301 To the previous month in % +2.5 -3.6 - To the previous year in % +13.2 +3.7 +0.6 -------------------------- ------- --------- --------- Plumber (tones) 9.676 9.292 61.573 To the previous month in % +4.1 +5.3 - To the previous year in % +5.1 -5.7 -10.8 -------------------------- ------- --------- --------- Alumina (tones) 141.374 141.908 989.928 To the previous month in % +3.9 -2.6 - To the previous year in % +13.3 +12.9 +11.2 -------------------------- ------- --------- --------- Gold affined (kg) 511 778 4.709 To the previous month in % -34.3 +5.0 - To the previous year in % -5.9 +3.6 +2.4 -------------------------- ------- --------- --------- Silver affined (kg) 43.427 51.896 366.491 To the previous month in % -16.3 -5.8 - To the previous year in % -4.8 -32.7 -15.7 --------------------------------------------------------- * - 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. [2008-08-18]