In Kazakhstan industrial production fell by 9.1% in June 2000 relative to May

/IRBIS, July 17, 00/ - REUTERS informs, with the reference to the Statistics agency of Kazakhstan, that the country's industrial production fell by 9.1% in June 2000 relative to May, with the decrease in the first half of the year reaching 16.3% compared to similar period of last year. It is said that in real terms the country's industrial enterprises (including small, subsidiary enterprises and household sector) produced KZT788.7 bln worth of goods in half year. There is no information regarding the reasons of the decrease in June relative to May. The biggest industrial growth, 22.7%, was observed with respect to the first half of 1999 in: mining industry due to 3.6 time increase in iron ore production, in natural gas production - 1.2 times, non-ferrous metal ore production - 16.3%, crude oil and casing head gas - 14.3%. The Statistics agency informs that in processing industry growth equaled 19.4% in similar period of time, in generation and distribution of electricity - 1.8%.