TABLE: Kazakhstan non-ferrous metals production in the first quarter of 2003

/REUTERS, Almaty, April 18, 03/ - On Friday statistics agency informed that in January-March of 2003 copper production in Kazakhstan decreased by 10.4% in comparison with January-March of 2002, and equaled to 101,910 tons. PRODUCTION OF NON-FERROUS METALS IN KAZAKHSTAN*: ---------------------------------------------------- March February January- 2003 2003 March 2003 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Refined copper (tons) 31,502 33,803 101,910 to previous month, % -6.8 -7.7 n/d to previous year, % -16.3 -10.3 -10.4 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Zinc (tons) 23,330 21,268 68,164 to previous month, % +9.7 -9.8 n/d to previous year, % +7.6 +1.4 +1.0 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Lead (tons) 10,604 9,812 30,365 to previous month, % +8.1 -1.4 n/d to previous year, % -15.7 -12.4 -12.8 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Alumina (tons) 120,449 108,326 349,183 to previous month, % +11.2 -10.0 n/d to previous year, % +17.4 +12.9 +14.4 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Refined gold (kg) 841 861 2,529 to previous month, % -2.3 +4.1 n/d to previous year, % -9.7 -9.9 -14.3 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Refined silver (kg) 66,248 64,434 195,853 to previous month, % +2.8 -1.1 n/d to previous year, % -8.3 -4.7 -1.1 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Bauxites (tons) 389,400 366,700 1,157,700 to previous month, % +6.2 -8.7 n/d to previous year, % +27.2 +9.2 +16.5 ---------------------------------------------------- * - 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 (organizations), the document says. [2003-04-18]