TABLE: Kazakhstan non-ferrous metals production in January-April of 2003

/REUTERS, Almaty, May 19, 03/ - On Monday statistics agency informed that in January-April of 2003 copper production in Kazakhstan decreased by 8.6% in comparison with January-April of 2002, and equaled to 138,362 tons. PRODUCTION OF NON-FERROUS METALS IN KAZAKHSTAN*: ---------------------------------------------------- April February January- 2003 2003 April 2003 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Refined copper (tons) 36,452 31,502 138,362 to previous month, % +15.7 -6.8 n/d to previous year, % -3.1 -16.3 -8.6 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Zinc (tons) 22,894 23,330 91,058 to previous month, % -1.9 +9.7 n/d to previous year, % +2.0 +7.6 +1.2 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Lead (tons) 8,792 10,604 39,157 to previous month, % -17.1 +8.1 n/d to previous year, % -11.4 -15.7 -12.5 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Alumina (tons) 116,322 120,449 465,505 to previous month, % -3.4 +11.2 n/d to previous year, % +0.2 +17.4 +10.5 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Refined gold (kg) 766 841 3,295 to previous month, % -8.9 -2.3 n/d to previous year, % -15.7 -9.7 -14.6 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Refined silver (kg) 71,497 66,248 267,350 to previous month, % +7.9 +2.8 n/d to previous year, % 0.0 -8.3 -8.3 --------------------- ------- -------- ---------- Bauxites (tons) 378,000 389,400 1,535,700 to previous month, % -2.9 +6.2 n/d to previous year, % +31.8 +27.2 +19.9 ---------------------------------------------------- * - 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. [2003-05-19]