Industry is growing, but although the growth is uneven

Tulegen ASKAROV

It should be reminded to readers of the "DK" that the physical volume of industrial production was reduced by 2.6% in September in comparison with August. However, in annual terms, that is, to the first month of last year's autumn, there was a very decent growth by 6.9%, and in the average annual terms (January-September to the same period last year) - by 8.3%.

In October the industrial output increased more than 3.2% in comparison with September. Nevertheless, on an annual basis, the growth rate dropped sharply amounted for only 0.6%. And the average annual dynamics slowed up to 7.5%. The key source of such a remarkable statistical scenario was the mining industry, in which the annual growth fell from 11.6% in September to 0.1%! Here the negative tone was set by the extraction of coal and lignite, which declined by 19.7% during the year, while in other key positions there was an increase in annual terms: oil - by 1.7%, natural gas - 2.4%, iron ore - 3,3%, non-ferrous metal ores - 0.4%.

When comparing the data for October with September, statisticians recorded an increase in production in the mining sector by 0.5%. Under this method of counting a leading role is played by natural gas with 15.9%, followed by coal and lignite (4.6%), iron ore oil (0.7%), while non-ferrous metals showed decline by 1.4%. Nevertheless, in the average annual terms, the dynamics of output in this industry is still radiating optimism in increase of 10.2%.

In the manufacturing sector, the second month of autumn ended with an increase in production by 2.8% in comparison with September. A positive tone was set by food products (2.6%), tobacco (4.2%) and textile products (29.4%), leather products (36.2%), paper and paper products (6.0%). , refined products (7.1%), chemical industry (2.6%), basic noble and non-ferrous metals (3.6%), finished metal products (14.8%), computers, electronic and optical products (4, 0%), electrical equipment (88.5%), motor vehicles (6.0%) and furniture (6.3%). But it was not without a more negative reduction in the output of beverages (7.7%), clothing (10.2%), wood and cork products (20.3%), basic pharmaceutical products (18.2%), rubber and plastic products (6.8%), ferrous metals (5.6%). In annual terms, the dynamics of the manufacturing industry was modest due to its increase in the volume of production by 1.1%, while in the average annual calculation it looks quite positive (5.2%).

The electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning industries were very powerful in October as the output in these sectors increased by 24.0% in comparison with September! In annual terms, the growth in these industries was 2.2%; in the average annual growth was 4.8%. The absolute outsider was the water supply, sewerage and waste management industries, the volume of production of which for the second month of autumn fell by 6.9% compared to September, at an annual rate of 0.9%, the average annual rate of 0.3%.

In October Almaty Region became the absolute leader due to the positive industrial dynamics among regions of Kazakhstan, where the output jumped by 24.8% as compared with September! Akmola (23.8%), Pavlodar (10.7%), North Kazakhstan (4.2%) and Kyzylorda (1.4%) Regions, which showed a decline in the volume of industrial production, were among outsiders. In terms of the annual dynamics, Zhambyl Region ranked top with an increase of 6.3%, while the biggest decline was observed in West Kazakhstan Region - 12.4%. When calculating in the average annual terms, Atyrau Region continues to lead, where the output increased by 22.1%, and statisticians recorded the reduction in production only in two regions - Kyzylorda (3.6%) and Mangistau (0.3%).

Source: https://dknews.kz/in-the-newspaper/55787-promyshlennost-rastet-no-nerovno.html