Prices of enterprises - manufacturers of industrial products in December 2008 decreased by 15.5 %

Astana. January 6. Kazakhstan Today - The prices of the enterprises - manufacturers of industrial products in Kazakhstan in December, 2008 in comparison with the previous month have decreased by 15.5 %, the Statistics Agency of Kazakhstan informed the agency.

According to the Statistics Agency, in comparison with December, 2007 the prices of manufacturers of industrial products have gone down by 18.6 % and for January - December, 2008 in comparison with the similar period of 2007 - have grown by 36.8 %.

In December, 2008, in comparison with the last month, the prices in the mining industry have decreased by 22.2 %, processing - by 7.3 %, and in the sphere of manufacture and distribution of electric power energy, gas and water - by 0.1 %.

The prices for gas condensate decreased by 27.1 %, oil - by 24.2, mineral oil - by 6.9 %, and natural gas - by 0.1 %.

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