KHUJAND, April 24, Asia-Plus — Over the first three months of this year, the Sughd province has produced a total of 207.4463 million somonis’ worth of industrial goods, which is 15 percent fewer than in the same period of last year, the Sughd agency for statistics said.
The cities of Khujand, Qairoqqum, Konibodom, and Panjakent, as well as the districts of Mastchoh, Bobojonghafurov, and Ayni have failed to provide the production growth.
The main reasons for a decline in the volume of production of industrial goods have been named severe electricity shortages, incomplete use of production facilities, shortage of circulating assets and lack of product markets.
Over the report period, only 114 enterprises, or 49.4 percent of the overall number (231), have reached the Jan-Mar 07 production level, while 75 enterprises (32.4 percent) have failed to reach the Jan-Mar 07 production level. Moreover, 42 enterprises (18.2 percent) have stood idle over the same three-month period.
Of the 74 basic types of industrial products the output of 20 items (27 percent) increased, and the output of 37 (50 percent) decreased.
In January-March 2008, the Sughd province has generated 205.2 million kWh of electrical power (81.2 percent of the Jan-Mar 07 level), produced 3,200 tons of oil, including gas condensate (91.4 percent) and 8 million cubic meters of natural gas (53.3 percent) , and extracted 12,600 tons of coal (109.6 percent).
Over the report period, the province has also produced 1,203.6 tons of meat (102.4 percent), 1,600.7 tons of vegetable oil (73.2 percent), 4,647.1 tons of wheat flour (82.8 percent), 715,600 conventional cans of canned vegetables and fruits (24.2 percent) and 66,900 square meters of carpets (32.5 percent).
