Kazakhstan, Astana, Sept. 11 / Trend, D. Mukhtarov /
As of the first half of 2013, exports of Kazakh finished goods amounted to $ 1.8 billion or by 8.9 percent more than the same period of last year, KAZNEX INVEST National Agency for Export and Investment said today.
"This figure is a peak for recent years," the statement said. "For example, the volume of pipe supply increased by four times - from $21.1 million to $82.9 million during the first half of 2013 (compared to the same period of 2012 )."
According to the report, Kazakhstan increased exports of soft drinks by 56 percent (from $12.6 million to $19.8 million), transformers - by 55 percent (from $9.8 million to $15.2 million), rice - by 46 percent (from $7.6 million to $11.1 million), chocolate products - by 27 percent (from $12.3 million to $15.7 million), sugar confectionery - by 18 percent (from $11.8 million to $13.9 million).
Moreover, the export of domestic pharmaceutical products increased by 21 percent (from $9.5 million to $11.5 million), as well as fertilizers - by 11 percent (from $22.1 million to $24.6 million).
Finished products from Kazakhstan are supplied to more than 100 countries. The main sales markets are the Customs Union member-states (34 percent), other CIS countries (32 percent), the European Union (16 percent), China (5 percent).
In general, the exports of finished goods almost doubled - from $ 2.3 billion in 2010 to $ 4.2 billion in 2012 during the years of implementing the new industrialization program in Kazakhstan.
