ASTANA, Kazakhstan, June 21. Kazakhstan produced 29 diesel locomotives from January through May 2024, which is 7 locomotives, or 32 percent more than in the same period in 2023, Trend reports, citing the country's Bureau of National Statistics.
At the same time, in May alone, nine diesel locomotives were produced. Compared to May 2023, production decreased by 25 percent (12 diesel locomotives).
In addition, during the above period, 442 freight cars were produced in the country. During the same period last year, the production of freight cars amounted to 22, which means a 20-fold increase in production.
In May 2024, 42 freight cars were produced, which is 323 percent more than in the same period in 2023 (13 freight cars).
Meanwhile, the volume of industrial production in Kazakhstan amounted to 46.4 trillion tenge (about $102.5 billion) from January through December 2023. Compared to 2022, production increased by 4.3 percent.
Thus, production volume in the mining and quarrying industry amounted to 21.7 trillion tenge (about $47.9 billion), which is 4.6 percent more than in 2022. In addition, production in this area accounted for 46.9 percent of total industrial production.
At the same time, production in the manufacturing industry increased by 4.1 percent compared to 2022 and amounted to 21.6 trillion tenge (about $47.7 billion). The manufacturing industry, in turn, covered 46.6 percent of total industrial production.