OREANDA-NEWS. October 2, 2012. Inventories of Belarusian manufacturing companies decreased 3.3% on the month in August 2012 to 19.595 trillion Belarusian rubles (Br) (USD 2.336 billion at the central bank’s rate), a representative in the National Statistical Committee told.

As of September 1, 2012, inventories were at 49.8% of the average monthly output, down from 50.5% on September 1, 2012.

August saw an insignificant rise in inventories in several key sectors of Belarusian industries.

Inventories of food products, including beverages and tobacco goods, reached 3.58 trillion rubles (USD 426.698 million), down 8.8%; of vehicles and equipment down 1.3% on month to Br1.575 trillion (USD 187.723 million), of chemical products - down 15.2% 1.408 trillion (USD 167.819 million); inventories of non-metallic mineral products, including cement, glass and lime – 818 million rubles (USD 97.497 million), down 9.2%.

Inventories of wood-processing productions and producers of timber products reduced 6.7% on month to 209 billion rubles (USD 24.911 million).

Some industry branches were there to see a month-on-month increase in their inventories in August 2012:

inventories of machines and equipment went up 4.6% on the month to reached 5.215 trillion rubles (USD 621.573 million), of metallurgic productions and producers of metal goods reached 1.45 trillion rubles (USD 172.825 million), up 2.9%. Inventories of electrical facilities, electronic and optical equipment amounted to 1.069 trillion rubles (USD 127.414 million), up 1%. Inventories of plastic and rubber goods amounted to 1.005 trillion rubles (USD 119.785 million), up 3.1%. Inventories of coke, oil products and nuclear materials stood at 275 billion rubles, up 2.6%.