OREANDA-NEWS. In December 2013, prices of manufacturers of industrial production decreased by 0.2% in Kazakhstan, according to the press service of the Kazakh Statistics Agency.

Moreover, prices in the mining and manufacturing industries declined by 0.3%. Manufactured products fell in price by 0.3%.

In the past month, prices for gas condensate decreased by 1.3%, fuel oil - 1.2%, diesel fuel - 0.6%, natural gas - 0.3%.

Prices for precious metals dropped by 5%, lead - 4.7%, zinc - 2.4%, ferrous metals - 1.9%, copper - 1.6%, raw aluminum - 1.1%, ferroalloys - 0.2%.

Prices also decreased for sugar – by 1.9%, wheat flour - 0.4%, and increased for margarine – by 4.1%, fish - by 3.1%, vegetable oil - 1.1%, dairy products - 0.5%.