Output of liquid fuels soars in December

In December 2012, the output of unleaded oil increased by 22.5%, compared to December 2011, and that of diesel oil - by 27.9%, showed recent data of the National Statistical Institute (NSI). However, the output of electricity declined by 4.8% on an annual basis and that of solid fuels - by 2.4%. The production of propane-butane remained unchanged. In December, sales of natural gas rose by 5% and those of electricity - by 2%, compared to a year earlier

The production of solid fuels increased by 32.5% to 3.5 million tonnes in December, compared to the previous month. The output of unleaded oil rose by 7.5% to 158,000 tonnes, that of diesel fuel - by 0.5% to 197,000 and production of natural gas - by 8% to 27 million cu m on a monthly basis. Due to the cold weather in December, the output of electricity increased by 18.4% to 4,559 GWh, compared to November.

In December 2012, sales of solid fuels rose by 31.7% on a monthly basis to 3.7 million tonnes, those of unleaded gasoline - by 61.5% to 42,000 tonnes, and those of natural gas - by 50% to 377 million cu m.

The overall index of producer prices in December 2012 increased by 5.2%, compared to the same month of 2011, NSI reported. The price increase in the manufacturing industry is 4.4%. A more significant increase has been registered in the manufacture of textiles and textile products (excluding apparel) – 10.3%, in the production of foodstuffs - 7.3% and in the manufacture of beverages - 6.6%. A slight decrease in production prices on an annual basis was registered in medical products (1.4%).

The overall index of producer prices fell by 0.7% in December 2012, compared to November. Lower prices were registered in the extracting industry (1.4%), the processing industry (0.7%), the generation and distribution of electricity, heating energy and gas (0.3%), the production of vehicles (excluding cars) – 0.5% . The index of producer prices on the domestic market alone was 1% lower in December 2012, compared to the previous month, NSI reported.

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