Kazakhstan Textile Production Accounts For More Than 60% Of Light Industry Output.

Nur, Sultan, June 17, according to data released by energyprom.kz website, textile production accounts for more than 60% of the output value of Kazakhstan light industry. The proportion of light industry in the processing industry is only 1%, which accounts for only 0.4% of the gross industrial output.

In the 1-4 month of 2020, ha produced 8 million 100 thousand square meters of cotton cloth, an increase of 3.5% over the same period last year, 7 million 400 thousand pieces of household textiles, an increase of 5.7% over the previous year, 1 million 900 thousand square meters of non-woven materials and their products, 35 thousand tons of combed and combed cotton, 5.8% reduction compared with the same period last year, and 158 million blankets of blankets, a decrease of 13.3% over the same period last year.

During the statistical period, the total output value of Kazakhstan textile industry reached 23 billion 400 million, which increased by 20.5% compared with the same period last year, rising from 55.5% to 60.1% in light industrial output value. Ha light industry mainly includes textile, sewing, leather, fur and shoemaking and other categories, which belongs to the priority development direction of the country. (business office of Embassy in Kazakhstan)