DUSHANBE, September 18, Asia-Plus — In January-August 2007, Tajikistan has produced a total of 3.308432 billion somonis (equivalent to more than $960.9 million) worth of industrial goods, the State Committee for Statistics said.

Compared to January-August 2006 the index of the volume of production of industrial goods has amounted to 108.2 percent.  

In the regional cross section over the report period the highest increase in industrial production by enterprises has been reported in Dushanbe - 28 percent. 

Over the same period eight-month period, enterprises of the Tajik capital have produced 246 million somonis’ worth of industrial goods.

Districts subordinate to the center (RRPs) have produced industrial goods for 1.497101 billion somonis (equivalent to more than $434.8 million) over the report period.

The Sughd province has produced 528.486 million somonis’ ($153.5 million) worth of industrial goods in January-August this year, and the Khatlon province has produced 584.32 million somonis ($196.717 million) worth of industrial goods.  Gorno Badakhshan has produced a total of 32.304 million somonis’ worth of industrial goods over the report period.  

In January-August 2007, there were 221 enterprises, or 30.5 percent of the overall number, that were not in operation.