KHUJAND, November 17, 2009 Asia-Plus  -- Over the first ten months of this year, the Sughd province has produced a total of 927.4309 million somoni worth of industrial goods, according to the Sughd agency for statistics.

Mastchoh, Panjakent, Zafarobod, Jabborrasulov and Spitamen districts have failed to provide growth in industrial production over the report period.

Over the same ten-month period, joint ventures operating in the province accounted for 19.7 percent of the overall volume of industrial goods produced in the area.

The source at the Sughd agency for statistics named lack of raw materials and product market as well as incomplete use of production facilities and shortage of circulating assets as main factors that had contributed to decrease in the industrial production volumes in the province.

In January-October 2009, only 140 enterprises (58.3 percent) have reached the January-October 2008 level, while 83 enterprises, or 34.6 percent of the overall number of enterprises in the area (240), have reduced production volumes.  Moreover, 17 enterprises (7.1 percent) were not in operation.