Kazakhstan: Industrial production recovers in February
Latest reading: Industrial production rose 3.2% on a year-on-year basis in February, following a 6.6% decline in the previous month.
Relative to the prior month’s data, readings in February improved for manufacturing (+13.1% on a year-on-year basis vs +4.4% in January), mining and quarrying (-8.0% vs -19.9% in January) and water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (+26.8% vs +5.9% in January). Finally, the variation in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply was the same as in the prior month (+8.2% in February and January).