OREANDA-NEWS. April 22, 2010. In March 2010 Azerbaijani industrial enterprises’ stocks made up 3.3% of general production (AZN 7.1 bn) versus 1.04% in 2009 (AZN 231.4 million with AZN 22.2 bn of production) and 0.76% in 2008 (AZN 213 million out of AZN 28.052 bn).
The State Statistics Committee (SSC) informs that this March stocks contracted by AZN 8.1 million or 3.3% to AZN 237.5 million as of 1st April.

This year maximum rise in stocks (AZN 71.9 million) was registered in February and fall in January. For comparison: In 2009 maximal reduction of stocks over the months was registered in August (AZN by 21.8 million) and growth in September (AZN 73.8 million).

For Jan-Mar 2010, 74.7% of stocks fell on Baku enterprises, 7.8% on Sumgait enterprises, 1.9% on Ganja and 0.8% on Mingachavir.

Along with own output, enterprises’ warehouses stored goods accepted for sales for AZN 16.6 million versus AZN 17 million by this March, AZN 20.2 million this January and AZN 35.1 million following 2009. In 2008, the figure was AZN 21.9 million.