Azerbaijan, Baku, March 18 / Trend H.Valiyev/
As of Jan.-Feb., the Azerbaijani metallurgical industry and enterprises produced products and rendered services worth 53 million manat, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee said today.
Amount of production in metallurgical industry decreased by 9.1 percent, finished metal products during this period - by 45.3 percent compared to the same period of 2012.
As of Jan.-Feb., some 17,000 tons of steel casting were produced (decreased by 68.7 percent per year), steel pipes - 15,400 tons (increased by 96.1 percent), production of aluminum profiles, rods increased by 3.1 times - up to 30.5 tons.
Amount of production of iron casting reached 298.7 tons, which is 2.2 times more than the same period of 2012.
The amount of exported pipes made from ferrous metal hit 6,000 tons (to the amount of over $5.7 million) as of Jan. 2013, which is 61.2 percent (in monetary terms by 77.2 percent) more compared to the same period of 2012.
The official exchange rate is 0.7848 AZN/USD on March 18.