Kazakhstan's industrial output reached 15.17 trillion tenge in the first quarter of 2026, with the production index jumping to 116.2 percent month-on-month, the National Statistics Bureau said on Friday, Qazinform News Agency reports. According to the data, the manufacturing sector dominated the industrial structure with an output of 7.56 trillion tenge.
It was followed by the mining industry at 6.24 trillion tenge, energy supply at 1.24 trillion tenge, and water supply and waste disposal contributing 127.6 billion tenge. Atyrau region leads the nation in industrial output with 2.60 trillion tenge, followed by Karaganda (1.30 trillion), Pavlodar (1.08 trillion), Mangistau (977.9 billion), and West Kazakhstan (889.1 billion).
Additionally, 37.7 million tons of copper ore and 12.7 million tons of iron ore were produced. In the metallurgical sector, output amounted to 1.04 million tons of crude steel, 117.6 thousand tons of refined copper, 12.9 tons of refined gold, and 146.6 tons of silver.
In machine building, the production of 42,000 passenger cars and 4,400 electric transformers was recorded. The food industry recorded significant output, including over 1 million tons of flour, 121,500 tons of bread, 17,900 tons of meat, 164,600 tons of dairy products, and 201,800 tons of sunflower oil, alongside 118.9 million liters of beer.
In construction, output surpassed 2.65 million tons of cement and 4.65 million tons of commercial concrete, as well as 579,000 tons of sulfuric acid. Energy generation reached 33.55 billion kWh of electricity and 39.2 million Gcal of heat, with natural water extraction totaling 647.2 million cubic meters.
Earlier, Qazinform reported light industry output rises to 259.5 billion tenge in Kazakhstan in 2025.