*The report said in the mining and quarrying sector, bauxite production reached a total of 815,505 tonnes at the half year, an increase of 38.6 percent compared to the same period in 2010.
*Total gold production in the first half of 2011 was 163,413 ounces, an increase of 14.9 percent over 2010. *Private sector credit grew by 6.7 percent and amounted to $119.8 billion at end June 2011.
*The 2011 first crop (rice) was 207,514 tonnes, 23 percent higher than at the corresponding period in 2010 and the highest first crop in the industry’s history, the report said.
*“The (sugar) sector returned a 2011 first crop of 106,871 tonnes, reflecting a 30.5 percent increase over the first crop of 2010 and the best first crop performance since 2004,” the report said.