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In 2003, industrial production volumes increased by 19.2% (in the region by 22.2%). Industrial enterprises of the city produced goods worth UAH 819.8 million, accounting for 42.4% of the total regional output. More than half (56%) of the industrial production of the regional center is concentrated in the open joint-stock companies "Lutsk Automobile Plant", "Bearing Plant", "Lutsk-Fudz", "Lutsk Cardboard and Roofing Materials Combine", "Elektrotermometriya", and the enterprise "Ukrkrystalmet".

The main share of products (94.3%) was manufactured in the manufacturing industry; in particular, products of machine-building enterprises account for 38.3%, the food industry for 26.8%, and the chemical and petrochemical industry for 7.8% of the city’s total industrial output.

Enterprises in the light and food industries, construction materials production, and the chemical and petrochemical industries increased their output the most.

In 2003, industrial output worth UAH 4,000 per city resident was produced (in the region, UAH 1,800).

In the food industry, production growth for the year was 23.5%, due to an increase in the production of confectionery, whole-milk products, and pasta. In light industry, output worth UAH 19.2 million was produced, or 57.1% more than in the previous year. This was mainly facilitated by an increase in the production of nonwoven materials and silk fabrics.

In the chemical and petrochemical industry, goods worth UAH 63.5 million were produced over the year, in particular 4.6 thousand tonnes of polymer films were produced (6.6% more than in the previous year). The production of thermoplastic sheets decreased by 11%, and of unformed rubber technical products by 11.7 percent.

At machine-building enterprises, production increased by 13.5%. 361,000 hot water meters and 377,000 cold water meters were produced (22.6% and 16.5% more than in 2002), as well as 9.3 million rolling bearings (4.2% more). Automobile production decreased by 10.9 percent.

In the building materials industry, production increased by 18.9%, in particular, prefabricated reinforced concrete products - by 20.8%, soft roofing materials - by 14.1%, and building bricks - by 7.9 percent.

In 2003, 26 industrial enterprises were engaged in innovation activities (19 in 2002).

6 enterprises (23% of the total number of innovation-active enterprises) created and introduced new means of mechanization and automation of production related to technological innovations; new or significantly improved production processes — 11 (42 percent).

The number of introduced new advanced technologies doubled compared to the previous year—from 10 to 20 (including low-waste, resource-saving ones from 6 to 10). Machine-building enterprises introduced 9 technologies, or 45% of the total.

At four enterprises, 15 new technologies were purchased, of which 9 were rights to patents, licenses for the use of industrial property objects.

The most common area of innovative activity is the creation and development of new or significantly improved types of products. 58% of innovatively active enterprises were engaged in this. They introduced the production of 63 new types of products compared to 266 in 2002 (due to methodological changes), which accounts for 40% of those introduced in the region. On average, one enterprise that created and introduced new products accounts for 4 product items. Light industry enterprises introduced 32 new types of products (51% of the total number introduced), and food industry enterprises introduced 21 (33 percent).

Over the eleven months of 2003, business entities in the regional center (excluding statistically small enterprises) incurred losses of UAH 34.7 million, compared with UAH 8.3 million for the corresponding period of 2002. The largest pre-tax losses were recorded by enterprises in wholesale and retail trade, trade in vehicles and repair services — UAH 53.2 million, compared with UAH 10.7 million in the previous year.

60% of enterprises operated profitably and received UAH 63.6 million in profit.

As a result of an increase in the positive financial result in the manufacturing industry as a whole, the city’s industrialists received 5.3 million UAH in profit.

Overall, in the city, six out of ten enterprises received positive financial results before taxation for January-November, and in such activities as light industry, manufacture of wood and wood products, health care and social assistance, all enterprises operated profitably.

As of December 1, consumers of their products owed enterprises and organizations of the regional center UAH 2.4 billion; in turn, Lutsk enterprises owed their partners UAH 2.8 billion. The balance of mutual indebtedness of economic entities remained negative.

The average number of full-time employees engaged in the economy and social sphere of the city in November 2003 remained almost at the October level and amounted to 64 thousand people (28% of the region’s employees), including 14.9 thousand people in industry.

The level of working-time utilization in November was 90% (83% in the region), which is 1.3 and 3.6 percentage points higher, respectively, than in November 2002 and the previous month. The number of registered unemployed as of January 1, 2004 was 2,880 people, which is 92.6% of the figure as of December 1, 2002.

The payroll fund for January-November 2003 amounted to UAH 291 million.

The average monthly wage of staff employees engaged in the economy and social sphere of the city for January-November was UAH 404, in full-time employment equivalent - UAH 429, which is 24% and 22% more than last year. In November, the wage of staff employees compared with October decreased by 2.3% and amounted to UAH 436, in full-time employment equivalent - respectively by 2.6% and UAH 462. In the economy and social sphere of the region, the wage of staff employees since the beginning of the year was UAH 312, and in November - UAH 343. For one paid hour, an average of UAH 2.91 was accrued versus UAH 2.26 in November last year.

In every second enterprise and organization of the city, employees' earnings did not exceed the subsistence minimum for able-bodied persons (UAH 365), while at 18% of entities they were lower than the officially established minimum wage (UAH 185), at every fifth - within UAH 365 to 500, at the rest - over UAH 500.

The amount of wage arrears decreased by 3.4% during November, and by 7.8% since the beginning of the year, and as of December 1 amounted to UAH 5.3 million, or 26.7% of the region's total debt. The largest decrease in arrears in November was observed in the textile industry and clothing manufacture (by 81%), wholesale trade and trade intermediation (by 65%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (by 39%), while its growth occurred in the production and distribution of electricity, gas, heat and water (1.9 times), health care (1.5 times), public administration (1.3 times), construction (by 7%). In addition, the amount of debt of enterprises that suspended activity equaled UAH 3 million.

Problems with payment of earned wages affect every eighth enterprise, and 40% of them increased the debt amount during November, 42% of enterprises reduced debts, and only 13% completely eliminated them. Every second enterprise has debts from previous years, which account for 36% of the total arrears. At one third of entities, arrears do not exceed UAH 10 thousand, at every fifth - are within UAH 100 to 500 thousand. The largest debtors in the regional center are the electric transport enterprise, the electrical apparatus plant OJSC "Enko" and LLC "Ameksim", which account for a quarter of all arrears in the city.

Every fourth hryvnia is owed to industrial workers, 18% each - to the sphere of real estate operations, leasing and services to legal entities, transport, 12% - to wholesale and retail trade.

Overall, in the economy and social sphere of the city, 24% of the average monthly payroll fund accrued for payment for January-October of the current year is owed.

The worst situation with payment of earned wages is in municipal and road transport, hotels and restaurants, where arrears are 2-2.4 times higher than the specified payroll fund, in the sphere of real estate operations - 1.4 times, debts in industry and construction amount to 23% and 31% of its size.

Every eleventh employee of the city, or 5.7 thousand people, received on average UAH 726 less in earned wages (in the region - 27.5 thousand people by UAH 600), and every seventh of them was underpaid for half a year or more.

The practice of producing products from customer-supplied raw materials continues; its value in 2003 amounted to UAH 111.3 million. The largest processors are machine-building enterprises, which used 73% of the total volume of customer raw materials.

City enterprises in 2003 produced consumer goods at current prices worth UAH 262.7 million, which is 26% more than in the previous year. The share of food products in the total volume of consumer goods is 75%, non-food products - 19%, alcoholic beverages - 6 percent.

The share of consumer goods produced in the city was 24% of the regional volume.

Output of food products increased by 30%, non-food products - by 16%. In this group of goods, production of confectionery increased 2.1 times, whole-milk products - 2 times, pasta products - by 90%. At the same time, output of animal butter decreased (by 46%), non-alcoholic beverages (by 32%), meat (by 14 percent).

Production of non-food products increased due to the output of light industry goods, in particular silk fabrics 2 times. Production of bed linen decreased (by 88%), furniture sets (by 73%), dresses and trousers (by 67-64 percent).

Production of alcoholic beverages increased by 16 percent.

In January-November, industrial products worth UAH 725.7 million were shipped. In the structure of shipped products, the most significant place is occupied by machine-building products (39.5%) and food industry products (25.1 percent).

Under barter agreements, products worth UAH 11.3 million were sold (1.6%, in the region - 1.8 percent).