Editing Economy of Tajikistan (section)

===Industry and manufacturing===
The output of most [[Industry (economics)|industries]] declined sharply during the mid-1990s; despite widespread privatization, in the early 2000s industry rallied very slowly. In 2006 an estimated one-third of Tajikistan's 700 major industrial enterprises were completely idle, and the remainder were operating at 20 or 25% of capacity. The causes are outmoded equipment, low investment levels, and lack of markets. To revitalize the sector, in 2006 the government was considering renationalizing some enterprises. Tajikistan's only major heavy industries are [[aluminium processing]] and [[chemical industry|chemical production]]. The former, which provided 40% of industrial production in 2005, is centered at the [[Tajik Aluminium Company|Tursunzoda processing plant]], the latter in [[Dushanbe]], [[Qurghonteppa]], and [[Yovon]]. Aluminium production increased by 6% in 2005. Some small light industrial plants produce [[textiles]] and [[food processing|processed foods]], using mainly domestic agricultural products. The textile industry processes about 20% of domestically grown [[cotton]]. The expansion of light industry output contributed significantly to GDP growth in 2005. The construction industry, about half of which is state-owned, has suffered from low investment in capital projects and from shoddy workmanship that has discouraged international contracts. However, new infrastructure projects and increased housing construction brought a 60% increase in output from 2004 to 2005.<ref name=cp/> As of 2009, one third of industrial plants and factories are inactive, according to Tajikistan's Institute of Economic Studies. Industrial output has fallen by 13% in the first six months of 2009, leading to a fall in export revenues of 48%.