Kyrgyzstan Increases Import Of Cars

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 30. Kyrgyzstan increased imports of passenger cars in January 2023 by 33 percent year-on-year - from 4,338 to 6,545 cars, trend reports with reference to the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan.

The value of the imports amounted to $96.1 million, which is an increase of 81 percent over $18 million in January 2022.

The main exporter of passenger cars to Kyrgyzstan in the reporting period was South Korea – 2,990 cars for $22.4 million. The volume of the exports increased by 4.6 times compared to January 2022 (646 cars for $3.3 million).

According to the statistics, Kyrgyzstan mainly imported passenger cars from the following countries:

The exporting country	Amount	US dollars
South Korea	2,990 cars	$22.4 million
Russia	844 cars	$10.2 million
The US	606 cars	$9.5 million
China	590 cars	$13.3 million
Japan	424 cars	$7.3 million
Lithuania	408 cars	$6.3 million
Germany	304 cars	$13.8 million
Kazakhstan	95 cars	$4.1 million

In total, Kyrgyzstan's trade turnover amounted to $834.7 million in January 2023, which is an increase of near 20 percent year-on-year ($692.5 million in January 2022).

The exports from Kyrgyzstan totaled $125.5 million, which is an increase of 11 percent compared to $111 million in January 2022. The imports to Kyrgyzstan reached $709 million, increasing by 22 percent compared to $581 million in January 2022.

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