Uzbekistan Notes Growth In Import Volume


(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 5. Uzbekistan'simport volume amounted to $6.28 billion from January throughFebruary 2024 (8.7 percent increase in growth rate year-on-year),Trend reports.

As per the data of Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency, the mainshare in import structure is represented by machinery and transportequipment (38.9 percent), industrial goods (18.0 percent), as wellas chemicals and similar products (11.8 percent).

In general, Uzbekistan imported goods and services from 139countries from January through February. More than two-thirds ofimports fall to China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Korea, Türkiye,Turkmenistan, and Germany.

In the structure of imports of the country, a significant shareis noted in Tashkent, which is 51.8 percent, or $3.26 billion, andthe smallest share is recorded in Karakalpakstan, which is 0.5percent, or $30.8 million.

Meanwhile, as per data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency, thecountry's total volume of foreign trade turnover amounted to over$9.89 billion from January through February this year. This figureincreased by about $940 million, or 10.5 percent, year-on-year.

Exports amounted to $3.63 billion (an increase of 13.6 percentcompared to the same period in 2023), while imports amounted to$6.28 billion (an increase of 8.7 percent).

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