Kyrgyzstan's Cement Exports To Uzbekistan Decline
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency)
BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 5. Kyrgyzstan
exported 125,640 tons of cement to Uzbekistan from January through
April 2024, Trend reports.
Data from Kyrgyzstan's State Statistical Committee indicates
that this figure decreased by 16.4 percent compared to 150,334 tons
in the same months of 2023. The value of the exports amounted to
$3.746 million, a decline of 32.7 percent compared to $5.569
million in the corresponding months of 2023.
In the first month of the current year, Uzbekistan was the sole
country importing cement from Kyrgyzstan.
Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan produced 1.014 million tons of cement from
January through May 2024, which is a 5.7 percent decrease compared
to the same period in 2023, when 1.075 million tons were
produced.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover reached $5.171
billion from January through April 2024, which is a 27.7 percent
increase compared to the same period in 2023 ($4.051 billion).
Exports amounted to $760.6 million, which is an increase of 19.7
percent compared to the $635.678 million recorded in January–April
2023. Imports grew by 29.2 percent compared to $3.415 billion in
the same period in 2023, reaching $4.411 billion from January
through April 2024.
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