$136-million-services rendered in Turkmen transport and communication sectors

Turkmenistan, Ashgabat, Aug. 8 / Trend H. Hasanov /

The operations amounting to 625 million manat were conducted in the transport and communication sector in Turkmenistan in January-July 2011.

The services were rendeted to the amount of $ 136 million, the official Turkmen source said.

The growth rates amounted to 102.4 percent and 112.5 percent compared to the same period of last year.

The volume of transported cargo was 10 million 835,000 tons, passengers - 2 million 768,000 people for seven months.

The highest rates of freight traffic during the period were observed in the field of water transport.