BAKU, Azerbaijan, Oct. 28
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
The volume of market services provided per capita from January through September reached 4.6 million soums ($444), which is 0.1 percent less compared to the same period last year, Trend reports citing the State Statistics Committee.
This indicator among the regions ranges from 22.05 million soums ($2,128) in Tashkent city to 2.13 million soums ($205) in the Surkhandarya region. The low per capita rate in this region is due to its high population figures.
As of October 1, 2020, the share of enterprises and organizations engaged in the service sector reached 65.1 percent, industry - 17.6 percent, construction - 8.8 percent. Some 8.5 percent of enterprises and organizations operate in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries
The share engaged in trade activities prevails (41.9 percent) in the structure of operating enterprises and organizations related to the service sector. The number of functioning enterprises and organizations providing accommodation and food services amounted to 9.6 percent.
The share of operating enterprises and organizations related to transportation and storage and related to the service sector in their total number reached 5.7 percent.
The share of functioning enterprises and organizations engaged in information activities and providing communication services amounted to three percent
The number of operating enterprises and organizations providing services in the field of health care and social security amounted to three percent of their total number.
The number of operating enterprises and organizations operating in the service sector increased by 42,900 units compared to the same period last year.
High growth is observed in the field of trade amounted to 30.1 percent. The number of enterprises and organizations employed in this industry compared to last year increased by 28,700 units and reached 124,100 units.
Also, growth was noted in activities related to the provision of accommodation and food services, which amounted to 16.5 percent. The number of enterprises and organizations operating in this activity increased by 4,000 units and amounted to 28,600 units.
As of October 1, 2020, small businesses accounted for 79.1 percent of the total number of enterprises and organizations providing services, increasing by 42,610 units compared with the same period last year.
As a result, their total number amounted to 234,304 units, and the growth increased by 22.2 percent. The share of those employed in the service sector reached 59.9 percent in the total number of operating small businesses.
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