BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 9
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
The rate of trade turnover of the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan increased by 9.1 percent, and production – 9.2 percent from January through May 2021, compared to the same period last year, Trend reports with reference to the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.
During the reporting period, the volume of products manufactured by enterprises of the Ministry of Textile Industry of the country, including cotton yarn and fabrics, increased by 12.4 and 1 percent, respectively, clothing and knitwear by 24.1 percent, leather products-0.6 percent.
Since the beginning of this year, the plan for the manufacture of carpet products by the local Türkmenhaly State Association has been exceeded by 14 percent, and the rate has increased by 34.5 percent.
The State Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan held 122 exchange trades from January to May, where 12,835 contracts were registered.
The pace of work carried out by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry during the reporting period increased by 5.5 percent.
The members of the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan are actively involved in increasing the volume of agricultural and food products produced in the country, the rate of production of which increased by 26 and 6.6 percent, respectively.
The retail trade turnover under the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan increased by 12.7 percent compared to the same period last year, and the rate of production increased by 9.1 percent.
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