BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, May 8. Kyrgyzstan’s imports of passenger cars from Kazakhstan declined during the first two months of 2024, Trend reports.
Data from the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan indicates that the country imported 40 passenger cars from Kazakhstan during the reviewed period, which is 6.2 times less than 248 vehicles in January–February 2023.
The import value reached $2.364 million, down almost five times from $11.916 million in the same months of 2023.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan imported 27,787 passenger cars from January through February 2024, which is 2.3 times more than in the same months of 2023 (12,001 cars). The value of the imports amounted to $477.263 million, increasing by 2.4 times compared to $196.473 million in January–February 2023.
Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover totaled $2.255 billion in the first two months of 2024, which is 28.3 percent more than in the same period in 2023 ($1.758 billion).
Exports totaled $307.5 million, increasing by 18.4 percent compared to January–February 2023 ($259.726 million). Imports totaled $1.947 billion, up 30 percent from $1.498 billion in the corresponding months of 2023.