BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 5. Indicators of production in Turkmenistan from January through October 2022 increased compared to the same period last year, Trend reports with reference to the State News Agency of Turkmenistan.
This was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Batyr Atdaev at a meeting of the government held on November 4.
In the reporting period, according to the Ministry of Trade and Foreign Economic Relations of Turkmenistan, the growth rate of production reached 106.5 percent, and the total volume of trade turnover was 109.4 percent compared to the same period last year.
The growth rate of agricultural and food production by the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs from January through October 2022 reached 172.5 percent, and industrial production – by 109.9 percent compared to the first 10 months of last year.
Due to the increasing dynamics of the construction of industrial and social facilities in Turkmenistan, the industry is becoming one of the major sectors of the economy.