BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. The trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in January 2023 amounted to $16.1 million, Trend reports citing the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
According to the information, the trade turnover between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for the reporting period is 38.7 percent less than in the first month of last year ($26.3 million).
According to the committee, during the specified period, Uzbek imports from Turkmenistan amounted to $ 10.4 million, and exports - $ 5.7 million.
Uzbekistan's foreign trade turnover in January 2023 as a whole exceeded $5 billion, an increase of 42.8 percent, or $1.5 billion compared to the first month of last year.
During this period, the largest volume of Uzbekistan's foreign trade fell on Russia - $688.4 million.
Meanwhile, the trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan last year amounted to $926.3 million, which is more than 5 percent higher than in 2021 ($881.9 million).