BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 25
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
The export of furniture products in Uzbekistan in 2020 increased twofold, reaching $3.5 million, Trend reports referring to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
According to the information, almost 90 percent of the total volume of the country's furniture market is provided by domestic production. Currently, about 5,300 enterprises are operating in Uzbekistan for the production of furniture, laminated particle boards, component materials and wood processing.
Director of the international exhibition MebelExpo Uzbekistan Gullola Nodirkhonova said that the furniture and woodworking industry is one of the fastest growing sectors of Uzbekistan’s economy, in which small and medium-sized businesses mainly operate.
Following to the data of the State Statistics Committee, furniture products worth $3.5 million were shipped from Uzbekistan in 2020 to 23 foreign countries - twice as much as in 2019. Official statistics recorded that furniture exports amounted to $1.8 million in 2019.
The main exported of Uzbek furniture for the reporting period was Kazakhstan with exports worth $1.5 million. It is followed by Kyrgyzstan – $917,100, Tajikistan – $458,700, Russia – $187,200, Singapore – $116,000, India – $101,700, Turkey – $97,100, Slovenia – $51,200, Saudi Arabia – $49,700, Germany – $29,300, the US – $11,300.
In the structure of regions, the bulk of furniture exports fell on Tashkent and the Tashkent region, $1.3 and $1.2 million, respectively.
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