BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan.20
By Natavan Rzayeva - Trend:
The volume of industrial production in Uzbekistan in 2021 amounted to 451.6 trillion soums ($41.8 billion), increasing by 16.9 times compared to the beginning of the year (26.7 trillion soums, or $2.4 billion), Trend reports referring to the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
The volume of production of the mining industry for the corresponding period amounted to 42.9 trillion soums ($3.9 billion), which is an increase of 29.6 percent compared to 2020 (33.1 trillion soums, or $3 billion).
During this period the volume of production of the manufacturing industry increased by 22.5 percent compared to 2020 (305.9 trillion soums, or $28.3 billion), reaching 375 trillion soums ($34.7 billion).
In 2021, the volume of production in the field of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning reached 30.8 trillion soums ($2.8 billion).
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