TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, March 31. The volume of Uzbekistan's exports of goods and services (besides non-monetary gold) amounted to $2.31 billion from January through February 2024, which is more than 14.9 percent year-on-year, Trend reports.
The data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency shows that the number of exporters reached 3,502 during this period.
In the structure of exports, 79.9 percent are goods, of which industrial goods account for 16.8 percent, food products and live animals for 6.5 percent, and chemicals and similar products for 6.6 percent. Other types of goods amount to 36.4 percent.
The main export partners of goods and services in the foreign trade turnover were Russia, China, Türkiye, Kazakhstan, France, Afghanistan, and Tajikistan from January through 2024. Their share in the total volume of exports reached 42.1 percent.
In the export structure of the country, a significant share was noted in Tashkent city, which is 19.7 percent, or $716.4 million, and the smallest share was recorded at the level of 0.8 percent, or $30.7 million, in the Jizzakh region.
Meanwhile, the total volume of Uzbekistan's foreign trade turnover amounted to over $9.89 billion from January through February this year. Imports reached $6.28 billion (an increase of 8.7 percent).