TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, April 25. The volume of the metallurgical industry's production in Uzbekistan amounted to 32.6 trillion soums ($2.5 billion) from January through March 2024, Trend reports.
As per data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency, this figure is 29.8 percent higher compared to the same period last year (25.1 trillion soums, or $1.9 billion in January–March 2023).
The share of the metallurgical industry in the structure of the manufacturing industry amounted to 24.7 percent.
At the same time, the volume of other non-metallic mineral products reached 5.6 trillion soums ($441.2 million) during this period.
The share of other non-metallic mineral products in the structure of the manufacturing industry amounted to 4.3 percent.
Meanwhile, the volume of the metallurgical industry's production in the country reached 126.3 trillion soums ($9.9 billion) in 2023. The volume of other non-metallic mineral products totaled 27.9 trillion soums ($2.1 billion) during this period.