TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, May 26. Uzbekistan's volume of imports of industrial goods reached $1.9 billion from January through April 2024, Trend reports.
According to Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency, this figure has increased by 5.5 percent during the same period last year ($1.8 billion in January-April 2023).
In total, the specific weight in the overall volume of imports reached 15.9 percent.
Russia ($762.1 million), China ($596.5 million), Kazakhstan ($203.3 million), Türkiye ($106.6 million), and Korea ($53.1 million) are the top partners sending industrial products to Uzbekistan.
Imports of industrial goods are mostly composed of iron and steel ($914.3 million), metal products ($271.8 million), textile yarn, textiles, ready-made items ($171.5 million), rubber products ($140.2 million), and others.
Meanwhile, Uzbekistan's volume of imports amounted to $12.3 billion from January through April 2024. This figure has increased by 3.3 percent compared to the same period in 2023 ($11.9 billion in January–April 2023).
In the structure of imports, machinery and transportation equipment account for 36.8 percent, industrial goods for 15.9 percent, chemicals and similar products for 12.4 percent.