TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, June 22. Uzbekistan’s trade turnover of natural and artificial gas reached $703.1 million from January through May 2024, Trend reports.
As per data from Uzbekistan’s Statistics Agency, this figure indicates an increase of 98.2 percent compared to the same period last year ($354.6 million in January–May 2023).
Uzbekistan’s exports amounted to $59.9 million from January through April 2024, which is 70.2 percent less than the same period last year ($201.5 million in January–May 2023).
The imports of natural and artificial gas to Uzbekistan totaled $643.2 million during this period. This indicator has increased by 320.1 percent year-on-year ($153.1 million in January–May 2023).
Meanwhile, the volume of natural gas production in Uzbekistan amounted to 18.8 billion cubic meters from January through May 2024. This figure represents a decrease of 5 percent year-on-year (19.8 billion cubic meters in January–May 2023).
At the same time, the volume of produced gas condensate reached 527,500 tons from January through May 2024. This indicator is 3.1 percent higher than the same period last year (511,200 tons in January–May 2023).