19.11.19

According to the statistics of January-October 2019, the Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover amounted to $34.73 billion, thereby increasing by $8.89 billion (34.4 percent) compared to the same period of 2018.

According to the data of Uzbekistan's State Statistics Committee, Exports account for $14.81 billion (a 43.3 increase), and imports – for $19.92 billion (a 28.5 increase) of the overall trade turnover. Foreign trade saw a passive balance in the amount of $5.12 billion.

Uzbekistan maintains trade relations with more than 189 countries. The largest volume of the country’s foreign trade turnover was recorded with China (19.1 percent), the Russian Federation (15.1 percent), Kazakhstan (8.4 percent), the Republic of Korea (6.5 percent), Turkey (5.9 percent), Germany (2.4 percent) and Kyrgyzstan (2.0 percent).

Uzbekistan's main exporst includes natural gas,textiles,fruits and berries, gold, non-ferrous metals like copper and iron. The first places in import are occupied by machinery and equipment, chemical products, as well as food products. In 2018, foreign trade grew by 27.3 percent compared to the previous year, which amounted to 33 billion 815.3 million dollars, of which 14 billion 257.9 million accounted for export, 19 billion 557.4 million - for import.

Kaynak: http://kabar.kg/tur/news/ozbekistan-n-d-ticaret-hacmi-artt/