Uzbekistan’s FTT reaches $14.6bn
Uzbekistan’s foreign trade during the first five months of 2021 expanded to $14.6bn, up by $1.7bn or 13.2% y/y.
Exports of goods increased by 45.9%, gold exports dipped 27.2%.
The export of services amounted to $5.7bn.
In the reporting period, the country imported $8.8bn worth of goods, up by $1bn y/y.
The negative trade balance made up $3.1bn.
The largest volume of foreign trade turnover was recorded with China (18.4 %), the Russian Federation (16.5%), Kazakhstan (10.5%), Turkey (8.9%), the Republic of Korea (4.5%), Kyrgyzstan (2.3%) and Afghanistan (2.0%).
The share of foreign trade turnover with CIS countries expanded by 1.2%, with their share in total trade turnover amounting to 36.1 %.