Bukhara region’s GRP increased by 5.1% in 1Q

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Gross regional product (GRP) of Bukhara region grew by 5.1% in the first quarter of 2010.

Industrial output rose by 5.6%, consumer goods production – 4.9%, and agriculture output – 5.4%.

The volume of construction works rose by 19.8% and retail trade turnover – 10.1%, as well as services – 10.5%.

Bukhara region’s exports volume increased 3.9 times year-on-year in the first quarter of 2010, UzA reported.

Share of private sector in employment of population made up 75.8% and the volume of used investments in real sector due to all sources made up 535.8 billion soums. Almost 93% of all capital investments were directed to production sector.

The volume of used foreign investments rose by 1.7 times year-on-year and direct foreign investments increased by 1.9 times.