Enterprises of Uzbekcharmpoyabzali produce goods for 89.6bn soums

According to the Association, the enterprises of the industry manufactured consumer goods for 28.4 billion soums in January-March 2015 or 0.4 billion soums more compared to the same period of 2014. The growth rate made up 0.1%.

The enterprises increased production of leather products by 6.5% in the reporting period, footwear – 1.2% and leather goods – 5.1%.

In the reporting period, the industry started to produce new 30 types of leather products and 55 new models of footwear, the Association said.

Within the programme of localizations, the Uzbek enterprises produced goods for 817.8 million, which is 19.4% higher than forecast for the first quarter of 2015.

The enterprises of Uzbekcharmpoyabzali exported goods for US$26.54 million in January-March 2015, which is higher by 2.3 times compared to the forecast for the quarter and 2% compared to the same period of 2014.

The goods were exported to six countries such as South Korea, Turkey, China, Pakistan, India and Kazakhstan in the first quarter of 2015.

In line with the investment programme, the industry used investments for US$4.51 million in January-March 2015.

Within the regional targeted programme, the industry used investments for US$1.7026 million in the first quarter of 2015.

In the reporting period, the industry launched 11 projects, of which three were new projects and 8 – projects on modernization of existing capacities.

The industry created production capacities for manufacturing 487,500 pairs of footwear, 40,000 pairs of footwear sole, 0.9 million square decemeters of ready leather and 15,000 units of leather products.