Industrial output of Uzbekistan makes up 11.318 trln. soums in 1Q

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- The industrial output of Uzbekistan made up 11.318 trillion soums in January-March 2012, grew by 6% year-on-year, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

In the reporting period, consumer goods were produced to the amount of 3.686 trillion soums (+5.4% year-on-year), of which food products were produced for 1.715 trillion soums (7.8%), non-food products - for 1.971 trillion soums (+3.4%).

Fuel industry (19.7% of total industrial output), light industry (15.6%), machinery and metal processing (13.3%), and food industry (13%) accounted largest share in total industrial production of Uzbekistan in the reporting period.

At the same time, the share of fuel industry grew by 2.1 percentage point year-on-year. Share of light industry decreased by 1.4 percentage points and food industry by 0.5 percentage points, the committee said.

In particular, fuel industry produced goods for 2.235 trillion soums (+4.8%), machinery and metal processing – 1.51 trillion soums (+3.7%), light industry – 1.762 trillion soums (+10.9%) and food industry – 1.472 trillion soums (+6.9%).

The structure of output of industrial products by branches