Some 522,900 enterprises are registered in Uzbekistan

State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said that the greatest number of enterprises and institutions (excluding private farms) was registered in trade and catering (26.1% of total registered enterprises), agriculture (20.8%), industry (13%) and construction (7.5%).

In total number of registered enterprises, the share of enterprises with non-state form of ownership was 92.5%, of which 50.7% - private and dekhkan farms, 20.9% – private enterprises, 0.9% – enterprises with participation of foreign capital, and 20% – other enterprises.

The number of newly registered enterprises and institutions was 34,300 in January-September 2011. Their significant number was marked in the city of Tashkent (15.8% of total registered enterprises in the republic), Kashkadarya region (15%), Fergana region (8.5%), Tashkent region (8.4%), and Samarkand region (6.7%).

In the sectoral structure of newly registered enterprises, about 21,8% fell to share of trade and catering, 29% - agriculture and 19.1% - industry.

In the reporting period, 19,000 enterprises and institutions were liquidated in Uzbekistan, out of which 4,900 were liquidated voluntarily.

In the sectoral structure of liquidated enterprises, about 31.8% fell to share of trade and catering companies, 23.5% - agriculture and 14% – industry.