Trade turnover of Uzbekistan and Russia hits US$5.596bn in 9m

Anvar Umarov · 14:35, 21.11.2012 · Updated 22:01 · 1773 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- Trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Russia grew by 7.9% year-on-year to US$5.596 billion in January-September 2012, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

The volume of exports from Uzbekistan to Russia made up US$3.88 billion in January-September 2012 against US$3.483 billion in the same period of 2011.

Imports of Uzbekistan from Russia rose from US$1.703 billion to US$1.716 billion in the reporting period, the committee said.

Russia was the largest trade partner of Uzbekistan in January-September 2012 as its share in total turnover made up 28.9%.

Foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan made up US419.374 billion in January-September 2012, or fell by 2.3% year-on-year.

Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.