Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan produced 647,403.1 tonnes of cotton yarn in January–September 2026, up 51.6% from 426,937.4 tonnes in the same period of 2025, according to the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
Production of cotton fabrics containing at least 85% cotton by weight increased by 29.9%, from 72.54 million to 94.23 million square metres.
Output of machine- or hand-knitted fabrics rose by 1.2%, from 59,623 tonnes to 60,359.6 tonnes.
Production of knitted underwear increased by 36.1%, from 77.44 million to 105.37 million pieces.
In contrast, output of knitted or crocheted outerwear fell by 19.5%, from 48 million to 38.66 million pieces.
Uzbekistan’s total industrial output reached 1,085.7 trillion soums in the first nine months of 2026, an increase of 8.1% compared with the same period last year.
