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Uzbekistan’s Mining Output Reaches 57.8 Trillion Soums

Uzbekistan’s Mining Output Reaches 57.8 Trillion Soums
Uzbekistan’s Mining Output Reaches 57.8 Trillion Soums / Photo: National Statistics Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan..

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan’s mining and quarrying output totalled 57.8 trillion soums in January–August 2026, accounting for 6.2% of the country’s total industrial production, according to the National Statistics Committee.

Overall industrial production reached 926.5 trillion soums in the first eight months of 2026, an increase of 8% compared with the same period last year.

Manufacturing accounted for the largest share of industrial output. Production in the sector totalled 805.7 trillion soums in January–August, or 87% of the national total.

Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply generated 58.2 trillion soums, equivalent to 6.3% of total industrial production.

Output in water supply, sewerage, waste collection and waste treatment reached 4.8 trillion soums, accounting for 0.5% of the country’s industrial production.

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