Retail trade turnover of Uzbekistan reaches 21.449 trln. soums in 2010

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- The retail trade turnover of Uzbekistan was 21.449 trillion soums in January-December 2010 or grew by 14.7% year-on-year, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

In the structure of retail trade turnover, the share of food products was 48.8% and that of non-food products – 51.2% (in January-December 2009 – 47.3 and 52.7% respectively).

In January-December 2010 the retail trade turnover of trade enterprises amounted to 9.343 trillion soums or increased by 15.6% compared to January-December 2009. In the structure of the retail trade the turnover of trade enterprises was 43.5%.

The committee noted that in the total turnover of trade enterprises the share of the retail trade turnover of trade enterprises in the rural area was 23.5%.

The sale of agricultural products and livestock in dekhkan markets has increased by 14.7% and reached 7.331 trillion soums, the share of sales in the retail trade turnover was 34.2%.

The goods turnover of the informal sector (commodity and specialized markets) was 4.776 trillion soums or 12.9% higher than in January-December 2009. The share of the informal sector in the total volume of goods turnover was 22.3%.