Kazakhstan among main trade partners of Uzbekistan
16:02, 4 August 2009
TASHKENT. August 4. KAZINFORM. /Rassul Bakhamov/ The statics made upon the results of Uzbekistan's economic development in the first half of 2009 shows that its main foreign partners are Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan.
According to the data of Uzbekistan's external trade turnover over this period, the major part of trade turnover falls on Russia - 19.6%, Switzerland - 12.3%, China - 11.1%, Ukraine - 7.5% and Kazakhstan - 6.9%. Meanwhile, the index in 2008 was higher. Kazakhstan's share in Uzbekistan's foreign trade decreased by 5.5% in the first half of 2009 in comparison with the analogous period of 2008.
In whole the foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan in the first half of 2009 amounted to USD 10.5 billion, including USD 6.03 billion of export and 4.46 billion of import operations.