OREANDA-NEWS. November 17, 2011. Foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan made up USD 18.874 billion in January-September 2011, which grew by 21.5% year-on-year, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

Trade turnover of Uzbekistan with the CIS states made up USD 7.757 billion (+22.9%) and with other countries – USD 11.117 billion (+20.7%).

At the same time, some USD 11.342 billion (+21.4%) from total foreign trade turnover of Uzbekistan fell to share of export operations and USD 7.523 billion (+21.8) – to import operations.

Exports of Uzbekistan to the CIS states in nine months of 2011 grew by 11.6% to USD 4.569 billion and other countries – by 25% to USD 6.738 billion.

Uzbekistan recorded growth of exports of food products (+67.7%), chemical products (+38.7%), ferrous and non-ferrous metals (+34.2%), machines and equipment (+62.6%) and services (+30.3%).

Uzbekistan started to exports new goods such as natrium nitrate, acrylamide polymer, cargo vehicles, brass-mill products, composite panels, gypsum boards, and others.

The volume of imports of Uzbekistan from the CIS countries reached USD 3.198 billion in the reporting period, which grew by 33.5% year-on-year. Imports of Uzbekistan from other countries also rose by 14.4% to USD 4.334 billion.

Current trade balance surplus of Uzbekistan made up USD 3.8 billion in January-September 2011, including USD 1.38 billion with the CIS states and USD 2.449 billion with other countries.

In the reporting period, share of the CIS countries in total trade turnover of Uzbekistan reached 41.1% and other states – 58.9%.