We present to your attention interesting news about the social and economic life of our country, prepared on the basis of statistical data from the State Committee on Statistics for 8 months of 2020.
Uzbekistan imported 230.6 thousand TV sets and parts to them from abroad
As of September 1 of this year, 230.6 thousand TV sets and parts for them were imported to our country for a total of 5.3 million US dollars.
Compared to the same period last year, this year, imported TV sets and components for them are USD 2.8 million less.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, Uzbekistan imported TVs and components from 26 countries. Among the countries with the largest volume of imports are China (3.2 million), Korea (820 thousand), Kazakhstan (435.6 thousand) and Germany with 87 thousand US dollars.
According to the information, in 2019, the country produced 951 thousand TV sets worth 946.3 billion soums.
The number of cattle in Uzbekistan reaches 12.6 million
As of July 1, 2020, the total number of cattle reached 12 611.8 thousand heads. Compared to the corresponding period of 2019, in all categories of farms, the number of cattle increased by 127.4 thousand heads.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, 93.4% of the total number of cattle in the republic falls on the share of dekhkan (personal subsidiary) farms.
The main share of the total cattle population is as follows:
- Kashkadarya region - 12.4%
- Samarkand region-12.2%
- Bukhara region-9.6%
- Republic of Karakalpakstan - 8.7%
Export of furniture products from Uzbekistan increased by 841 thousand dollars
As of September 1, 2020, Uzbekistan exported furniture products worth more than 2 million US dollars to foreign countries. This is 841 thousand dollars more than in the same period last year.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, over the past eight months, the largest share of exported furniture products fell on Kazakhstan (763.9 thousand), Kyrgyzstan (619.3 thousand), Tajikistan (294.2 thousand) and Russia (146.6 thousand) ...
As of September 1, 2020, the largest share of exported furniture products by region:
- Tashkent city - 846.4 thous.
- Tashkent region - 470.5 thous.
- Andijan region - 184.3 thous.
- Namangan region - 138.9 thous.
- Bukhara region - 131.6 thousand US dollars.
For information, this year Uzbekistan exported furniture products to 13 foreign countries.
The sown area of agricultural crops in the country is 3.3 million hectares
As of July 1, 2020, the total sown area of agricultural crops in all categories of farms was 3.3 million hectares.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, farms account for 77.5% of the total sown area.
The largest share of the total sown area was:
- Cereals - 48.1%
- Industrial crops-33.3%
- Forage crops-7.6%
- Vegetables - 6.4%
- Potatoes - 2.8%
- Melons and gourds-1.8%
The largest share of the total sown area is:
- Kashkadarya region - 12.8%
- Jizzakh region - 10.8%
- Tashkent region - 10.6%
- Samarkand region - 10.1%
Gasoline imports to Uzbekistan amounted to 87 million liters
As of September 1, the volume of imported gasoline to Uzbekistan amounted to 90.1 million liters, which is 87 million liters more than in the same period last year.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, over the past eight months, the largest volume of gasoline imports fell on Kazakhstan (47.7 million liters) and Russia (36.5 million liters). Turkmenistan (5.6 million liters) and the Kyrgyz Republic (232.1 thousand liters).
According to the information, as of September 1, 2020, 694.2 thousand tons of gasoline were produced in Uzbekistan.
How many births were registered in Uzbekistan in August?
According to the State Committee on Statistics, for 8 months of 2020, 525,280 live births were registered in the country's registry offices. This is 18,912 people more than in the same period last year.
In August this year, 83,925 live births were registered in the country, with the largest number of births in the country in the Samarkand region (9,585).
Over the past eight months, the Samarkand region has the largest number of live births registered in the registry office - 63 573, Fergana - 58 774, Kashkadarya - 55 774 and Andijan - 50 601 regions ranked high.
According to the information, in 1897 the population of the Republic of Uzbekistan was 3.9 million people. This is the current population of the Samarkand region (3.9 million people).
Wine exports increased almost 5 times
As of September 1, 2020, Uzbekistan exported wines to 7 foreign countries in the amount of US $ 1.6 million. Compared to the same period last year, this figure increased by USD 1.3 million, or 4.7 times.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, the largest volume of wine exports over the past eight months was Afghanistan (949.2 thousand), Russia (432.9 thousand), Lithuania (159.3 thousand) and China (36.3 thousand).
According to the information, for the first time this year, Uzbekistan exported wine to Afghanistan, Lithuania, Korea and Estonia.
Uzbekistan doubled export of alcoholic beverages
As of September 1, 2020, Uzbekistan exported alcoholic beverages to 23 foreign countries worth $ 12.3 million. That's more than 6.3 mil. dollars or more than 2 times compared to the corresponding period last year.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, the types of alcoholic beverages exported in the first 8 months of 2020 are as follows:
- Grape wine (alcoholic tinctures) - 8.6 mln.
- Wine - 1.6 mln.
- Wine concentrates - 1.3 mln.
- Cognac - 488.7 thous.
- Alcohol - 142.3 thous.
- Vodka - 106.0 thous.
- Beer - 39.2 thousand US dollars.
As of September 1, 2020, 40.3 million liters of alcohol were produced in Uzbekistan for 468.5 billion soums.
The number of car washes increased by 623
According to the State Committee on Statistics, in 2019 there were 1,035 car washes in the republic. This indicator increased by 623 units compared to 2018.
Number of operating car washes by region in 2019:
- Tashkent city - 172
- Khorezm - 105
- Tashkent - 104
- Fergana - 82
- Navoi - 82
- Samarkand - 80
- Surkhandarya - 70
- Bukhara - 65
- Andijan - 54
- Namangan - 53
- Jizzakh - 46
- Syrdarya - 44
- Kashkadarya - 43
- Republic of Karakalpakstan - 35
According to the information, in 2019, 1,035 car washes across the country provided services worth 44.3 billion soums.
How much coal is mined?
As of September 1 of this year, large enterprises in the Republic of Uzbekistan produced 2.2 million tons of coal. Compared to the corresponding period of last year, the volume of coal production decreased by 158 thousand tons.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, the volume of coal production in the republic by years:
- 2019 - 4.1 million tons
- 2018 - 4.2 million tons
- 2017 - 4.0 million tons
Tea imports decreased by USD 3.3 million
As of September 1 of this year, Uzbekistan imported from 22 foreign countries 20.2 thousand tons of tea worth 26.7 million US dollars. Compared to the corresponding period of last year, the volume of imports decreased by 416.2 tons.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, the countries from which Uzbekistan imported the largest amount of tea over the past eight months:
China - 16.1 thousand tons
Kenya - 1.6 thousand tons
Vietnam - 920.4 tons
Iran - 369.1 tons
Sri Lanka - 280.9 tons
India - 267.3 tons
Russia - 173 tons
UAE - 130 tons
According to the information, in 2019, Uzbekistan produced 23.5 thousand tons of tea.
Cheese production increased by 6.2 tons
As of September 1 of this year, large enterprises of the Republic of Uzbekistan produced 12.9 tons of cheese. Compared to the corresponding period last year, the volume of cheese production increased by 6.2 tons.
According to the State Committee on Statistics, the volume of cheese production in the republic, by year:
2019 - 7.6 thousand tons
2018 - 8.9 thousand tons
2017 - 11.5 thousand tons
According to the information, as of September 1, 2020, Uzbekistan imported 1.3 thousand tons of cheese from foreign countries in the amount of 3.5 million US dollars.
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