Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- In January-August 2022, the volume of accommodation and catering services in Uzbekistan reached 7.02 trillion soums. Compared to January-August 2021, the growth rate was 15.5%, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

The highest growth rates for these services were recorded in the Navoi region - 168.1%.

Growth rates of accommodation and catering services by regions, %:

Republic of Uzbekistan - 15.5

Republic of Karakalpakstan - 3.4

Andijan - 13.0

Bukhara - 7.4

Jizzakh - 9.7

Kashkadarya - 4.0

Navoi - 68.1

Namangan - 21.2

Samarkand - 5.6

Surkhandarya - 4.0

Syrdarya - 3.9

Tashkent - 9.9

Ferghana - 3.9

Khorezm - 15.1

City of Tashkent - 19.7