Energy and oil products account 24.8% of Uzbekistan's exports in 2010

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Share of energy and oil products in total exports of Uzbekistan made up 24.8% in 2010 against 34.2% in January-December 2009, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

The second main export item of Uzbekistan was cotton-fiber, share of which made up 11.3% in total exports of Uzbekistan in January-December 2010 (8.6% in January-December of 2009).

Food products were on the third place with the share of 9.7% in 2010 compared to 6% in the same period of 2009, the committee said.

Share of chemical products in exports was 5.1%, ferrous and non-ferrous metals – 6.8% and machinery and equipment – 5.5%.

The main import items of Uzbekistan were machines and equipment, which accounted 44.1% of imports (56.5% in 2009) in the reporting period.

Uzbekistan imported chemical products and chemical goods (14.3% in total imports), food products (10.9%), ferrous and non-ferrous metals (8.4%) and service (4.7%), as well as energy and oil products (6%).

Uzbekistan’s foreign trade turnover reached US$21.844 billion in 2010 (+3%) in 2010, the Uzbekistan State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said. The trade turnover with the CIS states made up US$9.425 billion and other countries – US$12.42 billion.

The volume of exports of Uzbekistan made up US$13.045 billion and the volume of imports reached US$8.8 billion in 2010.

Dynamics of change in volume and structure of exports and imports

	structure. in %	change in volume. in %
	January-December 2010	as % of January- December 2009
Exports	100.0	110.8
cotton fibre	11.3	146.0
food products	9.7	177.1
of which consumer	9.0	177.3
chemical products and articles thereof	5.1	112.9
energy and oil products	24.8	80.2
ferrous and non-ferrous metals	6.8	152.7
machines and equipment	5.5	2.1t.m.
services	9.1	114.7
others	27.7	103.9
Imports	100.0	93.2
food products	10.9	113.2
of which goods for production needs	5.9	113.9
chemical products and articles thereof	14.3	120.3
energy and oil products	6.0	161.0
ferrous and non-ferrous metals	8.4	123.7
machines and equipment	44.1	72.7
services	4.7	101.7
others	11.6	116.8