In January-March, Uzbekistan’s foreign trade in goods reached US$ 8.14 billion, which by US$ 924.1 million (10.2%) lower compared to the same period in 2019, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.
Exports topped US$ 3.37 billion (decrease by 10.9%), and imports - US$ 4.76 billion (decrease by 9.7%), the trade deficit at 1.4 billion dollars.
Uzbekistan largest trade partners in Q1 were Russia (16.9%), China (16.8%), Kazakhstan (8.3%), the Republic of Korea (6.7%), Turkey (5.8%), Kyrgyzstan (2.3%) and Germany (2.1%).
“The coronavirus pandemic, which has now spread to almost all countries of the world, has led to a decrease in trade and the closure of state borders, which directly affects foreign trade and the standard of living of households,” the Committee said.
