This indicator increased by 7.4 percent compared to the same period last year.

In the structure of foreign trade turnover:

Exports – $15.9 billion (-8.8%)

Imports – $25.1 billion (+21%)

Excluding gold, goods exports amounted to $8.2 billion, up 28.7 percent compared to the same period last year.

During this period, Uzbekistan conducted trade relations with 195 countries worldwide.

The largest shares of Uzbekistan's foreign trade turnover belonged to China (23.1 percent), Russia (17.1 percent), Kazakhstan (6.8 percent), Turkey (3.4 percent), and Afghanistan (2.6 percent).