KHUAJND, September 15, 2008, Asia-Plus — In January-August 2008, the foreign trade turnover of the Sughd province, including electric energy and natural gas, has amounted to 694.6405 US dollars, which is 144.7 percent of the January-August 2007 level or 214.5323 million dollars more, according to the Sughd agency for statistics.
The trade balance was negative and amounted to 487.4811 million dollars.
Exports of goods over the report period have amounted to 103.3781 million dollars, which is 1.7 percent or 1.7104 million dollars more than in the same period of last year.
Imports of goods into the province in January-August 2008 have amounted to $591.0608 million, which is 56.3 percent or 212.8219 million dollars more than in January-August 2007.
Over the same eight-month period, the Sughd province has had foreign trade relations with 58 countries of the world, including 11 CIS states.
The CIS states accounted for 66.9 percent ($464.7777 million) of Sughd’s external trade turnover in January-August 2008, and other foreign countries accounted for 33.1 percent ($229.8628 million).
Over the report period, the far abroad countries have been Sughd’s main export partners, accounting for 53.7 percent ($55.6516 million) of its exports.
Imports have come mainly from the CIS states, which have accounted for 69.2 percent ($409.1261 million) of Sughd’s imports in January-August 2008.
Share of electrical power has accounted for 3.9 percent of the Sughd external trade turnover. In all, the province has imported 1.6289 billion kWh of electricity for $27.4335 million over the same eight-month period.
Over the report period, the province has imported 77.1 million cubic meters of natural gas for $11.5462 million.
