DUSHANBE, November 17, 2008, Asia-Plus — In January-October 2008, the external trade turnover of Tajikistan, including electric energy and natural gas, has amounted to $3.9284 billion, which is 120.6 percent of the January-October 2007 level or 670.9 million dollars more, according to figures provided by the State Committee for Statistics.
The overall trade balance remained negative and has amounted to $1.4374 billion.
Exports of goods in January-October 2008 have amounted to $1.2455 billion, which is 2.3 percent or $28 million more than in the same period of last year.
Imports of goods into Tajikistan over the same ten-month period have amounted to $2.6829 billion, which is 31.5 percent or $643 million more than in January-October 2007.
Compared to September, Tajikistan’s exports in October decreased by 1.9 percent, while the country’s imports in October increased by 13.9 percent.
Over the first ten months of this year, Tajikistan has had trade relations with 95 countries.
Over the report period, the CIS states have accounted for 43.7 percent (some $1.7173 billion) of Tajikistan’s external trade turnover and the far abroad countries have accounted for 56.3 percent ($2.2111 billion) of the country’s external trade turnover.
We will recall that the country’s external trade turnover for the first nine months of this year has mounted to $3.3257 billion.
