Uzbekistan launches 2,200 production objects in Jan-Sep

In nine months of 2013, som3 664 objects were launched in light and textile industry, 612- food industry, 471 – construction materials industry, 136 – timber processing industry, 33 – machinery, 18 – chemical industry and 260 – in other industries.

In nine months of 2013, large enterprises of Uzbekistan replaced 3,631 old-dated equipment for US$201.1 million to raise competitiveness of the industries.

In the result of introduction of energy-saving technologies, rational use of technologies and raw materials, decrease of losses, the large enterprises decreased prime cost in average by 11%.

Machinery and metal processing (+24.7%), construction materials sector (+12.1%), light industry (+15.3%) and food industry (+8.6%) posted significant growth in January-September 2013. Their share in industrial output of Uzbekistan rose from 47.4% in nine months of 2012 to 51.4% in the same period of 2013.

Uzbekistan significantly increased production of automobiles, including trucks, automobile engines, tractors, tractor trailers, grain harvesters, cables, cotton fabrics and yarn, etc.

In nine months of 2013, the producers of consumer goods received loans for over 2 trillion soums (+33.6% y-o-y) to expand production of goods, which helped to increase consumer gods output by 15.9%, including food products – by 9% and non-food products – 21.3%.

Uzbekistan increased production of butter and edible oil, dairy products, washing machines, energy-saving lamps, textile and ready garments, fabrics and other consumer goods.