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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, August 3. In the first five months of 2024, Kyrgyzstan imported 2,565 tons of petroleum products from Uzbekistan, which is 3.9% higher than the import volume of 2,468 tons in the same period of 2023. trend Report.
According to the country’s Statistics Committee, despite the increase in import volume, the value of imports fell by 20.7% year-on-year, from $2.149 million to $1.705 million.
Russia was the main supplier of petroleum products to Kyrgyzstan, supplying 270,948 tons of oil to Kyrgyzstan during the period. Kazakhstan ranked second with 42,953 tons, and Uzbekistan also ranked high.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan imported 322,175 tons of petroleum products in January-May 2024, a sharp increase of 84% from 174,760 tons in the same period of 2023. The total value of these imports soared nearly twofold to $371.467 million, compared to $133.892 million in January-May 2023.
In the first five months of 2024, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade volume reached US$6.488 billion, an increase of 18.6% over the same period in 2023. Exports amounted to US$1.046 billion, up 4.8% year-on-year, and imports increased by 21.7% to US$5.442 billion.
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