Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Feb. 15 / Trend D.Azizov /
The total volume of capital investments in Uzbekistan increased by 12.5 per cent in 2011 to hit 18.291 trillion soums, or $10.7 billion, the State Statistics Committee said on Wednesday.
According to the Committee, the volume of centralised investment amounted to 3.975 trillion soums in 2011 compared to 2.855 trillion soums in 2010 (a 39.2 per cent growth), non-centralised investment was14.316 trillion soums against 12.554 trillion soums (a 14 per cent growth).
In the overall structure of capital investment, budget funds amounted to six per cent, the Fund for the Improvement of Reclamation of land - 0.5 per cent, enterprises and households - 50.2 per cent, foreign investment - 25.1 per cent, bank loans and other borrowings - 11.1 per cent and non-budget funds, including the Fund for Reconstruction and Development - 7.1 per cent.
In manufacturing industries investments to the tune of 12.917 trillion soums (70.6 per cent of the total), were used and in non-manufacturing industries - 5.374 trillion soums (29.4 per cent).
In projects for the development and modernisation of industries 32.7 per cent of the total capital investment (5.98 trillion soums) was used. In particular, the industry's fuel and energy mastered 15.2 per cent of total capital investment (over 2.780 trillion soums), metallurgy - 4.1 per cent (746.3 billion soums), chemical and petrochemical industries - one per cent (186.9 billion sums), mechanical engineering - 4.2 per cent (761.8 billion soums), light industry - 3.6 per cent (664.9 billion soums), food industry - 1.5 per cent (270.6 billion soums) and the building material industry - 1.6 per cent (275.1 billion soums).
In agriculture last year 4.6 per cent of the total capital investment (846.5 billion soums) was mastered, construction - 2.6 per cent (472.1 billion soums), transport and communications - 23.6 per cent (4.316 trillion soums ), trade and public catering - 4.1 per cent (742.6 billion soums), geology and exploration of mineral resources - 1.8 per cent (328.3 billion soums) and other sectors - 1.2 per cent (231.9 billion soums).
Of the total foreign investment in 2011, the largest amount of 50.6 per cent (66.9 per cent a year earlier) - was sent to the field of transport and communications; to the development of fuel-energy industry - 23.1 per cent (9.8 per cent in 2010 year), light industry - 6.2 per cent (4.4 per cent), and utilities - 1.6 per cent (0.7 per cent), construction materials industry - 1.5 per cent (3.9 per cent), the development of health care - 1.3 per cent (1.1 per cent) in the food industry - 1.1 per cent (1.6 per cent) and other industries - 13.6 per cent (10.1 per cent).
Trend reported earlier that Uzbekistan mastered $ 9.7 billion of capital investment in 2010 due to all sources of funding, 13.6 per cent more than in 2009. About 72 per cent of the total investment was directed to industrial construction including about 38 per cent for the purchase of equipment and advanced technology.
The share of foreign investments and loans in the total investment was 28.8 per cent, while foreign direct investment exceeded $ 2.4 billion.