BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 5. Kyrgyzstan imported 3,500 tons of sugar in January 2023, which is a 41-percent increase over 2,471 tons in January last year, Trend reports via the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan.
At the same time, the value of the imports amounted to $1.8 million, decreasing by 11 percent year-on-year ($2 million in January 2022).
In the responding period, Kyrgyzstan imported sugar from the following countries:
|
The exporting country |
Volume of sugar |
|
Russia |
2,255 tons |
|
Belarus |
1,135 tons |
|
Kazakhstan |
88 tons |
|
Iran |
9.7 tons |
The volume of sugar imports to Kyrgyzstan from Russia in January 2023 decreased by 9 percent year-on-year, while the value of the imports decreased by 53 percent – from $2 million to $968,000.
According to the statistics, in the corresponding period of 2022, Belarus did not supply sugar to Kyrgyzstan.
Kyrgyzstan's overall trade turnover amounted to $834.7 million in January 2023, which is an increase of nearly 20 percent year-on-year ($692.5 million in January 2022).
The exports from Kyrgyzstan totaled $125.5 million, which is an increase of 11 percent compared to $111 million in January 2022. The imports to Kyrgyzstan reached $709 million, increasing by 22 percent compared to $581 million in January 2022.
