BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 9. The indicators of textile production in Turkmenistan from January through April this year increased compared to the same period in 2022, Trend reports with reference to the Turkmen media.
This was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Batyr Atdaev at a meeting of the government.
According to him, during the reporting period, the volume of products manufactured by enterprises of the Ministry of Textile Industry of Turkmenistan, including cotton yarn and fabrics, increased by 5.6 and 14.8 percent, respectively, compared to the same period last year.
The production of garments and knitwear from January through April 2023 increased by 2.1 percent, and leather - by 17 percent compared to the first 4 months of 2022.
The plan for the manufacture of carpet products at the enterprises of the Turkmen Turkmenhaly State Association has been exceeded by 9.7 percent.
At the meeting, the results of the government's work in the economic sphere for 4 months of 2023 were summed up, draft documents were considered and priority tasks of the socio-economic development of the country were discussed.
