OREANDA-NEWS. The volume of gross domestic product (GDP) of Uzbekistan made up about 25.764 trillion soums in the first quarter of 2014, or grew by 7.5% year-on-year, according to preliminary data.

According to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan, the industrial production rose by 9.9% in the reporting period and reached 16.288 trillion soums.

In the first quarter of 2013, the volume of production of agriculture goods rose by 6.2% year-on-year and reached 2.669 trillion soums. The investments into fixed capital reached 5.616 trillion soums or grew by 10.1% year-on-year.

The volume of constructions works increased by 15.5% year-on-year in January-March 2014 and reached 2.83 trillion soums.

About 264.7 million tonnes of freight were transported in Uzbekistan in the first quarter of 2014, which rose by 4.4% year-on-year. The freight turnover reached 9.79 billion tonnes-km (+2.6%).

Passenger transportation hit 1.473 billion people in January-March 2014. The growth rate made up 4.9% year-on-year. The passenger turnover rose by 5.5% to 19.757 million passenger-km.

Retail trade turnover of Uzbekistan made up 11.739 trillion soums in the first quarter of 2014, which grew by 14.3% year-on-year. The volume of paid services rose by 9.1% year-on-year to 4.935 trillion soums in January-March 2014.