According to preliminary data of the State Statistics Committee of  Uzbekistan in January 2019, the services sector grew by 15.7%, to 13,043.4 billion soums in monetary terms, the State Statistics Committee reports.

“Compared to the same period last year, the growth rate was 115.7%. If we also compare with the same period last year, there is an increase in the volume of financial services (by 871.5 billion soums), transport services (by 807.2 billion soums), and trade services (by 450.0 billion soums). In general, the volume of rendered market services increased by 2,604 billion soums,” the message reads.

“The Qazaq Times”