According to the State Statistics Committee, in the period from January to May 2019, gold worth $ 1.2 billion was sold abroad. Gold sales totaled $ 1.4 billion in July.
In just seven months, Uzbekistan sold gold worth $ 3.4 billion. For comparison, from January to July 2018, $ 1.5 billion worth of gold was exported abroad.
It is noted that over the past five years, gold exports have grown from 12.1% to 31.8%.
Recall that Uzbekistan plans to sell 80 tons of gold in 2019. This is 10 tons more than in 2018.