According to the State Statistics Committee, the volume of cement imports decreased by 416.4 thousand tons compared to the corresponding period of last year.

Over the 9 months, Uzbekistan imported cement mainly from the following countries:

• Tajikistan - 736.3 thousand tons
• Kyrgyz R. - 509.4 thousand tons
• Kazakhstan - 464 thousand tons
• Iran - 13 thousand tons
• Turkmenistan - 11.6 thousand tons
• China - 1.4 thousand tons
• Russia - 1.0 thousand tons