BISNIS - Uzbekistan Report
23 JUN 95
FM AMEMBASSY TASHKENT
UZBEKISTAN ECONOMIC UPDATE - MAY 1995
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1. POST PROVIDES BELOW THE EXCHANGE RATES FOR
MAY 1995:
SOM/DOLLAR EXCHANGE RATE
DATE CENTRAL AMOUNT OF COMMERCIAL BLACK
BANK AUCTION BANKS MARKET
05/02/95 26.5 13.4 26.5-29.1 39.0
05/04/95 26.5 13.6 26.5-29.1 39.0
05/11/95 26.5 14.0 26.5-29.1 38.5
05/16/95 26.5 14.2 26.5-29.1 38.0
05/18/95 26.6 14.5 26.6-29.2 37.5
05/23/95 26.9 14.8 26.9-29.5 37.0
05/25/95 27.3 15.3 27.3-30.0 36.5
05/30/95 27.6 15.2 27.6-30.3 36.0
2. BELOW ARE THE RESULTS OF POST'S PRICE SURVEY
FOR MAY 1995:
RETAIL PRICES (IN SOM/KG, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED)
4/25/95 5/12/95 5/25/95
MINIMUM WAGE
(SOM/MONTH) 150.0 150.0 150.0
EXCHANGE RATE
(SOM/USD)
-OFFICIAL 26.2 26.5 27.3
-BAZAAR 39.0 38.0 36.5
BEEF 35.0 40.0 35.0
LAMB 55.0 55.0 55.0
BREAD (ONE LOAF) 6.0 6.0 6.0
BUTTER 90.0 90.0 90.0
POTATOES 13.0 15.0 13.0
OIL (LITER) 60.0 77.0 60.0
EGGS (ONE) 2.5 2.2 2.0
RICE 10.0 11.0 11.0
CHICKEN (ONE BIRD) 60.0 60.0 65.0
ONION 4.0 6.0 6.0
CARROTS 5.0 6.0 7.0
SUGAR 28.0 28.0 25.0
SOAP (ONE PIECE) 11.0 10.0 10.0
FLOUR 13.0 13.3 13.3
GASOLINE (LITER) 9.0 9.0 9.0
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
FOR ONE TRIP 2.0 2.0 2.0
3. THE FOLLOWING ARE SELECTED ECONOMIC STATISTICS
FROM THE GOU'S ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORT FOR 1995:
BASIC SOCIAL ECONOMIC INDICATORS
(IN ACTUAL COSTS; MILLIONS OF SOM)
------------------------------:--------:--------------
: 1994 :1994 AS A PER-
: : CENTAGE OF
: : 1993
------------------------------:--------:---------------
GDP :56828.0 : 96.5
PRODUCED NATIONAL INCOME :44563.3 : 92.6
TOTAL VOLUME OF INDUSTRIAL : :
PRODUCTION :47355.5 : 101,0/93.1 (X)
INDEX OF WHOLESALE PRICES : :
: 1 : 11.7 TIMES
(BASE IS 1)
INDEX OF CONSUMER PRICES :
: 1 : 12.2 TIMES
(BASE IS 1)
PRODUCTION OF CONSUMER GOODS :25937.8 : 97.3
PRODUCTION OF AGRICULTURAL : :
GOODS (IN COMPARISON TO 1993 : :
PRICES) : 1930.0 : 96.7
INCLUDING: :
:
CROP PRODUCTION : 1200.0 : 98.2
LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION : 730.0 : 94.5
CAPITAL INVESTMENT(INCLUDING : :
ALL FINANCIAL RESOURCES) :11557.7 : 87
RESIDENTIAL HOUSING CONSTRUC- : :
TION, THOU. SQ. M. : 5325.3 : 83
DISPATCH CARGO BY TRANSPORT : :
FOR GENERAL USE MLN. TON : 269.6 : 93.3
(X) - IN NUMERATOR - ACCORDING TO ENTERPRISES'S REPORTS
OF PRODUCTION IN TERMS OF VALUE;
- IN DENOMINATOR - ACCORDING TO THE DATA BASE OF
MATERIAL PRODUCTION OF BASIC GOODS.
INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION.
INDICES OF TOTAL VOLUME OF INDUSTRIA
L PRODUCTION IN
BRANCHES (IN COMPARATIVE PRICES; IN PERCENTAGE TO THE
APPROPRIATE PERIOD 1993.)
: : : :
: OCTOBER: NOVEMBER: DECEMBER: 1994
-------------------:--------:---------:---------:-----
ALL INDUSTRIES : 99.2 : 103.6 : 116.4 :
: : : :
HEAVY INDUSTRY : 98.4 : 106.6 : 126.2 : 97.6
: : : :
FUEL AND ENERGY : : : :
INDUSTRY : 94.6 : 97.6 : 98.2 :100.4
ELECTRICITY : 87.0 : 86.8 : 92.0 : 96.4
FUEL ENERGY : 99.8 : 102.5 : 101.3 :102.4
: : : :
METALLURGY INDUSTRY: 88.6 : 80.7 : 95.9 : 89.3
: : : :
CHEMICAL AND OIL : : : :
INDUSTRY : 90.1 : 98.7 : 121.7 : 77.7
: : : :
MACHINE-BUILDING AND : : :
METAL PROCESSING : : : :
INDUSTRY : 105.3 : 134.9 : 180.7 :110.3
: : : :
FORESTRY, WOOD PRO-: : : :
CESSING PULP AND : : : :
PAPER INDUSTRY : 123.5 : 132.5 : 156.5 :101.5
: : : :
BUILDING MATERIAL : : : :
INDUSTRY : 84.S : 95.4 : 113.8 : 89.6
: : : :
LIGHT INDUSTRY : 102.7 : 106.1 : 116.7 :107.9
: : : :
FOOD INDUSTRY : 96.1 : 95.2 : 95.8 :103.5
: : : :
FLOUR-GRINDING AND : : : :
FODDER INDUSTRY : 92.0 : 92.4 : 71.8 : 97.1
FIRST QUARTER 1995 TRADE (USD MILLION)
EXPORTS 940
IMPORTS 889
NET SURPLUS 51
EXPORTS TO CIS 220
SOURCE: GOSKOMPROGNOZSTAT (STATE COMMITTEE ON
FORECASTING AND STATISTICS).