By Trend

The volume of loans allocated to the industrial sector of Uzbekistan from January through May 2022 amounted to 121.3 trillion soums ($11.2 billion), which is an increase of 16.6 percent compared to the same period last year (103.8 trillion soums, or $9.6 billion), Trend reports citing the Uzbek Central Bank.

At the same time, loans allocated to agriculture in the corresponding period amounted to 37.7 trillion soums ($3.5 billion), which is an increase of 9.7 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (34.3 trillion soums or $3.2 billion).

The volume of loans allocated to the construction sector during this period, increased by 8.4 percent compared to the same period last year (8.5 trillion soums or $785.8 million) reaching 9.2 trillion soums ($851.8 million).

From January through May 2022, the volume of loans allocated to the trade and service sector amounted to 28.8 trillion soums ($2.6 billion), which is an increase of 20.3 percent compared to the same period of 2021 (23.9 trillion soums or $2.2 billion).

The volume of loans allocated to other sectors of the economy of Uzbekistan from January through May, 2022 amounted to 37.4 trillion soums ($3.4 billion).