At the Government meeting on August 29, Deputy Prime Minister H. Geldimyradov reported on preliminary macroeconomic indicators for the first eight months of the current year.
It was noted that for the specified period, GDP was 6.3 percent, including 1.5 percent in industry, 7 percent in construction, 11 percent in transport and communications, 9.8 percent in trade, 4.9 percent in agriculture, and 8.4 percent in services.
In general, the volume of manufactured products increased by 9.9 percent, retail turnover grew by 13.1 percent, and foreign trade turnover by 5.5 percent.
The revenue side of the State Budget for January-August was executed by 100 percent, and the expenditure side was at the level of 97.4 percent.
The amount of wages in large and medium-sized enterprises of the country increased by 11.9 percent compared to the same period in 2024. Salaries, pensions, state benefits and student scholarships were financed in a timely manner.
The volume of capital investments, developed from all sources of financing, increased by 10.8 percent, work was completed within the framework of the implementation of the National Rural Program.
After hearing the report, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov emphasized the importance of taking the necessary measures to maintain the sustainability of macroeconomic indicators of the national economy, further improving the budget and tax systems. The head of state also instructed the Deputy Prime Minister to regularly analyze the implementation of production plans by ministries and industry departments in order to successfully solve the tasks set.
