Total volume of investments into fixed capital in Uzbekistan made up over 12.08 trillion soums in national currency in January-June 2013, which rose by 10.5% year-on-year, the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan said.

In the US dollar equivalent, the figure made up US$5.9 billion with the growth rate of 11.5% year-on-year, the committee said.

The volume of investments directed to production sectors of economy exceeded 7.556 trillion soums or 62.6% of total investments and to non-production sectors – 4.524 trillion soums or 37.4%.

According to the committee, about 55.7% of investments into fixed capital fell to share of enterprises and population in January-June, 19.3% - foreign investments and loans, 9.4% - loans of the banks and other loan resources and 10.6% - off-budget funds, including Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan.

Share of the state budget in total volume of fixed investment into fixed capital made up 5.1% and Fund for land-reclamation improvement of irrigated lands – 0.4%.

The enterprises with the state share used investments for 2.887 trillion soums and non-governmental enterprises – 9.193 trillion soums. About 21.1% of investments, used by state enterprises, fell to share of the state budget, 22.2% - own resources of the enterprises and population and 35.8% - resources of the off-budget and 17.1% - foreign investments and loans.

Some 66.2% of total investments, used by non-governmental enterprises, fell to share of population and enterprises and 20.2% - foreign investments and loans. Share of loans of the banks and other loan resources reached 11.6%.

The largest volume of foreign investments and loans were directed to such industries as transport and communication (36.4%) and fuel-energy sector (36.4%).

(Source: Uzdaily.com)