As of October 1, the total number of economic entities in Uzbekistan amounted to 394,234 units, the State Statistics Committee says.

Of the above-mentioned amount, 88,855 (22.5%) are private enterprises.

According to the committee, the city of Tashkent has almost twice as much (12,779) private enterprises as the Surkhandarya region (6,991), Fergana has 10,523 and Kashkadarya – 9,015.

It is noted that 33,457 enterprises are specialized in trade, 16,007 – in industry, 7,818 – in construction, 7,725 – in services for accommodation and meals.