AVERAGE PRICE FOR COTTON-FIBRE INCREASED BY 146 US DOLLARS

            Dushanbe, January, 22nd. (Lutfiya Eshonkulova, Olga Saprykina, the NIAT "Khovar"). — In 2008 cotton-fiber export made 7,7% in total volume. The State Committee of Statistics of RТ gave such data results in its report "About social and economic position of the country for 2008". According to the State Committee of Statistics of RТ, the cotton -fiber was basically exported to Russia (38,7%), Iran (26,2%), Uzbekistan and Latvia (on 9,1%). The average price for the cotton-fiber increased by 146 US dollars in comparison with 2007 and made 1295 US dollars for 1 ton.