KHUJAND, May 12, Asia-Plus  -- Over the first four months of this year, the foreign trade turnover of the northern prov­ince of Sughd, including electric energy and natural gas, has amounted to $271.6854 million, which is 131.4 percent of the January-April 2007 level or $64.899.3 million more, according to the Sughd agency for statistics.     

The trade balance was negative and amounted to 185.4176 million US dollars.

In January-April 2008, exports of goods have amounted to $43.1069 million, which is $4.76 million or 9.9 percent fewer than in the same period of last year.

Imports of goods into the province over the report period have amounted to $228.5245 million, which is $69.6623 million or 43.8 percent more than in January-April 2007.

Over the report period, the Sughd province has had trade relations with 51 countries of the world, including 11 CIS states.

The CIS states have accounted for 65.1 percent of Sughd’s external trade turnover in January-April 2008.