According to the statistical data of the customs, in the first five months of this year, the total import & export amount of Zhejiang to the five countries in Central Asia is 20.42 billion yuan, up 16.5 percent. Among them, the export amount is 17.52 billion yuan, with a growth of 20.8 percent. This sets a new high in terms of import & export volume and export scale.

Among the five countries in Central Asia, Uzbekistan is the largest exporter, and Kazakhstan is the largest importer.