DUSHANBE, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Tajikistan's foreign trade turnover reached 929 million U.S. dollars in January, up 31.4 percent year on year, according to data released recently by the country's Agency on Statistics.

In the period, the country's exports totaled 175.2 million dollars, an increase of 53.1 percent from a year earlier, while imports stood at 753.8 million dollars, up 27.2 percent year on year.

As a result, Tajikistan recorded a trade deficit of 578.6 million dollars in January. According to the Eurasian Development Bank, the widening deficit was mainly driven by stronger domestic demand that boosted imports. ■