Turkey apparel exports up 1.54% in Jan-December 2019

Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $9.089 billion during the year, registering a decrease of 0.5 per cent from $9.041 billion earned during the corresponding period of the previous year.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $6.450 billion, up 3 per cent from $6.262 billion exports made in the same period of 2018.

Meanwhile, exports of carpets, mats and tapestries (HS chapter 57) were up 11.8 per cent to $2.531 billion during the period under review.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (PC)