Turkish apparel exports fall 6.11% in H1 2017

21 Aug '17

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Apparel exports from Turkey declined by 6.11 per cent in the first six months of this year, according to the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute. From January to June 2017, Turkey exported apparel worth $7.156 billion, compared to exports of $7.622 billion clocked during the corresponding period of the previous year, the data showed.

Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $4.2 billion during the six-month period, showing a decline of 5.8 per cent, as against exports of $4.456 billion during the same period of 2016.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $2.955 billion, down 6.6 per cent from $3.165 billion exports made in the comparable period of 2016.

Meanwhile, exports of carpets, mats and tapestries were up 4.7 per cent to $1.013 billion during the period under review, while exports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles, decreased by 0.6 per cent year-on-year to $866.088 million.

On the other hand, imports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles grew 8.2 per cent to $1.491 billion during the six-month period. Man-made filament imports dropped 1.1 per cent to $1.124 billion, whereas man-made fibre imports rose 2.9 per cent to $1.022 billion. (RKS)

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