Turkey's apparel exports soar 25.72% in Jan-Sept '21

05 Nov '21

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Apparel exports from Turkey increased by 25.72 per cent year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2021, according to the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute and the country's ministry of trade. In January-September 2021, Turkey exported apparel worth $13.364 billion, compared to exports of $10.630 billion during the corresponding period of 2020.

Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $7.792 billion during the first nine months of the current year, registering a sharp growth of 35 per cent over $5.770 billion earned during the same period of the previous year.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $5.572 billion, showing an increase of 14.7 per cent compared to $4.859 billion exports made in January-September 2020.

Among non-apparels, exports of carpets, mats matting and tapestries (HS chapter 57) shot up by 34 per cent to $2.385 billion, during the period under discussion.

Exports of old clothing and other textile articles and rags (HS chapter 63) also grew by 19.7 per cent to $2.109 billion during January-September 2021.

Meanwhile, Turkey's imports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles (HS chapter 52) increased substantially by 34.2 per cent to $2.553 billion.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)

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