Turkish apparel exports up 7.4% in Jan-July 2018

Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $5.261 billion during the seven-month period, registering an increase of 6.1 per cent over exports of $4.958 billion during the corresponding period of the previous year.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $3.797 billion, up 9.3 per cent from $3.475 billion exports made in the same period of 2017.

Meanwhile, exports of carpets, mats and tapestries (HS chapter 57) were up 9.5 per cent to $1.280 billion during the period under review. (RKS)

Fibre2Fashion News Desk – India