BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 31
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The export of cement from Turkey to Uzbekistan dropped by 48 percent in the first 7 months of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, amounting to slightly over $3.8 million, the Turkish Ministry of Trade told Trend.
In July 2020, Turkey exported cement worth $637,000 to Uzbekistan, which is 48.21 percent less than in July of last year.
From January through July 2020, Turkey’s export of cement to the world markets increased by 0.9 percent compared to the same period of last year, exceeding $2 billion.
The export of cement from Turkey reached 2.3 percent of the country's total export volume from January through July 2020.
Turkey exported cement worth $351.6 million to the world markets in June 2020, which is 11.5 percent more than in the same month of 2019.
The export of cement from Turkey in July 2020 amounted to 2.3 percent of the country's total export volume.
Turkey exported cement worth $3.5 billion over the past 12 months (from June 2019 through July 2020).
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