ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, September 6. Turkmenistan exported textile products worth 3.68 million euros to the EU countries from January through May 2023, the source at Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, told Trend.
According to the information, these figures for the reporting period are almost 2 times less than in the first six months of last year (7.18 million euros).
Turkmenistan exported textile products to the EU countries in May in the amount of 282,987 euros, which is 2.3 times, or over 384,000 euros less than in April 2023 (667,095 euros).
Turkmenistan's exports to the EU reached nearly 273.16 million euros from January through May 2023, reflecting a 29 percent increase compared to the corresponding months of 2022 when it was 193.81 million euros.
Meanwhile, the trade exchange between Turkmenistan and the EU countries from January through May 2023 amounted to over 494.66 million euros, which is 27.3 percent more than the same period last year (406.3 million euros).