BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec. 9
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
In October this year, Turkey’s trade turnover with Syria decreased by $6.5 million compared to October last year, amounting to $135.2 million, Trend reports referring to the Turkish Trade Ministry.
“In October 2019, Turkey’s exports to Syria amounted to $121.6 million, and imports from Syria - $13.6 million,” the ministry said.
From January through October 2019, trade between Turkey and Syria decreased by $40.5 million compared to the same period in 2018, amounting to $1.1 billion.
“From January through October 2019, Turkish exports to Syria amounted to $1 billion, and imports from Syria - $71.3 million,” the ministry said.
Turkey's foreign trade turnover in October 2019 amounted to slightly over $34.5 billion.
In October 2019, the amount of Turkey's exports decreased by 1.53 percent, compared to October 2018, and amounted to over $16.3 billion.
Moreover, in October 2019, the amount of Turkey's imports increased by 10.79 percent, compared to October 2018, and exceeded $18.1 billion.
From January through October 2019, Turkey’s foreign trade turnover slightly exceeded $320.9 billion.
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