BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 28
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
From January through October 2019, Turkey's exports of chemical products to Kazakhstan slightly increased, Trend reports referring to Turkish Trade Ministry.
During the reported period, Turkey's exports of chemical products to Kazakhstan increased by 3.62 percent, compared to the same period in 2018, and amounted to over $68 million.
Moreover, in October 2019, the export of chemical products from Turkey to Kazakhstan increased by 3.14 percent, compared to October 2018, and amounted to over $7.5 million.
In the first ten months of 2019, the export of Turkish chemical products increased by 18.1 percent compared to the same period in 2018, amounting to $28.7 billion.
In October 2019, exports of Turkish chemical products increased by 22.2 percent compared to October 2018, amounting to $1.9 billion, which makes 11.8 percent of Turkey’s total exports.
Over the past 12 months (October 2018-October 2019), exports of these goods increased by 16.6 percent compared to the same period in 2017-2018 and amounted to $19.9 billion, the ministry said.
Turkey’s export grew by 1.6 percent and reached $137 billion from January through October 2019 compared to the same period of 2018.
Meanwhile, the country's export decreased by 0.3 percent and reached $15.2 billion in October 2019 compared to October 2018.
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