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Turkey-Syria trade down in 2019

Türkiye Materials 13 February 2020 20:28 (UTC +04:00)
Turkey-Syria trade down in 2019

BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb. 13

By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:

The trade between Turkey and Syria decreased by $96.4 million last year compared to the same period in 2018, amounting to $1.3 billion, Trend reports with reference to Turkish Trade Ministry.

“Last year, Turkey’s exports to Syria amounted to $1.2 billion, and imports from Syria - $90.1 million,” the ministry said.

The ministry noted that in December last year, Turkey’s trade with Syria also decreased by $20.3 million compared to the same month of 2018, exceeding $83.7 million.

“In December 2019, Turkey’s exports to Syria amounted to $74.7 million, and imports from Syria - $8.9 million,” the ministry said.

Turkey's foreign trade turnover exceeded $374.2 billion in 2019.

Turkish exports amounted to over $171.5 billion in 2019, having increased by 2.1 percent compared to 2018.

Turkey's imports amounted to just over $202.7 billion in 2019, indicating a decrease of 9.1 percent compared to 2018.

Turkey's foreign trade turnover amounted to over $33.7 billion in December 2019.

The exports exceeded $14.6 billion in December 2019, having grown by 6.4 percent, compared to December 2018, while the imports slightly exceeded $19 billion in December 2019, indicating an increase of 14.9 percent compared to December 2018.

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