BAKU, Azerbaijan, Mar. 6
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Export of leather goods from Turkey to world markets has exceeded $285.7 million from January through February 2020, which is 8.6 percent more compared to the same period last year, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend on March 6.
Turkey’s export of leather goods makes up 1 percent of the total export from January through February 2020, the ministry noted.
“In February 2020, Turkey exported leather goods worth $152.4 million to world markets, which is 4.2 percent more compared to the same period of 2019,” the ministry said.
“Over the last 12 months, i.e. from February 2019 through February 2020, Turkey has exported leather goods worth more than $1.6 billion,” the ministry added.
Turkey’s foreign trade turnover in January 2020 exceeded $33.9 billion.
In the reporting period, the export from Turkey exceeded $14.7 billion, which is increase by 6.4 percent compared to January 2019.
Turkey's import increased by 18.8 percent in January 2020 compared to the same month of 2019 and exceeded $19.2 billion.
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