BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 10
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey’s export of cement to China dropped by 13.04 percent from January through March 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, amounting to $3.5 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend.
In March 2020, Turkey’s export of cement to China dropped by 66.21 percent compared to March 2019, and amounted $466,000.
From January through March 2020, export of cement from Turkey to world markets increased by 9.6 percent compared to the same period of 2019, exceeding $915 million.
Over the reporting period, Turkey’s cement export amounted to 2.1 percent of country's total export.
In March 2020, Turkey exported cement to world markets worth $317.5 million, which is 0.3 percent more compared to the same month of 2019. Meanwhile, export of cement from Turkey amounted to 2.4 percent of country's total export.
From March 2019 through March 2020, Turkey exported cement worth $3.5 billion.
Turkey’s foreign trade turnover in February 2020 exceeded $32.2 billion.
In February 2020, export from Turkey increased by 2.3 percent compared to February 2019, exceeding $14.6 billion.
Turkey's import increased by 9.8 percent in February 2020 compared to the same month of 2019 and exceeded $17.6 billion.
From January through February 2020, Turkey’s trade turnover exceeded $66.1 billion.
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