BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 15
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Trade turnover between Turkey and Syria amounted to $93.2 million in February 2020, showing a decrease of $7 million compared to the same month of 2019, Trend reports referring to Turkey’s Ministry of Trade on April 15.
"In February 2020, Turkey's export to Syria amounted to $76.6 million, and import from Syria made up $16.5 million," the ministry said.
According to the ministry, from January through February 2020, trade turnover between Turkey and Syria made up over $172.7 million, which is $33.8 million less compared to the same period of 2019.
"From January through February 2020, Turkey's export to Syria amounted to $144.8 million, and import from Syria made up $27.9 million," the ministry said.
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, export of Turkey increased by 4.1 percent compared to the same period of 2019, reaching $29.3 billion. Meanwhile, Turkey’s import increased by 14.3 percent compared to the same period of 2019, exceeding $36.8 billion.
Turkey’s foreign trade turnover in 2019 made up $374.2 billion.
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