BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 31
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Export of wood and furniture from Turkey to Turkmenistan increased by 40.3 percent from January through April 2020 compared to the same period of 2019 and made up $15.7 million, Turkey's Trade Ministry told Trend.
In April 2020, export of wood and furniture from Turkey to Turkmenistan surged by 57.8 percent compared to the same month of 2019, having stood at over $5.2 million.
Export of wood and furniture from Turkey to world markets dropped by 5 percent from January 2020 through April 2020 and amounted to $1.6 billion. Over the reporting period, Turkey’s wood and furniture export amounted to 3.2 percent of the country’s total export.
In April 2020, Turkey’s export of wood and furniture to the world markets decreased by 28.6 percent compared to the same month of 2019, making up $340.4 million. Meanwhile, Turkey’s wood and furniture export amounted to 3.8 percent of the country's total export.
From April 2019 through April 2020, Turkey exported the wood and furniture worth over $5.4 billion.
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