BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 2
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The trade turnover between Turkey and Uzbekistan in April 2020 dropped by $101.2 million compared to the same period of last year, having made up slightly over $93.2 million, Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend on June 2.
"In April 2020, Turkey’s export to Uzbekistan amounted to $62.6 million, and import from Uzbekistan - $30.6 million," the ministry said.
In the first four months of this year, trade turnover between Turkey and Uzbekistan declined by over $116.3 million compared to the same period of 2019, having stood at $574.3 million.
"From January through April 2020, Turkey’s export to Uzbekistan amounted to $285.8 million, and import from Uzbekistan – $288.4 million," the ministry also noted.
Turkey's foreign trade turnover in April 2020 amounted to over $22.5 billion.
In the reporting month, Turkey's exports dropped by 41.4 percent compared to April 2019, having stood at $8.9 billion.
Meanwhile, imports of Turkey in April 2020 went down by 25 percent compared to April of last year and amounted to $13.5 billion.
According to the ministry, in the first four months of this year, Turkey’s trade turnover exceeded $120.8 billion.
“From January through April 2020, Turkish exports decreased by 13.7 percent compared to the same period in 2019, reaching $51.6 billion,” the ministry said.
It was also noted that Turkish imports grew by 1 percent compared to the same period in 2019, having amounted to $69.2 billion.
The foreign trade turnover of Turkey in 2019 made up $374.2 billion.
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