BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 3
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
The trade turnover between Turkey and Ukraine dropped by $96.2 million in April 2020 compared to same month of 2019, making up $265 million, Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend.
In the reporting month, Turkey’s export to Ukraine amounted to $118 million, and import from Ukraine - $146.9 million.
From January through April 2020, Turkey’s trade turnover with Ukraine increased by $77.3 million compared to the same period last year, surpassing $1.3 billion.
Over the reporting period, Turkey’s export to Ukraine amounted to $597.4 million, and import from Ukraine - $797 million.
The foreign trade turnover of Turkey amounted to $22.5 billion in April 2020.
In April 2020, export from Turkey decreased by 41.4 percent compared to April 2019, amounting to $8.9 billion, while the import decreased by 25 percent compared to April 2019 and amounted to $13.5 billion.
Turkey’s trade amounted to $120.8 billion in the first four months of 2020. The export dropped by 13.7 percent over the year, amounting to $51.6 billion, and the import to the country increased by 1 percent over the year, amounting to $69.2 billion.
In 2019, the foreign trade turnover of Turkey amounted to $374.2 billion.
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