BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 17
By Rufiz Hafizoglu - Trend:
Turkey’s export of ready-made clothing to the US decreased by 15.1 percent from January through May 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 and stood at nearly $226.7 million, Turkey’s Ministry of Trade told Trend on June 17.
In May 2020, the export of ready-made clothing from Turkey to the US declined by 11.7 percent compared to the same month of 2019 and amounted to $52.1 million.
Turkey’s export of ready-made clothing to world markets dropped by 26.1 percent in the first 5 months of 2020, compared to the same period in 2019, amounting to $5.6 billion.
Turkey’s ready-made clothing export for the reporting period amounted to 9.1 percent of the country’s total export for the same period of this year.
In May 2020, Turkey exported ready-made clothing worth $840.2 million to foreign markets, which is 48.2 percent less compared to the same month of 2019.
Turkey’s ready-made clothing export in May of this year amounted to 8.4 percent of the country's total export.
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