BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 23
By Rufiz Hafizoglu – Trend:
Carpets export from Turkey to France dropped by 26.5 percent in the first six months of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, having made up slightly over $7.1 million, Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend.
In June 2020, Turkey exported carpets worth $1.2 million to France grew by 3.6 percent compared to June last year and amounted to.
Export of carpets from Turkey to world markets dropped by 10.9 percent from January through June 2020 compared to the same period of 2019, having made up slightly over $1 billion.
According to the ministry, Turkey’s export of carpets abroad for the reporting period amounted to 1.4 percent of the country’s total export for the reporting period.
"In June 2020, Turkey exported carpets worth $195.1 million to foreign markets, which is 47.3 percent more compared to June 2019," the ministry said.
Turkey’s export of carpets to world markets in June this year amounted to 1.4 percent of the country’s total export.
During the last twelve months (from June 2019 through June 2020), Turkey exported carpets worth over $2.4 billion.
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