BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 30
Trend:
Turkey's foreign trade turnover surpassed $37 billion in October 2020, the Turkish Trade Ministry told Trend.
The ministry said Turkey's exports in October this year increased by 5.6 percent compared to the same months of 2019, reaching $17.3 billion.
At the same time, Turkey's imports rose by 8.4 percent year on year and totaled over $19.7 billion, the ministry.
According to the ministry, Turkey's trade turnover from January through October 2020 amounted to $311.5 billion.
In the past 10 months of this year, Turkey's exports dropped by 9.1 percent compared to the same period of 2019, amounting to $135.6 billion, the ministry said.
Meanwhile, Turkey's imports increased by 1.2 percent over the year, amounting to $175.8 billion.
In 2019, Turkey's foreign trade turnover was equal to $374.2 billion.