BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 10
Trend:
The value of export of leather goods from Turkey to the US increased by 39.6 percent from January through July 2021, compared to the same period of 2020, approaching $28.2 million, the Turkish Ministry of Trade told Trend.
In July 2021, the export of leather goods from Turkey to the US surged by 57.3 percent compared to July 2020, settling $6.6 million, the ministry noted.
Turkey overall increased the export of leather products by 23.7 percent in the first 7 months of this year compared to the same period of last year, up to over $938.3 million.
Turkey exported leather goods worth $145.4 million in July 2021, which is 13.8 percent more compared to July 2020.
In the past 12 months (from July 2020 through July 2021), Turkish leather goods exports totaled over $1.5 billion.