CORRECTS SEPTEMBER EXPORT FIGURE; OTHER EDITS
By Gokhan Ergocun
ISTANBUL (AA) - Turkey this year hit an all-time high in September export figures – $16.01 billion – Turkey’s trade minister announced on Friday.
The country's exports rose 4.8% on a yearly basis and 28.5% on a monthly basis in September, Ruhsar Pekcan said.
Turkey's exports also climbed 34.5% in the third quarter of this year from the previous quarter, she added.
These export figures confirm that Turkey’s recovery and normalization from the pandemic period are continuing successfully, Pekcan stressed.
Meanwhile, the country's imports in September totaled $20.89 billion, with an overwhelming 89.3% made up of raw material and capital goods, she said.
In the first nine months of this year, Turkey's exports totaled $118.35 billion and imports $156.24 billion, the trade minister added.