Turkey's apparel exports decline 23.29% in H1 2020

Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $3.234 billion during the first six months, registering a sharp decrease of 27 per cent from $4.428 billion earned during the corresponding period of the previous year.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $2.862 billion, showing a decline of 18.7 per cent from $3.518 billion exports made in the same period of 2019.

Meanwhile, import of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles increased by 1.1 per cent year-on-year during the period under review to $1.311 billion.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)