Turkiye's apparel exports rise 5.52% in January 2022

11 Mar '22

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Apparel exports from Turkiye increased by 5.52 per cent year-on-year in January 2022, according to the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute and the country’s ministry of trade. During the first month of the current year, Turkiye exported apparel worth $1.418 billion, compared to exports of $1.344 billion during the corresponding period of 2021.

Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $758.138 million in January 2022, registering a growth of 7.7 per cent over $585.836 million earned during the same month of the previous year.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $816.434 million, showing an increase of 2.7 per cent compared to $601.721 million exports made in January 2021.

Among non-apparels, exports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles (HS chapter 52) shot up by 25.2 per cent to $203.659 million, compared to $162.691 million in the same month of the preceding year, the data showed.

Exports of old clothing and other textile articles and rags (HS chapter 63) also grew by 6.4 per cent year-on-year to $244.253 million during the period under discussion.

Meanwhile, Turkiye’s imports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles (HS chapter 52) increased substantially by 117.5 per cent to $396.575 million, over $182.346 million in January 2021.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (RKS)

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