Turkiye's apparel exports slip 5.86% to $18.3 bn during 2023

18 Feb '24

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Turkiye's apparel exports witnessed a decline of 5.86 per cent in the year 2023, totalling $18.321 billion.
Knitted and crocheted clothing exports dropped 6.6 per cent, reaching $10.282 billion, while non-knitted apparel amounted to $8.039 billion, down 4.9 per cent.
In December 2023, total exports declined 10.74 per cent to $1.420 billion.

Turkiye’s apparel exports experienced a 5.86 per cent year-on-year decline in 2023, according to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute and the country’s ministry of trade. During this period, exports totalled $18.321 billion, a decrease from $19.463 billion in the corresponding period of 2022. In December 2023 alone, exports saw a more significant drop, falling 10.74 per cent to $1.420 billion.

Exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS Chapter 61) reached $10.282 billion in 2023, marking a 6.6 per cent decrease from $11.005 billion in the previous year. Meanwhile, non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS Chapter 62) amounted to $8.039 billion, representing a 4.9 per cent drop compared to $8.458 billion in 2022.

In December 2023, the most recent month for which data is available, Turkiye’s total exports of both knitted and non-knitted clothing and accessories decreased by 10.74 per cent to $1.420 billion, compared with $1.591 billion in December 2022. Exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories fell by 8.2 per cent, totalling $813.991 million, against $886.966 million in December 2022. Shipments of non-knitted apparel and accessories also declined, dropping by 13.9 per cent from $606.461 million in December 2022 to $704.126 million in December 2023.

Turkiye’s apparel exports had increased by 6.46 per cent in 2022, reaching $19.475 billion compared to $18.294 billion in 2021.

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