Turkish garment exporters are working at nearly full capacity to meet strong demand arising out of recovery in export markets. The sector’s shipments to foreign markets grew by 27 per cent on an annual basis from January to July this year to reach more than $11.1 billion. Germany was the largest export market at $1.9 billion, followed by Spain at $1.5 billion and the United Kingdom at $1.2 billion.
In the first seven months of the year, the sector managed to boost exports to the Czech Republic by more than 200 per cent to $148 million and by 250 per cent to Tunisia to $63.5 million.Turkish garment exporters are working at nearly full capacity to meet strong demand in export markets. The sector's shipments to foreign markets grew by 27 per cent on an annual basis from January to July to reach more than $11.1 billion. Germany was the largest export market at $1.9 billion, followed by Spain at $1.5 billion and the UK at $1.2 billion.#
The industry’s exports could hit $20 billion by the year end, Burak Sertbas, chair of the Aegean Ready Wear and Confection Exporters’ Union, told a Turkish newspaper.
At the beginning of the pandemic, local companies started exporting more medical textile products, but in recent months, the shipment of those products declined fast, Sertbas said. Exporters are now producing mainly traditional outfits, such as suits, shirts, trousers, he added, lamenting that companies are having problems finding blue-collar workers.
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