Turkiye's apparel exports rise 18% in January-March 2022

Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $2.730 billion in January-March 2022, registering a growth of 17.2 per cent over $2.330 billion earned during the same months of the previous year.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $2.181 billion, showing an increase of 19.2 per cent compared to $1.829 billion exports made in January-March 2021.

Exports of old clothing and other textile articles and rags (HS chapter 63) also grew by 7.6 per cent year-on-year to $777.684 million during the period under discussion.

However, exports of carpets, mats matting and tapestries (HS chapter 57) fell by 7.1 per cent to $723.676 million during the three-month period.             

Meanwhile, Turkiye’s imports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles (HS chapter 52) increased by a sharp 93.7 per cent to $1312.987 million, over $677.974 million in the first three months of 2021.

Likewise, man-made filament (HS chapter 54) imports too shot up by 85.9 per cent year-on-year to $856.687 million, the data showed.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (KUL)