Category-wise, exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) earned $3.742 billion in January-April 2022, registering a growth of 18.6 per cent over $3.156 billion earned during the same months of the previous year.
Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $3.042 billion, showing an increase of 23.6 per cent compared to $2.460 billion exports made in January-April 2021.
Exports of old clothing and other textile articles and rags (HS chapter 63) also grew by 9.5 per cent year-on-year to $1.046 billion during the period under discussion.
Meanwhile, Turkiye’s imports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles (HS chapter 52) increased by a sharp 69.4 per cent to $1.733 billion over $1.023 billion in the first four months of 2021.
Likewise, man-made filament (HS chapter 54) imports too shot up by 78.1 per cent year-on-year to $1.172 billion, the data showed.
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