Turkey's textile exports rise 12.9% in April'14: TIM

05 May '14

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Textile and raw material exports, excluding apparel, from Turkey, during the month of April 2014 touched US$ 791.5 million, registering a rise of 12.9 percent, compared to the same month last year, as per the data released by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM).

According to the February 2014 Export Data of TIM, the country exported textiles and raw materials worth $791.5 million during April this year, compared to the $700.8 million exports of textiles and raw materials made during the same month in 2013.

Textiles and raw material exports in April 2014 accounted for 6 percent of the overall exports made from the country during the month.

During the month of March 2014, Turkey exported textiles and raw materials worth $771.7 million, recording a rise of 5.2 percent year-on-year. Textile and raw material exports accounted for 5.9 percent of the overall exports made from the country during the same month.

In 2013, Turkey exported textiles and raw materials worth $8.39 billion registering a rise of 7 percent compared to 2012.

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