Textile and raw materials exports from Turkey, excluding apparel, during the month of February 2014, amounted to US$ 716.9 million, indicating a rise of 10.4 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, Turkey exported textiles and raw materials worth $716.9 million during February, compared to the $649.4 million exports of textile and raw materials made during the same month last year.
Textiles and raw materials exports during February accounted for 5.9 percent of the overall exports made from Turkey during the month.
During the month of January 2014, the country exported textiles and raw materials worth $ 769.21 million, recording a rise of 12.8 percent compared to the same month in 2013. Textiles and raw materials exported during the month of January accounted for 6.4 of the overall exports made from Turkey during the month.
In 2013, Turkey exported textiles and raw materials worth $8.39 billion registering a rise of 7 percent year-on-year.
