Turkey’s textile and raw materials exports during the month of January 2014 totaled to US$ 769.21 million, recording a rise of 12.8 percent compared to the same month in 2013, as per the latest data released by the Turkey Exporters Assembly (TIM).

 

According to the January 2013 Export Data Report of TIM, Turkey exported textiles and raw materials worth US$ 769.21 million during January, compared to the US$ 682.15 million exports of textiles and raw materials during the same month last year.

 

Textile and raw materials exports during January accounted for 6.4 percent of the overall exports made from Turkey during the month.

 

Meanwhile, as per the TIM data, Turkey exported clothing worth $1.58 billion during the month of January 2014, indicating a surge of 14.2 percent compared to the same month last year.

 

Turkey exported apparel worth $1.58 billion in January, compared to the $1.39 billion exports of clothing made during the same month in 2013.

 

Exports from the Turkish clothing sector accounted for 13.2 percent of the overall exports from the country during the month of January.

 

Last year, Turkey exported textiles and raw materials worth $8.39 billion registering a rise of 7 percent year-on-year, whereas the country exported apparel worth $17.3billion, indicating a surge of 8.3 percent compared to 2012.