(ANSAmed) - ANKARA, APRIL 30 - Turkey's exports increased
12.2% to 13.2 billion USD in March 2012 when compared to March
2011, as Anatolia news agency reports. TurkStat, Turkey's
statistical authority, stated on Monday that Turkey's import
dropped 4.8% to 20.5 billion USD in March 2012 when compared to
March 2011. At the same month, foreign trade deficit decreased
from 9.8 million USD to 7.3 million USD. In March 2012, exports
coverage imports was 64.3%, while it was 54.6% in March 2011.
The EU's share in exports was 41.6% in March, 2012. As compared with March 2011, exports to EU decreased 3.3% to 5.5 million USD in March 2012. In March 2012, the main partner country in Turkey's exports was Germany with 1.2 million USD. For exports, Germany was followed by Iraq (931 million USD), Iran (704 million USD), Britain (701 million USD) and Italy (620 million USD). For March 2012, the top country for Turkey's imports was Russia (2.037 million USD), followed by Germany (2.015 million USD) and China (1.7 million USD). (ANSAmed).
The EU's share in exports was 41.6% in March, 2012. As compared with March 2011, exports to EU decreased 3.3% to 5.5 million USD in March 2012. In March 2012, the main partner country in Turkey's exports was Germany with 1.2 million USD. For exports, Germany was followed by Iraq (931 million USD), Iran (704 million USD), Britain (701 million USD) and Italy (620 million USD). For March 2012, the top country for Turkey's imports was Russia (2.037 million USD), followed by Germany (2.015 million USD) and China (1.7 million USD). (ANSAmed).
