Stating that despite the slowdown in the global economy and trade, the success achieved in exports in 2019 continued to accelerate in January 2020, Pekcan said, “In January of this year, our exports increased by 6.1 percent compared to the same period of the previous year and reached 14.8 billion dollars. This figure “It is the highest January export figure in the history of the Republic.” he said.
Pekcan pointed out that this strong increase rate is an important positive indicator for exports in 2020, adding that in the same period, imports increased by 18.9 percent to 19.2 billion dollars, and the foreign trade volume increased by 13 percent to 34 billion dollars. noted that it increased.
“The revival in the Turkish economy continues to grow stronger”
Emphasizing that despite the weak course of the global economy, these data on foreign trade in the first month of the year indicate that the revival in the Turkish economy continues to strengthen, Pekcan continued as follows:
“It also supports the positive developments in macro indicators. In terms of the figures of the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the January-November period of 2019, we became the 7th country in the world that increased its exports the most on a rate basis. I am sure that when the WTO announces the annual data, our country’s remarkable success throughout the last year will be “We will continue our successful performance in foreign trade in 2019 with the same determination and determination in 2020. I congratulate our exporters who contributed to this important success and wish them continued success.”
