Turkey: GAIB and Gaziantep are not satisfied with export records

Published 2021년 6월 2일

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The Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey has experienced a 46% increase in exports in May compared to the previous year, reaching $827.45 million. Gaziantep, the region's major contributor, saw a 54% increase in exports, amounting to $742.63 million. The region has set a new record for the highest May exports to date, with a total of 171 countries receiving exports. From January to May 2021, the region's exports increased by 38% year-over-year, reaching $4.457 billion. Gaziantep was the fifth largest exporter in Turkey during this period with exports valued at $3.911 billion. The most exported products include textiles, raw materials, carpets, cereals, pulses, oilseeds, chemicals, wood and forest products.

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Southeastern Anatolia Exporters' Associations (GAİB) shared the figures for the region's exports in May with the public. In the month we left behind, the region's exports increased by 46 percent compared to May of the previous year and amounted to 827 million 445 thousand dollars. Gaziantep, the locomotive city of the Southeast, completed the month of May with an export of 742 million 633 thousand dollars and achieved an increase of 54 percent compared to the previous year. Stating that they added new records this month to the records they broke throughout the year in foreign trade, GAİB Coordinator Chairman Ahmet Fikret Kileci said, "With the export performance revealed in May, we have reached the highest May export figures for both our region and Gaziantep so far. In addition, last month we exported to a total of 171 countries. "As of May, Gaziantep left behind the month in which it exported the most goods to the country. The steady growth of our export volume is an indicator of ...

Source: Sondakika