Turkiye’s apparel exports surged by 20.79 per cent Y-o-Y in January-April 2022, shows data from the Turkish Statistical Institute and Ministry of Trade, Turkiye exported apparel worth $6.78 billion, in the first four months of the current year compared to exports of $5.61 billion during the same period of 2021.

Turkiye’sknitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) exports grew by 18.6 per cent to $3.742 billion in January-April 2022 as against $3.156 billion earned during the same months of the previous year.

Exports of non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) increased by 23.6 per cent to $3.042 billion compared to $2.460 billion exports made in January-April 2021.

Exports of old clothing and other textile articles and rags (HS chapter 63) also grew by 9.5 per cent year-on-year to $1.046 billion during the period under discussion.

Meanwhile, Turkiye’s imports of cotton, cotton yarn and cotton textiles (HS chapter 52) increased by a sharp 69.4 per cent to $1.733 billion over $1.023 billion in the first four months of 2021.

Likewise, man-made filament (HS chapter 54) imports too shot up by 78.1 per cent year-on-year to $1.172 billion, the data showed.