Turkey’s export data for April 2024 was shared by the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). Turkey’s exports in April increased by 0.1 per cent to 19 billion 271 million dollars, while exports in the January-April period increased by 2.7 per cent to 82 billion 873 million dollars. In April 2023, exports of furniture, paper and forestry products sector, which was 626 million dollars in April, amounted to 585 million dollars in the same month of this year. While the sector exported 2.5 billion dollars in the first four months of the year, Iraq took the first place among the countries with the highest exports with 350 million dollars.
Exports to the United States are growing rapidly
Among the countries where the furniture, paper and forestry products sector exported the most in the first quarter of 2024, Iraq ranked first with 350 million dollars, while the United Kingdom ranked second with 124 million dollars. Exports to the United States of America in the third place were 120 million dollars, followed by countries such as Germany, Iran, Morocco, France, Libya and Georgia. The country with the highest increase in export share was the United States of America with 36.49 per cent.
Exporters continue to work despite difficult conditions
The furniture, paper and forestry products sector continues to work despite the challenging conditions to exceed the targeted export threshold of 8 billion dollars. Commenting on the exports of the sector in April, Erkan Özkan, President of Istanbul Furniture, Paper and Forestry Products Exporters’ Association, said: “As the furniture, paper and forestry products sector, we achieved a steady increase in the first three months of the year. In April, we have a loss due to both holidays and public holidays. We naturally experience this during the year, especially in periods coinciding with holidays. We are very pleased with the work of our exporters. Despite the difficulties in global trade, we both produce and market. It is promising for us that our sector does not give up and resists difficulties. Our primary goal is to increase our share in our existing markets, work intensively in the remaining months of the year and exceed the 8-billion-dollar threshold.”
