Turkiye’s apparel exports saw a decrease of 6.34 percent year-on-year (YoY) in January-April 2023, bringing the total exports to $6.348 bn, compared to $6.778 bn during the same period in 2022, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute and the country’s Ministry of trade. In April 2023, exports experienced a dip of 23.54 percent, totalling $1,432.706 mn.
Knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories (HS chapter 61) accounted for $3.403 bn in exports during January-April 2023, a decrease of 9 percent from $2.738 bn in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, non-knitted apparel and accessories (HS chapter 62) were valued at $2.945 bn, showing a decrease of 3.1 percent compared to $3.040 bn in exports during January-April 2022.
In April 2023, the latest month for which data is available, Turkiye’s total exports of knitted and non-knitted clothing and accessories decreased by 23.54 percent to $1.432 bn compared to $1.873 bn in April 2022.
The exports of knitted and crocheted clothing and accessories dipped by 23.2 percent to $778.000 mn in April 2023 compared to $1,012.938 mn during the corresponding period in the previous year. The shipment of non-knitted apparel and accessories also experienced a fall of 24 percent in April, decreasing from $861.323 mn in April 2022 to $654.706 mn in April 2023.
