US Becomes Largest Market for Turkish Rug Exporter With $448 Million
The sector sold rugs to 186 countries and free zones in the first 9 months of the year, bringing in foreign currency earnings of $2.017 billion.
According to a report by Gaziantep İlk Haber, the Turkish rug sector exported a total of 391 million 984 thousand square meters of rugs to 186 countries and free zones in the first 9 months of the year. The shipments generated foreign currency earnings of 2 billion 17 million 127 thousand dollars.
Machine-made rugs lead, Americas stand out
By product group, machine-made rugs ranked first. Exports of this group reached 1 billion 563 million 158 thousand dollars.
In the regional breakdown, the countries of the Americas ranked first; exports to these countries amounted to 605 million 608 thousand dollars. By country, the US holds the position of the largest market for the Turkish rug sector, with exports of 448 million 37 thousand dollars. Exports to the US increased by 16.6 percent.
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Background: our earlier coverage
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The Turkish rug sector exported 2.017 billion dollars worth of goods to 186 countries and free zones in nine months. Geopolitical and logistical problems led to a lower year-end target.
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