Turkish Exports to EU Increase Most.

Source : World Bulletin, December 16, 2013

Turkey\'s exports to the European Union (EU28) increased dramatically compared to its major partners, according to data released by the EU\'s statistical office Eurostat. In the January-September 2013 period, exports from Turkey to EU28 rose 4% and reached ?37.4 billion compared to the same period last year. EU28 imports from most major partners fell in January-September 2013 compared with January-September 2012, except for Turkey with +4% and India with +1%. The most notable decreases were imports from Japan with -15%, Brazil -14%, Switzerland -12% and Norway -11%. The pattern was mixed for EU28 exports, with the largest increases registered for exports to Switzerland with +32% and Turkey +5%. The most notable falls for exports were India with -5% whereas the US and Japan were both recorded at -3%

Republic of Turkey Ministry of Economy