Turkey's foreign trade deficit narrows 90 pct in Nov.
- Türkiye
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 31 December 2018
- Modified Date: 01:13 | 31 December 2018
Turkey's foreign trade deficit in November narrowed by 90 percent year-on-year, Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported on Monday.
The foreign trade gap in November totaled $651 million, down from $6.4 billion in the same month last year.
Turkish exports rose 9.4 percent to reach over $15.5 billion, while imports decreased 21.3 percent to $16.2 billion during the same period.
Thus, the exports-to-imports coverage ratio surged to 96 percent last month, up from 69 percent in November 2017.
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