Exports From Bursa Exceed Usd 4 Billion

BURSA - Exports from northwestern province of Bursa in the first half of 2003 increased 51.8 percent to 4 billion 28 million 957 thousand U.S. dollars.
In the same period last year, Bursa exported 2 billion 653 million U.S. dollars of goods.
Uludag Exporters' Association told the A.A on Saturday that exports from Bursa increased 58.4 percent from 497 million 406 thousand U.S. dollars to 787 million 902 thousand U.S. dollars in June of 2003.
Exports of goods in January-June period of the year are as follows:

. Thousand Difference
Goods (U.S. dollar) (percent)
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Ready-to-wear 297,243 30
Textiles 278,492 22.5
Leather 120 177.4
Carpet 104 145.1
Fresh fruits and vegetables 24,694 -10.5
Grain-cereals 539 -40.4
Livestock 7 36.7
Wood 987 27.2
Minerals 19 -73.6
Electric-electronics 2,074 -41.2
Iron 3,358 71.1
Chemicals 2,973 87
Cement 360 39.2
Olive and olive oil 86 143.7
Dried fruits 3 -48.5
Motor vehicles 3,344,341 58
Hazelnut 521 2,544.8
Fruit and vegetable products 59,425 32.7

(UK-MS) 05.07.2003