ANKARA - Exports are up 14.4 percent to 6.8 billion USD, and imports climbed 24.4 percent to 12.2 billion USD in May 2006, over the same month last year.
The Turkish Board of Statistics (TUIK) revealed today foreign trade figures in May.
Foreign trade deficit rose 40 percent from 3.8 billion USD to 5.3 billion USD, and the ratio of exports meeting imports dropped from 60.9 percent to 56 percent.
Meanwhile, exports increased 8 percent to 31.7 billion USD, and imports 18 percent to 53.2 billion USD in the January-May period.
Foreign trade deficit is 36.6 percent or 21.5 billion USD, in the same period.