Exports From Bursa Increase By 40 Percent

BURSA - Exports of various products from northwestern province of Bursa increased 40 percent to 3 billion 535 million 742 thousand U.S. dollars in the first four months of 2004.
In the same period last year, the region exported goods of 2 billion 524 million 779 thousand U.S. dollars.
Uludag Exporters' Associations told the A.A correspondent on Monday that exports increased 37 percent from 747 million 137 thousand U.S. dollars in April of 2003 to 1 billion 26 million 871 thousand U.S. dollars in April of 2004.
The exports according to the sectors in the January-April period of 2004 are as follows (thousand U.S. dollars):
Difference
group of goods Exports (percent)
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Ready to wear clothing 201.383 5
Textile 240.841 30
Leather 285 273
Carpet 175 173
Fresh fruit and vegetable 8.361 14
Cereals 359 -10
Livestock 2 -52
Wood 1.282 110
Mining 8 18
Electric-electronic 2.393 95
Iron-noniron goods 4.826 103
Chemicals 3.078 69
Cement 466 128
Olive and olive oil 41 -39
Dried fruit 7 647
Motor vehicles and by-industry 3.006.340 44
Hazelnut 369 2
Fruit and vegetable products 51.271 46
Machinery and spare parts 14.230 96

(UK-AY) 03.05.2004