Exports From Automotive Sector Increase By 44.2 Percent

BURSA - The exports from the automotive sector in the first five months of 2004 increased 44.2 percent to 3 billion 870 million U.S. dollars.
In the same period last year, exports from the automotive sector was 2 billion 683 million U.S. dollars.
Uludag Exporters' Association said on Saturday that the exports from the automotive sector increased 46 percent from 593 million 495 thousand U.S. dollars to 865 million 594 thousand U.S. dollars in May of 2004.
The automotive sector made exports to 153 countries and autonomous regions and 13 free zones.
The sector exported goods for the first time to British Virgin Islands, Ceuta, Serbia, Papua New Guinea, Comoro Islands, Guam, Djibouti, Faroe Islands, Vape Verde, Grenada, Alaska, Barbados, Dominican Republic and Denizli Free Zone.
The figures in the automotive sector in the first five months of 2004 are as follows:
. Name of Product Thousand Difference
(U.S. dollar) (Percent)
------------------------- ----------- ----------
Automobile........................ 1.430.382 92,8
Automotive by-industry............ 1.158.081 21,4
Lorry-truck....................... 696.707 56,7
Bus-minibus-midibus............... 249.659 53,1
Vessels-boats-ships............... 121.190 5,9
Tractor........................... 69.413 28,8
Towing............................ 17.169 25,6
Bicycle-motorcycle................ 15.261 32,7
Motor vehicles on special propose. 11.452 35,9
Tank-armoured vehicles............ 5.406 -92,7
Aircraft-spacecraft............... 4.982 -16,4
Towings on special purpose........ 69 -39,8
Railway vehicles.................. 1 -99,9

The first ten countries to which Turkey exported motor vehicles in the January-May period are as follows:

. Thousand Difference
Countries (U.S.dollar) (percent)
------------------------------------ ---------- ----------
Germany 600.820 32,6
France 545.972 112,3
Italy 446.033 48,9
Britain 324.382 165
Spain 193.624 33,6
Istanbul Leather Free Zone 132.001 51,6
Poland 109.856 97,9
Netherlands 88.092 74,3
United States 76.830 47,6
Russia 75.304 12,6

(UK-MS) 05.06.2004