ANKARA, Jan 31 (A.A) - Turkey exported 28,62 billion U.S. dollars of products and imported 37,15 billion U.S. dollars of products in January-November 2001.
The exports increased by 13.2 percent compared to same period in 2000 while the decrease in imports reached 25.8 percent.
In the same period in 2000, the total exports were 25,28 billion U.S. dollars, the total imports were 50,65 billion U.S. dollars. The foreign trade deficit decreased to 8,53 billion U.S. dollars in 2001.
The rate of exports meeting the imports increased to 77 percent in the eleven months of 2001. The same rate was 50,5 percent in the same period in 2000.
In November 2001, Turkey exported goods worth of 2,8 billion dollars and imported goods worth of 3,44 billion dollars.
The exports of Turkey was 2,49 billion dollars and imports was 5,36 billion dollars in November 2000.
The exports in November 2001 increased by 12.1 percent and the imports decreased by 35.7 percent when compared to November 2000.
The foreign trade figures between January-November 2000 and 2001 according to the State Statistics Institute data are as follows: (million U.S. dollars)
. 2000 2001 Difference
. Jan-Nov Jan-Nov (Percent)
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EXPORTS 25,28 28,62 13.2
IMPORTS 50,06 37,15 -25.8
Foreign Trade Deficit -24,77 -8,53 -65.6
Rate of Meeting (%) 50.5 77.0
Manufacturing industry products had the highest share with 91.5 percent in 28 billion 620.4 million U.S. dollars of exports from Turkey in the January-November period of 2001 and it was followed by agricultural products with a 7.2 percent share, mining and quarry products with a 1.1 percent share and fishery products with a 0.1 percent share.
According to the State Institute of Statistics (DIE) data, exports of manufacturing goods rose 13.4 percent to 26 billion 201 million U.S. dollars in the January-November 2001 period. Exports from the manufacturing industry had been 23 billion 96 million U.S. dollars in the first eleven months of 2000.
As of the same periods, exports of mining and quarry products reduced 13.4 percent to 315 million U.S. dollars. Exports from this sector had been 364.5 million U.S. dollars in 2000.
In the first eleven months of 2001, exports of agricultural products increased by 16.2 percent and exports of fishery products rose by 17.4 percent.
According to DIE statistics, imports of consumer goods decreased 44.3 percent to 3 billion 735.6 million U.S. dollars in the first eleven months of 2001. Imports of consumer goods had been 6 billion 711.4 million U.S. dollars in the same period of 2000.
Imports of capital goods which had been 10 billion 279.2 million U.S. dollars in first eleven months of 2000 decreased 37.9 percent to 6 billion 385.2 million U.S. dollars. Imports of intermediary goods decreased 18.8 percent from 32 billion 898.2 million U.S. dollars to 26 billion 703.5 million U.S. dollars.
Total imports by Turkey in the first eleven months of 2001 was 37 billion 154.3 million U.S. dollars while share of capital goods was 17.2 percent, share of intermediary goods was 71.9 percent and share of consumer goods was 10.1 percent in these imports.
Meanwhile, 66.4 percent of total exports was made to Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries and 62.5 percent of total importas was made from OECD countries in the first eleven months of 2001.
According to statistics, 18 billion 993.5 million U.S. dollars of exports were made to OECD countries in this period. In the same period last year, total exports to OECD countries had been 17 billion 360.9 million U.S. dollars.
In this period, exports to European Union (EU) countries rose by 12.1 percent while exports to European Free Trade Area (EFTA) countries reduced by 6.6 percent.
In the first eleven months of 2001, exports to Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) countries rose by 15.4 percent and exports to Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) countries increased by 17.8 percent while exports to Turkic republics reduced by 5 percent.
In the same period, exports to Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) states rose by 7 percent and exports to the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) nations increased by 25 percent.
Meanwhile, imports from OECD countries reduced 29.4 percent from 32 billion 905.2 million to 23 billion 221.4 million U.S. dollars.
In this period, imports from EU countries fell by 32.1 percent and imports from EFTA countries reduced by 21.3 percent.
In the first eleven months of 2001, imports from CIS countries dropped by 18 percent and imports from BSEC countries reduced by 16 percent and imports from Turkic republics decreased by 56.2 percent.
In the same period, imports from ECO states fell by 14.9 percent and imports from the OIC nations ireduced by 16.1 percent.