Turkey's CRC imports down 0.7 percent in January-April

Tuesday, 19 June 2018 11:58:57 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In April this year, Turkey's cold rolled coil (CRC) imports decreased by 16.3 percent to 63,180 mt as compared to the previous month and were down 4.6 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports was $42.8 million, decreasing by 12.1 percent month on month and down 3.4 percent year on year.
 

In the first four months of the current year, Turkey's CRC imports amounted to 252,073 mt, down 0.7 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 15.7 percent to $166.7 million, both year on year.

In the given period, Russia ranked first among Turkey's CRC import sources, supplying 96,477 mt, down 23.7 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the given period, Turkey's CRC imports from Belgium totaled 32,576 mt.
Turkey's main CRC import sources in the January-April period are as follows

Country

Amount (mt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan-Apr 2018

Jan-Apr 2017

Y-o-y change (%)

April 2018

April 2017

Y-o-y change (%)

Russia

96,477

126,515

-23.7

30,711

40,455

-24.1

Belgium

32,576

9,303

250.2

3,899

836

366.4

Romania

25,868

25,165

2.8

7,942

5,061

56.9

Ukraine

25,252

36,899

-31.6

6,496

8,834

-26.5

South Korea

13,145

17,047

-22.9

5,485

6,267

-12.5

 

Turkey's CRC import sources in the January-April period can be seen in the graph below:


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