Turkey's CRC imports up 15 percent in January-May

Thursday, 12 July 2018 11:31:51 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In May this year, Turkey's cold rolled coil (CRC) imports increased by 83.7 percent month on month to 116,074 mt and were up 75.3 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). The value of these imports was $77.9 million, rising by 82 percent month on month and up 96 percent year on year.

 

In the first five months of the current year, Turkey's CRC imports amounted to 368,145 mt, up 15 percent, while the value of these imports increased by 33.1 percent to $244.66 million, both year on year.

In the given period, Russia ranked first among Turkey's CRC import sources, supplying 161,916 mt, up 3.48 percent year on year. Meanwhile, in the given period, Turkey's CRC imports from Belgium totaled 36,342 mt.


Turkey's main CRC import sources in the January-May period are as follows: 

Country

Amount (mt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan-May 2018

Jan-May 2017

Y-o-y change (%)

May 2018

May 2017

Y-o-y change (%)

Russia

161,916

156,467

3.48

65,438

29,952

118.48

Belgium

36,342

12,915

181.39

3,765

3,612

4.24

Romania

33,967

33,793

0.51

8,099

8,627

-6.12

Ukraine

31,626

48,270

-34.48

6,373

11,370

-43.95

China

31,498

1,762

1687.63

19,325

-

-

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


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