In February this year, Turkey's total longitudinally welded tube and profile exports increased by 47.0 percent to 126,641 metric tons compared to January and were up 24.1 percent year on year, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). These exports had a value of $92.91 million, up 44.5 percent month on month, while increasing by 41.4 percent compared to the same month of 2020.
In the January-February period of this year, Turkey's longitudinally welded tube and profile exports amounted to 212,802 mt, down 14.1 percent, while the value of these exports increased by 3.2 percent to $157.20 million, both compared to the same period of 2020.
In the given period, Turkey's largest longitudinally welded tube and profile export destination was Iraq which received 45,284 metric tons, up 98.68 percent year on year. Iraq was followed by United Kingdom with 36,381 metric tons and Belgium with 23,463 metric tons.
Turkey's top longitudinally welded tube and profile export destinations in January-February are as follows:
Country |
Amount (mt) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
January-February 2021 |
January-February 2020 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
February 2021 |
February 2020 |
Y-o-y change (%) |
Iraq |
45,284 |
22,792 |
98.68 |
15,608 |
13,242 |
17.87 |
UK |
36,381 |
20,677 |
75.95 |
29,992 |
1,742 |
1621.70 |
Belgium |
23,463 |
20,220 |
16.04 |
18,596 |
6,066 |
206.56 |
Ireland |
12,848 |
4,338 |
196.17 |
12,847 |
143 |
8883.92 |
Israel |
11,871 |
17,433 |
-31.91 |
4,266 |
8,145 |
-47.62 |
Germany |
11,437 |
14,103 |
-18.90 |
6,277 |
3,673 |
70.90 |
Romania |
9,830 |
59,346 |
-83.44 |
7,359 |
28,073 |
-73.79 |
Georgia |
8,081 |
10,151 |
-20.39 |
4,083 |
5,435 |
-24.88 |
Italy |
6,575 |
8,035 |
-18.17 |
3,789 |
5,217 |
-27.37 |
Canada |
5,144 |
2,984 |
72.39 |
2,096 |
1,490 |
40.67 |
Turkey's main longitudinally welded tube and profile export destinations in January-February are as follows:
