According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in April this year Turkey's pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI) exports amounted to 12,837 mt, up 14.3 percent month on month and up 101.5 percent year on year, while the revenue from these exports totaled $11.8 million, rising by 12.4 percent compared to March and up 113.9 percent compared to the same month of 2016.
In the January-April period this year, Turkey’s PPGI exports increased by 71.3 percent to 39,612 mt, while the revenue from these exports amounted to $36.27 million, up 92.3 percent, both year on year.
Russia was Turkey's leading PPGI export destination in the first four months of the current year, with imports of 4,777 mt of PPGI from Turkey. In the given period, Russia was followed by Bulgaria and Romania, whose PPGI imports from Turkey amounted to 4,396 mt and 4,132 mt respectively.
Turkey's main PPGI export destinations in January-April period of this year:
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| Jan-Apr 2017 | Jan-Apr 2016 | Y-o-y change (%) | April 2017 | April 2016 | Y-o-y change (%) |
Russia | 4,777 | 287 | 1564.46 | 2,741 | 200 | 1270.50 |
Bulgaria | 4,396 | 3,758 | 16.98 | 1,433 | 1,282 | 11.78 |
Romania | 4,132 | 1,191 | 246.94 | 1,821 | 99 | 1739.39 |
Algeria | 3,802 | 2,159 | 76.10 | 182 | 209 | - |
USA | 2,960 | 70 | - | 328 | - | - |