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Turkey’s steel section exports up 21.4 percent in Q1

Monday, 28 May 2012 17:07:16 (GMT+3) |

According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in March this year Turkey's total steel section exports amounted to 153,191 metric tons, rising by 12.6 percent year on year and down 21.5 percent compared to the previous month. Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $114.6 million, up by 14.1 percent compared to March 2011 and down 20.3 percent month on month.

In the first quarter of 2012, Turkey's steel section exports rose 21.4 percent compared to the carresponding petriod of the last year, amounting to 461,158 mt.

Turkey's top 10 steel section export destinations in Q1 2012 are as follows:

Country	Volume (mt)
Country	Q1 2012	Q1 2011
Saudi Arabia	67,011	29,313
Iraq	60,287	41,607
Morocco	37,346	31,634
Iran	22,132	30,618
Algeria	17,989	14,689
UAE	16,948	5,983
Canada	16,713	468
USA	16,510	19,703
Israel	11,535	17,789
UK	9,309	15,608

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Turkey’s steel section exports up 21.4 percent in Q1

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