Turkish PPGI imports up by 2.1 percent in January-August

Thursday, 18 October 2018 17:28:12 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In August this year, Turkey's pre-painted galvanized iron (PPGI) imports decreased by 54.8 percent year on year to 1,141 mt, while the revenue from these imports declined by 33.8 percent year on year to $1.84 million, according to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).

In the first eight months of the current year, Turkey's PPGI imports went up by 2.1 percent to 21,482 mt, while the revenue from these imports amounted to $28.79 million, up 25.8 percent, both year on year.

In the given period, Italy ranked first among Turkey's PPGI import sources, supplying 4,557 metric tons, down 4.3 percent year on year. Italy was followed by Belgium and South Korea, with their PPGI exports to Turkey amounting to 3,853 metric tons and 3,063 metric tons respectively.

Turkey's top PPGI import sources in the January-August period:

Country

Amount (mt)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Jan-Aug 2018

Jan-Aug 2017

Y-o-y change (%)

August 2018

August 2017

Y-o-y change (%)

Italy

4,557

4,762

-4.3

538

766

-29.8

Belgium

3,853

3,728

3.4

158

265

-40.4

South Korea

3,063

1,233

148.4

134

189

-29.1

China

3,010

3,785

-20.5

22

812

-97.3


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