BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 12
Trend:
The value of Turkish steel exports to Uzbekistan has surged from January through May 2021, the Turkish Ministry of Trade told Trend.
According to the ministry, this indicator amounted to over $23.9 million, up by 95.4 percent compared to the first five months of last year.
Turkey exported steel worth over $4.7 million to Uzbekistan in May 2021, which is by 1.5 times more than in the same month of 2020, the ministry said.
Turkey as a whole has increased the export of steel by 48.9 percent from January through May 2021 compared to the same period of last year up to nearly $7.2 billion.
Turkey exported steel worth over $1.7 billion in May 2021, which is by 114 percent more than in the same month of 2020.
The export of Turkey’s steel reached $14.9 billion over the past 12 months (from May 2020 through May 2021).
