Türkiye's exports reach over 19 bln USD in April

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Türkiye's exports reach over 19 bln USD in April

STORY: Türkiye's exports reach over 19 bln USD in April SHOOTING TIME: May 3, 2024 DATELINE: May 4, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:08 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of shipping trade in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye's exports slightly increased by 0.13 percent annually in April, amounting to 19.3 billion U.S. dollars, a cabinet minister said on Friday, citing preliminary data. "It is a limited increase, but this is mainly because factories are closed for the first half of April during the one-week Ramadan holiday," Turkish Trade Minister Omer Bolat said at a press conference. Imports rose by 4.24 percent year-on-year to 29.17 billion dollars in April, he said, adding, "We managed to keep it below the limit of 30 billion dollars." In the January-April period, the country's overseas shipments totaled 82.9 billion dollars, up by 2.7 percent from the prior year, Bolat said. Türkiye's trade balance posted a deficit of 9.9 billion dollars in April, with an annual hike of 13.3 percent, he ad

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