The overall export volume index in Turkey increased by 12.3% in December 2020, compared to the corresponding month of the prior year. Compared with December 2019, while the index for fuels decreased by 34.2%, the index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels) and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 10.7%, 30.6% and 14.1%, respectively.
The overall export volume index increased by 4.9% in Q4 2020, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. As compared with the year 2019, the index decreased by 5.7% in 2020, reads the latest data of TURKSTAT.
The overall export unit value index increased by 2.8% in December, as compared with the corresponding month of the prior year. In the same month, compared to December 2019, while the index for fuels decreased by 23.0%, the index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels) and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 1.4%, 9.2% and 3.6%, respectively.
The overall export unit value index increased by 1.4% in Q4 2020, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. As compared with the year 2019, the index decreased by 0.4% in 2020.
As for the overall import volume index in December, compared to the corresponding month of the preceding year increased by 6.6%. While the index for food, beverages and tobacco, and fuels decreased by 4.8% and 3.0%, respectively, the index for crude materials (except fuels) and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 15.0% and 7.2%, respectively.
The overall import volume index increased by 9.4% in Q4 2020, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. As compared with the year 2019, the index increased by 7.8% in 2020.
The overall import unit value index, as compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year, increased by 3.8% in December. While the index for fuels decreased by 27.9% the index for food, beverages and tobacco, crude materials (except fuels) and manufactured goods (except food, beverages and tobacco) increased by 17.1%, 15.6% and 10.0%, respectively.
The overall import unit value index increased by 0.5% in Q4 2020, compared to the corresponding quarter of the preceding year. As compared with the year 2019, the index decreased by 4.2% in 2020.
