Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the Foreign Trade Indices for April.
EXPORT MEASUREMENT INDEX INCREASED BY 1,9%
Export measurement index increased by 1,9% in April compared to the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index increased by 5,3% in food, beverages and tobacco, decreased by 1,0% in raw materials (excluding fuel), increased by 40,8% in fuels, and increased by 2,3% in the manufacturing industry (excluding food, beverages and tobacco). decreased by XNUMX.
Import unit price index increased by 0,4% in April compared to the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index decreased by 7,0% in food, beverages and tobacco, increased by 6,0% in fuels, decreased by 6,7% in raw elements (excluding fuel), and decreased by 2,7% in the manufacturing industry (excluding food, beverages and tobacco). decreased by .XNUMX.
The import measurement index increased by 3,7% in April compared to the same month of the previous year. Compared to the same month of the previous year, the index decreased by .2 in food, beverages and tobacco, increased by .4 in raw elements (excluding fuel), increased by 0,7% in fuels, and increased by 7,2% in the manufacturing industry (excluding food, beverages and tobacco).
Meanwhile, the export measurement index compared to the series adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects; While it was 2024 in March 154,5, it decreased by 2024% to 2,8 in April 150,1. Compared to the series adjusted for calendar effects, the export measurement index is; While it was 2023 in April 146,4, it increased by 2024% to 1,9 in April 149,3. Seasonally and calendar adjusted import measurement index increased by 6,3%.
The terms of foreign trade, which was calculated by dividing the export unit value index by the import unit value index and was obtained as 2023 in April 88,0, decreased by 2,0 points and became 2024 in April 86,0.
