Exports of 6.1 billion dollars from the mining sector in 10 months

According to the information compiled by the AA correspondent from the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM) data, Türkiye's exports in the January-October period increased by 5.5 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 236 billion 836 million 700 thousand dollars.

During the said period, mining products worth 6 billion 98 million 835 thousand dollars were exported to 209 countries. The share of mining products in Türkiye's total exports was 2.6 percent in this period.

In the January-October period, the country with the most exports of mining products was China. Exports to this country increased by 47.8 percent compared to the same period last year, reaching 1 billion 919 million 35 thousand dollars.

China alone accounted for approximately 31.5 percent of mining products exports

China was followed by the USA with 490 million 396 thousand dollars, Bulgaria with 413 million 896 thousand dollars, Spain with 292 million 793 thousand dollars and India with 262 million 193 thousand dollars.

On the other hand, the increase of approximately 621 million dollars in mining products exports to China played a decisive role in the total export growth of the sector. China alone accounted for approximately 31.5 percent of mining products exports.

During the said period, 1 billion 720 million 359 thousand dollars of Türkiye's mining product exports were made from Istanbul. This figure corresponded to approximately 28.2 percent of the sector's total exports.

Istanbul was followed by Ankara with 1 billion 327 million 59 thousand dollars, Elazığ with 335 million 829 thousand dollars, Denizli with 267 million 86 thousand dollars and İzmir with 265 million 881 thousand dollars.

Exports of mining products followed a fluctuating course

When the monthly course of mining products exports was examined, it was seen that although it displayed a fluctuating outlook in the first 10 months of the year, it generally recorded a stronger performance compared to the same period of the previous year.

Exports of the sector, which followed a fluctuating course in the first months of the year, increased significantly in April and decreased in May. Exports gained momentum again in June and reached the highest level of the year. A relatively stable trend was observed in the following months.

Exports were above 2025 levels in all months except May

When this year's monthly data was compared with the same periods last year, it was seen that exports were above 2025 levels in all months except May.

While significant increases were recorded especially in April and June compared to the same months of the previous year, the sector maintained its strong outlook in the second half of the year and realized exports at similar levels in September and October.

It was noteworthy that in the last quarter of last year, exports, which decreased in November, recovered again in December.