The Ministry of Commerce's data bulletin consisting of temporary foreign trade statistics for September has been published.
According to the data prepared on the basis of GTS, exports increased by 15.4 percent compared to the same month of September 2025, reaching 25 billion 976 million dollars, and imports increased by 5.9 percent, reaching 31 billion 208 million dollars.
In the same period, foreign trade volume increased by 10 percent and reached 57 billion 185 million dollars. Foreign trade deficit decreased by 24.8 percent in this period, reaching 5 billion 232 million dollars.
The export-import coverage ratio was calculated as 83.2 percent with an increase of 6.8 points on an annual basis last month, 100.3 percent with an increase of 14.7 points when energy data is excluded, and 97.7 percent with an increase of 3.3 points when energy and gold data are excluded.
Exports by product, country and country groups
Last month, the most exports were made in the "raw materials (intermediate goods)" group, with an increase of 24.3 percent and 14 billion 165 million dollars. This group was followed by "consumer goods" with an increase of 2.2 percent and 7 billion 851 million dollars, and "investment (capital) goods" with an increase of 19.1 percent and 3 billion 609 million dollars.
In the month in question, the share of exports by sectors was determined as 93 percent (24 billion 168 million dollars) in the manufacturing industry, 3.5 percent (909 million dollars) in agriculture, forestry and fishing, and 2.5 percent (659 million dollars) in mining and quarrying.
The country with the most exports in September was Germany with 2 billion 45 million dollars. This country was followed by the USA with 1 billion 919 million dollars and the UK with 1 billion 430 million dollars.
The share of the top 10 countries with the largest share in exports in total exports was calculated as 47.1 percent.
The country groups with the most exports in September were recorded as the European Union (EU) with 10 billion 498 million dollars, other European countries with 4 billion 406 million dollars, and Near and Middle East countries with 4 billion 140 million dollars.
Import data
In September, the most imports were made in the "raw materials (intermediate goods)" group with an increase of 7.1 percent and 21 billion 827 million dollars. This group was followed by "investment (capital) goods" with a 9.6 percent increase and 4 billion 797 million dollars, and "consumer goods" with a 0.5 percent decrease and 4 billion 535 million dollars.
Import shares by sectors were calculated as 81.9 percent in the manufacturing industry (25 billion 550 million dollars), 13 percent in mining and quarrying (4 billion 65 million dollars), and 2.5 percent in agriculture, forestry and fisheries (787 million dollars).
The countries with the most imports in September were China with 5 billion 267 million dollars, Germany with 2 billion 248 million dollars and the USA with 1 billion 776 million dollars.
The share of the top 10 countries with the largest share in imports in total imports was recorded as 49 percent.
The country groups with the most imports in the month in question were Asian countries with 10 billion 293 million dollars, EU countries with 9 billion 129 million dollars and other countries with 3 billion 749 million dollars.
Within the scope of GTS, in the January-September period, exports increased by 5.2 percent compared to the same period of the previous year, reaching 210 billion 973 million dollars, imports increased by 5.4 percent, reaching 281 billion 998 million dollars, and foreign trade volume increased by 5.3 percent, reaching 492 billion 971 million dollars.
During the said period, the foreign trade deficit was recorded as 71 billion 25 million dollars, with an increase of 5.8 percent.
The export-import coverage ratio was 74.8 percent.
