TÜİK announced the foreign trade indices for September

Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the foreign trade indices for September.

Accordingly, the export unit value index increased by 7 percent in September compared to the same month of the previous year.

Compared to September 2025, the index recorded an increase of 0.2 percent in food, beverages and tobacco, 12.6 percent in raw materials (excluding fuel), 59.9 percent in fuels, and 3.8 percent in the manufacturing industry (excluding food, beverages and tobacco).

Import unit value index also increased by 12.7 percent on an annual basis in September.

While the index decreased by 1.4 percent in food, beverages and tobacco compared to the same month last year, it increased by 52.4 percent in fuels, 12.4 percent in raw materials (excluding fuel) and 4.1 percent in the manufacturing industry (excluding food, beverages and tobacco).

Quantity indices

The export quantity index increased by 7.8 percent in September compared to the same month last year.

During this period, the index increased by 17.6 percent in food, beverages and tobacco, by 11.6 percent in raw materials (excluding fuel), by 4.8 percent in the manufacturing industry (excluding food, beverages and tobacco), while it decreased by 18.6 percent in fuels.

The import quantity index decreased by 6.3 percent on an annual basis in September.

The index recorded a 15 percent increase in food, beverages and tobacco, a 1.6 percent increase in the manufacturing industry (excluding food, beverages and tobacco), a 1.1 percent decrease in raw materials (excluding fuel) and a 2.1 percent decrease in fuels, compared to the same month of the previous year.

Data adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects

According to the series adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, the export quantity index, which was 145.3 in August, increased by 0.1 percent to 145.5 in September 2026. According to the series adjusted for calendar effects, the export quantity index, which was 136.3 in September 2025, increased by 7.8 percent to 146.9 in the same month of this year.

According to the series adjusted for seasonal and calendar effects, the import quantity index, which was 111.7 in August, increased by 1.6 percent in September and was recorded as 113.5. According to the series adjusted for calendar effects, while the index was 117.7 in September last year, it decreased by 6.3 percent to 110.3 in the same month this year.

The terms of foreign trade, which is calculated by dividing the export unit value index by the import unit value index and was obtained as 92.7 in September 2025, decreased by 4.7 points and was recorded as 88 in September 2026.