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Imports of clothes from non-EU countries came mainly from China (€23 billion, or 29% of total extra-EU clothes), Bangladesh (€15 billion, 19%) and Turkey (€9 billion, 11%).
Turkey’s white goods market saw a 14% decline in sales on an annual basis in April, data from trade association TURKBESD have shown.
Combined sales of refrigerators, washing machines, dish washers and ovens stood at 405,000 units in the month.
The Turkish white goods industry’s exports dropped 52% y/y to 732,000 units.
In January-April, sales on the domestic market amounted to 1.79mn units, marking a 2% y/y decline while exports fell by 15% y/y to 4.9mn units.
56 TURKEY Country Report June 2020 www.intellinews.com