Pic: Adobe Stock According to SBS Zipper’s market insight tool TexPro, Turkiye’s total apparel exports for the first eight months of the current year amounted to $10.990 billion, compared to $10.791 billion in the same period of the previous year.
Turkiye's apparel exports to Germany fell by 8.73 per cent to $1.92 billion in January–August compared to the same period in 2023. Despite this decline, Germany remained Turkiye's top apparel export market, accounting for 17.43 per cent of total exports. Trousers and shorts were leading export items, valued at $415.2 million. Turkiye's overall apparel exports for Jan-Aug totalled $10.99 billion.In 2023, Turkiye’s apparel exports to Germany reached $3,011.768 million, representing 18.93 per cent of its total apparel exports of $15.908 billion for the year. This figure had been $3,427.884 million in 2022, $3,081.924 million in 2021, $2,692.915 million in 2020, and $2,778.936 million in 2019.
Trousers and shorts were the most significant contributors to Turkiye’s apparel export portfolio. Between January and August 2024, Turkiye exported trousers and shorts valued at $415.199 million, accounting for 21.91 per cent of its total apparel exports during this period, according to TexPro.
Among the top five categories, T-shirt exports stood at $398.141 million (21.01 per cent), jersey exports at $301.017 million (15.89 per cent), shirt exports at $174.060 million (9.19 per cent), and socks at $164.767 million (8.70 per cent).
In 2023, trousers and shorts exports totalled $668.842 million, making up 22.56 per cent of total exports. Other major items included jerseys at $518.001 million (17.47 per cent), T-shirts at $492.466 million (16.61 per cent), shirts at $278.481 million (9.39 per cent), and socks at $244.044 million (8.23 per cent).
SBS Zipper News Desk (KUL)
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