{"id":614931,"date":"2026-08-01T09:52:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:52:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/614931\/"},"modified":"2026-08-01T09:52:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-01T09:52:26","slug":"turkiyes-trade-gap-widens-26-despite-best-june-exports-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/614931\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;s trade gap widens 26% despite best June exports ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;s foreign trade deficit widened more than 26% last month, despite exports seeing their highest-ever June figure, official data showed Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Outbound shipments jumped 21.7% year-over-year to $24.92 billion (TL 1.18 trillion) in June, the third-highest monthly export total ever, Trade Minister \u00d6mer Bolat said.<\/p>\n<p>Imports increased 23% from a year earlier to $35.29 billion, provisional figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute and the Trade Ministry showed.<\/p>\n<p>The trade gap widened 26.2% year-over-year to $10.37 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The export-to-import coverage ratio fell to 70.6% from 71.4% in June 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Excluding energy products and non-monetary gold, exports climbed 23.2% to $23.3 billion, while imports rose 24.3% to just over $28 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The energy- and gold-excluded trade deficit stood at $4.71 billion, with the export-to-import coverage ratio at 83.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Manufactured products accounted for 93.7% of total exports in June, while agriculture, forestry and fishing represented 3.5% and mining and quarrying 2%.<\/p>\n<p>Intermediate goods made up 71.4% of imports, followed by consumer and capital goods, each with a 14.2% share.<\/p>\n<p>Germany was T\u00fcrkiye&#8217;s largest export market in June, receiving $1.97 billion worth of goods. It was followed by the U.S. with $1.54 billion, Italy with $1.35 billion, the U.K. with $1.26 billion and Spain with $1.12 billion.<\/p>\n<p>China was the leading source of imports with $5.28 billion, followed by Russia, Germany, the U.S. and Italy.<\/p>\n<p>In the first half of the year, exports increased 3.5% year-over-year to $135.98 billion, while imports rose 4.6% to $189.12 billion.<\/p>\n<p>The January-June trade gap widened 7.4% to $53.14 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Annualized exports rose 4.1% year-over-year to $277.9 billion as of June, up by $11 billion from $266.9 billion a year earlier, Bolat said.<\/p>\n<p>Exports of medium-high- and high-technology products increased 8.4% in the first half to $56.2 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Despite geopolitical tensions, protectionist measures and weak external demand, T\u00fcrkiye will continue working to exceed the Medium-Term Program&#8217;s export target of $282 billion, Bolat added.<\/p>\n<p>                    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.hizliresim.com\/JN9LXf.png\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n                    The Daily Sabah Newsletter\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    Keep up to date with what\u2019s happening in Turkey,<br \/>\n                    it\u2019s region and the world.\n                <\/p>\n<p>                    SIGN ME UP\n                <\/p>\n<p>\n                    You can unsubscribe at any time. 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