Baghdad, The Turkish Statistics Authority announced that Iraq came third as the largest importer from Turkey in August, noting that Turkish exports and imports increased by 13.1% and 40.4%, respectively.
The Authority said in a report that “Turkey’s exports for the month of August amounted to 21 billion and 337 million dollars, recording an increase of 13.1 percent, compared to the same month of 2021,” noting that “Turkey’s imports in August amounted to 32 billion and 531 million dollars, recording an increase of 40.4 percent, compared to the same period in 2021.
It pointed out that “Iraq came third in importing Turkish exports to the countries of the world last August with a value of one billion and 258 million dollars, while Germany was the main partner country for exports with one billion and 664 million dollars, followed by the United States of America again with one billion and 483 million dollars, then the United Kingdom came fourth with one billion and 104 million dollars, and Russia fifth with 949 million dollars,” noting that “the proportion of the first five countries of the total exports amounted to 30.3% in August 2022.”
Iraq imports most goods, merchandise and foodstuffs from neighboring countries, especially Turkey and Iran, and to a lesser extent than the Arab Gulf states and Jordan.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
