Turkish first quarter foreign trade

Turkey's State Statistics Institute reports that Turkey exported raw hides and skins, and leather, worth US$17.5 million in the first quarter of this year, a year-on-year fall of 21.2%. Exports of leather products were 4.5% higher year-on-year at US$71.5 million. Turkey imported raw hides and skins, and leather, worth US$113 million in the January to March period, a year-on-year fall of 22.8%.