Erdoğan: Turkey to grow further following record-high rise in exports
"Our November exports increased by 33.44% to $21.5 billion, compared to the same month of last year, according to foreign trade data announced today. On an annual basis, our exports reached $221 billion. We will work harder, produce more, and grow further," Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said in a social media post on Thursday.
- Economy
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 11:14 | 02 December 2021
- Modified Date: 11:27 | 02 December 2021
Turkey's economy will continue to grow following a record-high rise in its exports last month, the country's president said on Thursday.
"Our November exports increased by 33.44% to $21.5 billion, compared to the same month of last year, according to foreign trade data announced today," Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Twitter. "On an annual basis, our exports reached $221 billion."
"We will work harder, produce more, and grow further," he added.
Erdoğan also shared an infographic on Turkey's recent export figures.
Turkey's total exports climbed to over $203.1 billion during the first 11 months of 2021, up 33.82%, from the same period of last year, according to the infographic.
The greatest share of the country's exports went to Germany, followed by the UK and US, it shows.