ANKARA
Turkey's imports from the U.S decreased by 10.9 percent in 2013, compared to the previous year, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).
Turkey’s imports from the U.S totaled US$12.6 billion in 2013, from US$14.1 billion in 2012.
Meanwhile, exports to the U.S increased by only 0.3 percent in 2013 compared with 2012, totaling US$5.6 billion.
Turkey's imports from the U.S mainly consisted of raw materials, US$9.05 billion, investment goods, US$2.11 billion, and consumer goods, US$1.18 billion.
During that time, Turkey exported US$3.14 billion of raw materials, US$2.02 billion of consumer goods, US$367 million of investment goods, and US$87 million of classified goods.
