【环球财经】土耳其纺织服装产业出口回落 但保持高附加值

Core Insights - Despite global demand weakening, rising domestic labor costs, and tightening financial conditions, Turkey's textile and apparel industry is projected to achieve exports of $26.18 billion by 2025, maintaining a trade surplus of approximately $17 billion [1] - The apparel exports are expected to decline by 6.3% year-on-year to $16.77 billion, while textile exports are projected to decrease by 0.8% to $9.4 billion, resulting in a combined export decline of 4.4% [1] Group 1: Industry Overview - The textile and apparel sectors constitute the largest production segment in Turkey's manufacturing industry, with a total output value of $77.2 billion, comprising $44.8 billion from textiles and $32.4 billion from apparel [1] - Turkey ranks as the fifth largest textile exporter globally, following China, India, the United States, and Germany [1] Group 2: Export Market Structure - The European Union remains the largest destination for Turkish textile exports, with imports expected to reach $4.5 billion in 2025 [1] - Italy is the top importer from Turkey, with an import value of $838 million, followed by the United States and Germany at $792 million and $715 million, respectively [1] - Turkish exports to Egypt have seen continuous growth for three years, driven by Turkish investments in the country [1] Group 3: Export Value and Employment Trends - The export value added in Turkey's textile and apparel industry is significantly higher than the national average, with an overall export price of $1.59 per kilogram, textile exports averaging $4.3 per kilogram, and apparel exports reaching $21.3 per kilogram, indicating strong competitiveness in high-value products [2] - Domestic demand weakness and global economic slowdown have led to a continuous decline in textile imports, dropping from $9.2 billion in 2023 to $8.2 billion in 2024, and further down to $7.3 billion in the first eleven months of 2025 [2] - Employment in the textile and apparel sectors has contracted, with a year-on-year decrease of 10.9% in workforce numbers [2]