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Recovery in Turkish tile exports

Feb 28, 2007
28/02/07 - According to information provided by the Turkish ceramic tile manufacturers' association, 2006 could see the industry recover the losses it sustained in 2005 in terms of tile exports. In the first quarter of 2006, export volumes (49.1 million square metres) rose by 5% compared to the first quarter of 2005.

Not so positive, however, were the results for average selling price (down from 4.34 to 4.10 dollars/sq.m, dropping in almost all markets) and for export value which fell by 0.8%.
More specifically, the United States has become the top importer in terms of volumes with 6.3 million square metres (+20.2% in the first quarter of 2005), but reported a substantial loss in terms of value (-9.1%).
The UK has dropped to second place with 5.2 million sq.m (-5.2% in volume and -8% in value), followed by France (+36.7% in volume and +17% in value), Canada (+13.5% in volume but stable in value), Israel (-16.2% in volume and -10.6% in value) and Germany (+10.6% in volume and +8.3% in value).

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