Economics

Turkish Trade Deficit Widens by 300% as Energy Bill Swells Again

  • Imports from main energy supplier Russia continuing to rise
  • Turkey’s trade gap reached $10.4 billion last month, data show
Lock
This article is for subscribers only.

Sign up for our Middle East newsletter and follow us @middleeast for news on the region.

Turkey’s foreign trade deficit widened by almost 300% on an annual basis last month, driven by costlier energy and other commodities.