Foreign Trade

Despite the global crises on a global scale, Kahramanmaras tends to increase its economic performance it has showed in recent years and the level of exports but it has foreign trade deficit in line with the general trend of Turkey. Kahramanmaras exhibited exports performance of $ 754 million and 1,037 million $’ worth of imports in 2012.

Considering the exports data of 2012 on the basis of product groups, it can be seen that textile and textile raw materials exports rank first.

Iron and non-ferrous metals and ready-to-wear and apparel products follow textile and textile raw materials.

Companies, active in Kahramanmaras, export products to many new markets like Italy, Brazil and the Middle Eastern Countries. Kahramanmaras exported to  a total of 101 countries in 2012.

Top 10 Countries, to which of Exports were made in 2012 ($)

Source: Turkish Exporters Assembly