Kayseri September exports rise 10 percent to 355 million dollars

Kayseri exported goods worth 355 million 229 thousand 124 dollars in September 2026. The figure marked a 10.04 percent increase compared with September of the previous year.

Imports for the same month fell to 134 million 889 thousand 674 dollars, a decrease of 7.72 percent from the prior year.

“Exports are among the most important elements of our country's development.”

From January through September, total exports reached 2 billion 985 million 497 thousand 535 dollars, up 6.15 percent year on year. Imports over the same period rose 4.37 percent to 1 billion 388 million 380 thousand 708 dollars.

KTO Chairman Ömer Gülsoy said exports went to 151 countries, with Germany, Austria, Poland, Iraq, the United States, France, Morocco, Italy, Romania and Belgium among the top ten markets.

Gülsoy also noted growth in sectors such as electrical and electronics, textiles and raw materials, mining products, air conditioning, machinery and equipment, and ready-made clothing. Declines were recorded in iron and non-ferrous metals, furniture, paper and forest products, steel, cement glass ceramics and earthenware, and leather and leather goods.

Kayseri OSB Chairman Mehmet Yalçın attributed the difficult environment to weak global trade, stagnation in European markets, regional conflicts, rising logistics costs, trade wars, tariffs, protectionism, slowing domestic demand, tight financial conditions, and higher labor, energy and raw material costs.