TIRANA, May 21/ATA/ In January-April 2021, Albania’s trade exchanges with Turkey are estimated at ALL 27 billion.
According to the foreign trade report published by the Albanian Institute of Statistics (INSTAT), trade exchanges with Turkey account for 7.7% of the total trade volume.
INSTAT reported that, in January-April 2021 exports to Turkey are estimated at ALL 1.9 billion, up from ALL 700 million in the 4-month period of 2020, while imports reached ALL 23.8 billion during the first four months of 2021.
In January-April of this year, imports of construction materials and metals and textiles and footwear reached respectively ALL 6.1 billion and ALL 5.3 billion.
Meanwhile, the import of chemical and plastic products is estimated at ALL 3.4 billion.
Albania signed a free trade agreement with Turkey in 2006, which entered into force in May 2008. //a.i/
