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Turkey's trade deficit increased sharply in November, driven by higher imports, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Tuesday.
The trade deficit widened to $2.23 billion from $672 million a year ago.
The statistical office said exports coverage imports was 87.4 percent, while it was 95.8 percent in November 2018.
On a monthly basis, exports and imports grew 1 percent and 3.4 percent, respectively. Year-on-year, calendar adjusted exports logged a marginal growth of 1 percent, and imports surged 12.7 percent.
During January to November, the trade deficit declined sharply to $26.8 billion from $52.38 billion in the previous year.