TÜİK announces foreign trade indices for September 2026

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) published the foreign trade indices for the September 2026 period. According to the announced data, while annual increases were observed in the export and import unit value indices, the terms of trade decreased by 4.7 points from 92.7 in September 2025 to 88.

According to data from the Turkish Statistical Institute, in September, the export unit value index increased by 7 percent annually, while the increase in the import unit value index stood at 12.7 percent. In the same period, the export volume index rose by 7.8 percent, and the import volume index decreased by 6.3 percent. The terms of trade, calculated by dividing the export unit value index by the import unit value index, dropped from 92.7 in September 2025 to the level of 88 in September 2026.

When sub-items are examined, the annual increase in the export unit value index was 0.2 percent in food, beverages, and tobacco, 12.6 percent in raw materials excluding fuels, 59.9 percent in fuels, and 3.8 percent in manufacturing excluding food, beverages, and tobacco. The general export unit value index rose from 126.1 in the same month of the previous year to 134.9. On the import side, the general index increased from 136 to 153.3, while increases of 52.4 percent in fuels, 12.4 percent in raw materials excluding fuels, and 4.1 percent in manufacturing excluding food, beverages, and tobacco were recorded. A 1.4 percent decline was observed in the food, beverages, and tobacco import unit value.

According to seasonally and calendar adjusted data, the export volume index, which was 145.3 in August, increased by 0.1 percent in September to 145.5. The calendar-adjusted export volume index also realized an annual increase of 7.8 percent at 146.9. While the adjusted import volume index rose by 1.6 percent in September to 113.5, the calendar-adjusted import volume index fell by 6.3 percent annually to 110.3.