ANKARA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Turkey's exports rose 10.4%
year-on-year to $19.4 billion in January, Trade Minister Mehmet
Mus said on Thursday, while imports stood at $33.7 billion in
the same period due to heavy energy and gold imports.
Speaking in Ankara, Mus said that in the first month of the
year, energy imports increased by 238% and gold imports rose
733% to stand at $8.8 billion and $5.1 billion respectively.
According to Reuters calculations based on the trade
ministry data, Turkey's trade deficit jumped some 37%
year-on-year in January to $14.3 billion.
(Reporting by Ezgi Erkoyun and Nevzat Devranoglu;
Editing by Daren Butler)
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