ISTANBUL, Feb 27 (Reuters) - Turkey's foreign trade
deficit widened 38.4% year-on-year to $14.24 billion in January,
official data showed on Monday, with imports surging 20.7% and
exports up 10.3%.
The Turkish Statistical Institute said imports climbed to
$33.61 billion in January, while exports rose to $19.37 billion.
Under an economic programme unveiled in 2021, Turkey aims to
shift to a current account surplus through stronger exports and
low interest rates, despite soaring inflation and a currency
that has tumbled in recent years.
(Reporting by Canan Sevgili and Berna Suleymanoglu;
Writing by Daren Butler;
Editing by Alexandra Hudson)
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