Turkey’s wire rod exports surge significantly after three-month decline

Friday, 19 March 2010

In February Turkey's wire rod exports surged significantly in volume and in revenue both on month-on-month and year-on-year basis, after recording monthly drops for three consecutive months. In the given month, Turkish wire rod exports to the US market enjoyed an increase in demand and price advantage, while in the Far East market Turkey replaced Chinese exports, which were at higher price levels according to market insiders.

According to the statistics released by the Istanbul Mineral and Metals Exporters' Association (IMMIB), in February this year Turkey's total wire rod exports amounted to 123,448 metric tons, increasing by 86.25 percent year on year and up 81.28 percent over January. Meanwhile, the revenue generated by these exports totaled $64.65 million, rising by 105.3 percent compared to the same month of the previous year and up 90.76 percent month on month.
In February, the average export price of Turkish wire rod amounted to $524/mt, up $49/mt or 10.23 percent from January levels and indicating an increase of $26/mt or 5.21 percent compared to February 2009.

Turkey's top ten wire rod export destinations in January 2010:

Country Volume (mt)
USA 42,414
Singapore 30,300
Brazil 18,793
Egypt 10,609
Peru 5,202
Taiwan 3,534
Israel 3,000
Iran 2,138
Tunisia 2,000
Bolivia 1,000

Meanwhile, in the first two months of 2010, Turkey's wire rod exports surged 14.72 percent, amounting to 191,542 metric tons, while the revenue of these exports totaled $98.55 million, up 23.45 percent, both compared to the corresponding period of 2009.
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Industrial producer prices in EU-27 up 0.9 percent in January over December

According to a statement released on March 2 by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, the industrial producer price index in the European Union member states (EU-27) rose by 0.9 percent month on month in January this year. The year-on-year growth in the index was registered at 0.1 percent. In December 2009, prices had slightly increased by 0.1 percent in the region, as compared to the previous month.

In the EU-27 in January 2010, compared with the previous month, prices in overall industry excluding the energy sector increased by 0.2 percent, while prices in the energy sector rose by 2.4 percent, prices for intermediate goods gained 0.5 percent, durable consumer goods rose by 0.2 percent and non-durable consumer goods increased by 0.1 percent.

In the month in question, among the member states for which data are available, the highest month-on-month increases in the overall index were recorded in Malta at 17.2 percent, in Denmark at 3.9 percent, in Finland and Sweden, both at 1.9 percent, while the highest decreases were observed in Slovakia at 1.7 percent, in Latvia at 0.5 percent, in the Netherlands at 0.3 percent and in Ireland at 0.2 percent.
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