# Exports up 8.1% in August; high-technology share at 3.6% | TİBİAD > According to data from the Ministry of Trade and the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), exports rose by 8.1% in August to USD 23,467 million. While the increase in exports excluding energy and gold remained at 2.7%, high-technology products accounted for 3.6% of manufacturing exports. - Address: https://tibiad.org.tr/en/news/august-exports-and-technology-intensity - Language: English - Organisation: TİBİAD - All United Business People Association - Date: 2026-09-30 --- Foreign trade30 September 2026 ## Exports up 8.1% in August; high-technology share at 3.6% According to data from the Ministry of Trade and the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), exports rose by 8.1% in August to USD 23,467 million. While the increase in exports excluding energy and gold remained at 2.7%, high-technology products accounted for 3.6% of manufacturing exports. According to preliminary data announced by the Ministry of Trade on 3 September and foreign trade statistics published by TÜİK on 30 September, exports in August rose by 8.1% compared with the same month of the previous year to USD 23,467 million, while imports rose by 10.5% to USD 28,706 million. The foreign trade deficit widened by 22.3% to USD 5,239 million, and the export-to-import coverage ratio fell from 83.5% to 81.7%. Exports excluding energy and gold rose by 2.7% to USD 20,831 million. Manufacturing products made up 93.6% of total exports, while the share of high-technology products was 3.6% in manufacturing exports and 12.0% in manufacturing imports. In the January-August period, exports rose by 4.0% to USD 184,996 million. ### TİBİAD assessment In TİBİAD's assessment, the August data should be read at two levels. Although the rise in total exports appears strong, the fact that exports excluding energy and gold grew by only 2.7% indicates that a significant part of the increase came from these items. The gap between the share of high-technology products in manufacturing exports and in manufacturing imports points to a continuing difference in technology intensity in foreign trade. The weakening of expectations for export orders over the next three months in the September Business Tendency Survey of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye (CBRT) also highlights the need to strengthen product and market diversification. At TİBİAD, we are placing value added and technology intensity in exports, which is also among the priorities of the Medium-Term Programme (MTP), at the centre of the work of the Foreign Trade and International Relations Directorate. The Global Trade Bridge Programme assesses businesses' choice of products and markets together with their production and delivery capacity. Our regional desks for Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa provide a working framework for developing joint trade and technology cooperation with institutions in these markets. ### Sources - Ticaret Bakanlığı — 2026 Yılı Ağustos Ayı Dış Ticaret Verileri (3 September 2026) — [https://ticaret.gov.tr/haberler/2026-yili-agustos-ayi-dis-ticaret-verileri](https://ticaret.gov.tr/haberler/2026-yili-agustos-ayi-dis-ticaret-verileri) - TÜİK — Dış Ticaret İstatistikleri, Ağustos 2026 (30 September 2026) — [https://veriportali.tuik.gov.tr/tr/press-releases](https://veriportali.tuik.gov.tr/tr/press-releases) - TCMB — İktisadi Yönelim İstatistikleri ve Reel Kesim Güven Endeksi, Eylül 2026 (21 September 2026) — [https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/cb9c6ed8-d70b-4199-a7d8-0fd8067f4579/%C4%B0YA-Rapor.pdf?MOD=AJPERES](https://www.tcmb.gov.tr/wps/wcm/connect/cb9c6ed8-d70b-4199-a7d8-0fd8067f4579/%C4%B0YA-Rapor.pdf?MOD=AJPERES) - Cumhurbaşkanlığı Strateji ve Bütçe Başkanlığı — Orta Vadeli Program (2027-2029) (6 September 2026) — [https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Orta-Vadeli-Program-2027-2029.pdf](https://www.sbb.gov.tr/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Orta-Vadeli-Program-2027-2029.pdf) ### Related projects - [P02Global Trade Bridge](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/projects/global-trade-bridge) - [P03Export Readiness Academy](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/projects/export-readiness-academy) ### More news - [7 October 2026TİBİAD membership applications are accepted online](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/news/membership-applications-open-online) - [6 October 2026Call to join our sixteen sector boards](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/news/call-to-join-sector-boards) - [29 September 2026Industrial production fell in July; capacity utilisation rose in September](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/news/industrial-production-and-capacity-utilisation-september-2026) - [25 September 2026AI and digital transformation in production come to the fore in public policy](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/news/ai-and-digital-transformation-priorities-in-manufacturing) [PreviousCall to join our sixteen sector boards](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/news/call-to-join-sector-boards)[NextIndustrial production fell in July; capacity utilisation rose in September](https://tibiad.org.tr/en/news/industrial-production-and-capacity-utilisation-september-2026)