According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute, in July this year Turkey's seamless pipe imports rose 12.4% compared to the previous month and were up 2.7% compared to July 2011 amounting to 24,944 tonnes. The value of these imports totaled USD 34.2 million increasing 13.2% compared to June and down 5.6% YoY.

In the first 7 months of the year, Turkey's seamless pipe imports amounted to 145,230 tonnes increasing 3.3% compared to the same period of 2011. The value of these imports came to USD 213.3 million decreasing by 7.3% YoY.

Imports from China in July this year amounted to 16,640 tonnes almost triple YoY and up 57.8% compared to June while Russia followed China exporting 3,133 tonnes of seamless pipe to Turkey in July this year decreasing by 46.7% compared to the same month of 2011.

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