China is the primary reason
Let us analyze the decrease in export. Of course, at this point, the first thing to consider is the problematic Chinese market. The recession in China, the Turkish natural stone industry’s most prominent client, goes on without easing down. The amount of income earned by Turkey from China in the first eight months of 2019 decreased by 13% compared to the same period of the previous year. The Turkish natural stone industry earned $454,737,000 from China to which it exported 2.215.570tons of natural stone. A more detailed analysis of the Chinese market can be found in the following pages of our magazine.4