The decrease in block export is 10.8%
We continue with the figures of the block market after China. 13% income loss in China, the biggest block buyer of the world, obviously hits the overall block market. In the first eight-month period of 2019, Turkey’s block marble and travertine export suffered an income loss of 10.8%. In exchange for a block sale of 2.878.000 tons, we earned $558,057,000 according to the records. In other words, the main reason for the decrease in the natural stone export of Turkey is the loss in the block market.4