Turkey’s rebar exports totaled 8.3 million tons in 2012, soaring by 20.2% year on year, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK).

In 2012, the country’s rebar export revenues totaled SU$5.2 billion, rising by 14.2% from a year ago.

In last December, the country’s rebar exports totaled 778,588 tons, soaring by 27.3% month on month but falling by 5.6% year on year.

Turkey’s exports revenues generated by rebar amounte3d to US$460.7 million in last December, increasing by 28% from a month earlier while falling by 11.3% month on month.