The Turkish Trade Ministry announced export data by province for November.

The Ministry noted that Istanbul became the province with the highest exports in November with $5.4bln. The city's exports decreased by 12.8 percent compared to the same month last year.

Istanbul was followed by Kocaeli with $2.5bln and a decrease of 2.7 percent, and Izmir with $2bln and a decrease of 13.7 percent.

The precious and semi-precious stones item ranked first in Istanbul's exports with $957mln. This item was followed by knitted clothing and accessories with $538mln, and boilers and machines with $488mln.

In Kocaeli, motor land vehicles were the sector with the highest exports with $888mln. This item was followed by mineral fuels, mineral oils with $239mln, and electrical machinery and equipment and parts with $205mln.

Mineral fuels and mineral oils ranked first in Izmir's exports with $484mln. This item was followed by motor land vehicles with $178mln, and boilers and machinery with $164mln.

The USA ranked first in Istanbul's exports with $385mln. This country was followed by the United Arab Emirates with $382mln and the UK with $329mln.

Kocaeli made the most exports to England with $252mln. This country was followed by Germany with $170mln and Italy with $163mln.

The country to which Izmir exported the most was the USA with $180mln. This country was followed by Germany with $166mln and the Netherlands with $160mln.

While 30 provinces exported over $1bln in the January-November period, 59 provinces increased their exports.