ISTANBUL: Turkey's trade deficit widened to $8.04 billion in August from $7.08 billion a year earlier, official data showed on Tuesday, above a Reuters forecast of $6.75 billion.
Exports rose 2.9 percent to $11.44 billion and imports rose 7 percent to $19.48 billion, the data from the Turkish Statistics Institute said.
The trade deficit reached $54.17 million between January and August, it also said.