According to the data provided by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in January this year Turkey's stainless flat steel imports rose by 8.9 percent compared to the previous month and were down 8.4 percent compared to January 2012, amounting to 29,072 metric tons. The value of these imports was $73.3 million, increasing by 8.6 percent as compared to December 2012 and down 15.3 percent year on year.