Turkey Retail Sales Growth at 3-Month Low

2026-04-13 07:27 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

Retail sales in Turkey rose 15.6% year-on-year in February 2026, slowing from an upwardly revised near two-year high of 19.7% growth in the previous month.

This marked the weakest annual growth since November 2025, as sales moderated in both food, beverages and tobacco (6.4% vs 9.8% in January) and non-food products (21.3% vs 27.6%).

Within non-food items, growth eased significantly for textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods (7.8% vs 17%), dispensing chemists, medical and orthopaedic goods, cosmetics and toilet articles (10.5% vs 15.7%), and computers, peripheral units and software, telecommunications equipment (33.2% vs 44.2%).

In contrast, sales increased at a faster pace for audio and video equipment, hardware, paints and glass, and electrical household appliances (6.8% vs 2.8%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail activity slipped 0.2%, reversing an upwardly revised 2.8% gain in January.



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