Turkey Retail Sales Hit Over 2-Year Low

2026-11-11 07:19 By Czyrill Jean Coloma 1 min. read

Retail sales in Turkey increased by 7.7% year-on-year in September 2026, easing from a downwardly revised 10% in the previous month.

It marked the lowest reading since July 2024, reflecting slower sales growth in automotive fuel in specialized stores (6% vs 6.8% in August), cultural and recreation goods in specialized stores (7.2% vs 7.9%), other goods in specialized stores (9.9% vs 20.5%), sales via stalls and markets (3.8% vs 10.7%), and trade not in stores, stalls or markets (17.1% vs 17.9%).

Meanwhile, sales growth accelerated in non-specialized stores (6.6% vs 5.6%), food, beverages and tobacco in specialized stores (4% vs 2.9%), and information and communication equipment in specialized stores (12.9% vs 8.6%).

In addition, sales of other household equipment in specialized stores declined at a softer pace (-1.3% vs -2%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales slowed sharply to 0.1% from an upwardly revised and three-month high of 1.6% in August.



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Turkey Retail Sales Hit Over 2-Year Low
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