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Türkiye's retail sales growth shrank in December compared to November, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) reported on Tuesday.
The volume of retail trade rose by 0.4% month-on-month in December, slowing from a 1.9% increase in November, the data showed.
On an annual basis, retail sales grew by 13.5% in December, marking the slowest growth rate in five months.
During this period, sales of food, beverages, and tobacco climbed 1.1%, while sales of non-food items inched up 0.2%. Meanwhile, automotive fuel sales saw a modest rise of 0.2% from the previous month.
Sales of computers, peripheral units and software, books, and telecommunications equipment led the demand growth in the market, increasing 32.8% despite declining 0.4% on a monthly basis.
Meanwhile, trade sales volume increased 8.2% year-on-year, with wholesale and retail trade, along with the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, rising 5.1%, and wholesale trade sales volume growing 6.7%.
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