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Turkey Retail Sales YoY

Turkey's retail sales year-over-year (YoY) slowed to 12.2% in August 2025. This is down from 13.3% in July and marks the lowest growth in four months. The deceleration occurred as annual inflation remained high at 32.95%. Consumer confidence rose marginally to 84.3 in August but stayed below the neutral threshold. High inflation and cautious consumer sentiment influenced this trend. Turkey's record low retail sales YoY was -16.9% in April 2020 and record high was 38.1% in April 2021.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in %)
Month Retail Sales YoY
Aug 2025 12.2%
Jul 2025 13.3%
Jun 2025 15%
May 2025 17.6%
Mar 2025 9.7%
Feb 2025 12.2%
Jan 2025 12.5%
Dec 2024 14%
Nov 2024 16.3%
Oct 2024 15.1%
Sep 2024 16.8%
Aug 2024 13.8%
Jul 2024 6%
Jun 2024 9.3%
May 2024 7%
Apr 2024 11%
Mar 2024 20.5%
Feb 2024 26.5%
Jan 2024 14.1%
Dec 2023 15.3%
Nov 2023 15.5%
Oct 2023 15.5%
Sep 2023 16%
Aug 2023 18.7%
Jul 2023 32.4%
Jun 2023 30.9%
May 2023 30.6%
Apr 2023 30.7%
Mar 2023 29.3%
Feb 2023 22.4%
Jan 2023 34.4%
Dec 2022 24.4%
Nov 2022 14.5%
Oct 2022 14.4%
Sep 2022 13.1%
Aug 2022 12.5%
Jul 2022 5%
Jun 2022 8.2%
May 2022 22.4%
Apr 2022 15.7%
Mar 2022 5.1%
Feb 2022 7.8%
Jan 2022 9.9%
Dec 2021 13.4%
Nov 2021 13.3%
Oct 2021 11.9%
Sep 2021 13.9%
Aug 2021 13.7%
Jul 2021 13.4%
Jun 2021 16.7%
May 2021 25.2%
Apr 2021 38.1%
Mar 2021 17.9%
Feb 2021 5.1%
Jan 2021 3.4%
Dec 2020 2.6%
Nov 2020 13.1%
Oct 2020 14%
Sep 2020 10.8%
Aug 2020 7.4%
Jul 2020 14.2%
Jun 2020 1.8%
May 2020 -14.2%
Apr 2020 -16.9%
Mar 2020 2.5%
Feb 2020 12.2%
Jan 2020 10%
Dec 2019 11.9%
Nov 2019 10.8%
Oct 2019 8.9%
Sep 2019 4.5%
Aug 2019 -3.4%
Jul 2019 -4%
Jun 2019 -1.7%
May 2019 -3.9%
Apr 2019 -7%
Mar 2019 -4.7%
Feb 2019 -6.3%
Jan 2019 -8%
Dec 2018 -10.5%
Nov 2018 -8.3%
Oct 2018 -9.7%
Sep 2018 -6.5%
Aug 2018 1.4%
Jul 2018 1.3%
Jun 2018 4.1%
May 2018 3.7%
Apr 2018 7.2%
Mar 2018 6.4%
Feb 2018 6.9%
Jan 2018 9.4%
Dec 2017 7.9%
Nov 2017 2.2%
Oct 2017 3.3%
Sep 2017 6.3%
Aug 2017 11.1%
Jul 2017 10.2%
Jun 2017 6.3%
May 2017 4.6%
Apr 2017 2.5%
Mar 2017 3.1%
Feb 2017 -0.1%
Jan 2017 2.4%
Dec 2016 -0.1%
Nov 2016 6.1%
Oct 2016 5.5%
Sep 2016 1.1%
Aug 2016 0.9%
Jul 2016 -2.5%
Jun 2016 2.4%
May 2016 2.2%
Apr 2016 3.3%
Mar 2016 1.9%
Feb 2016 5.8%
Jan 2016 0.3%
Dec 2015 5.3%
Nov 2015 3%
Oct 2015 4%
Sep 2015 5.5%
Aug 2015 7.2%
Jul 2015 9.9%
Jun 2015 5.1%

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-10-10 03:00 AM Retail Sales YoY (Aug) 12.2% 13.3% -
2025-09-11 03:00 AM Retail Sales YoY (Jul) 13% 15% -
2021-02-12 02:00 AM Retail Sales YoY (Dec) 0.6% 12.3% -

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Turkey Retail Sales YoY : Definition
Turkey's retail sales year-over-year (YOY) measures the percentage change in the total value of retail sales compared to the same period in the prior year. The calculation involves dividing the difference between current and prior year sales by prior year sales, then multiplying by 100. Sub-components typically include food, non-food products, and automotive fuel.