Türkiye's retail sales growth moderated in April to the lowest level in just over a year, following months of strong momentum, official data showed on Tuesday.
The volume of retail sales rose 11.4% year-over-year in April, said the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).
This was much slower than the 21.7% surge in March, which was the fastest growth since February 2024. Moreover, the latest rate of expansion was the weakest since March 2025, when sales climbed 10.3%.
Meanwhile, total trade sales volume edged up 0.1% on an annual basis, the data showed.
Apart from retail sales, wholesale trade sales fell 3.3%, while the repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles volume decreased by 7.6% compared to the same period last year.
