Türkiye's overall trade sales volume decreased by 4.5% on an annual basis in June, driven by a moderation in most of the subcategories, official data showed on Tuesday.
The drop in sales was driven by the fall in volume of wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles, which decreased by 13.8%, and wholesale trade sales volume, which was down by 9.4%, the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) revealed.
In contrast, retail sales volume rose by 11.8% compared to the same month last year.
On a monthly basis, the country's total trade sales volume was up by 1.9% from June, while retail sales also increased by 0.7%.
Month-on-month, motor vehicle sales volume dropped by 5.7%, while wholesale trade increased by 4%.
