Turkey: Consumer confidence index at 58.2 in January

By Tuba Sahin

ANKARA (AA) - Turkish consumers' confidence in the country's economy dropped this month, Turkey's statistical authority said on Wednesday.

The consumer confidence index decreased 0.9 percent on a monthly basis in January, TurkStat data showed.

Last month the figure was 58.7, down 2.3 percent from November 2018.

The index value is calculated through cooperation between TurkStat and the Central Bank by measuring consumers' tendencies.