By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's retail sales growth accelerated in January compared to the previous month, according to data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) on Tuesday.
The volume of retail trade rose by 2% month-on-month in January, compared to a 0.8% increase in December, the data showed.
During this period, sales of food, beverages, and tobacco climbed 1.3%, while sales of non-food items rose 2%.
Meanwhile, automotive fuel sales also saw a rise of 3.1% from the previous month.
On an annual basis, retail sales grew by 12.5% in January, marking the slowest growth rate in six months.
Sales of food, drinks and tobacco soared 10.2%, while sales of non-food items grew 15.1% in January year-on-year.
Automotive fuel sales also climbed 5% in the same period.