Turkish economy's total turnover rises by 3.6% in April

By Tuba Ongun

ANKARA (AA) – The Turkish economy’s total turnover increased 3.6% month-on-month in April, according to official figures released on Tuesday.

The construction sector posted the largest monthly hike of 6.3%, followed by services at 4.1%, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data.

Turnover in the trade and industry sectors increased by 3% and 3.9%, respectively.

The figure eased from a 4.8% rise in March.

On a year-on-year basis, the total turnover index surged by 56.2% in April.

“Industry increased by 41.8%, construction increased by 93.1%, trade increased by 60.3% and services increased by 66.1% on annual basis in April,” read the TurkStat report.​​​​​​​