2026.07.1307:14:35UTC+00Turkey Retail Sales Growth Picks Up in May

Retail sales in Turkey rose by 13.7% year-on-year in May 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 11.7% increase in April. Growth in non-food sales excluding automotive fuel strengthened to 17.5% from 14.8%, largely supported by higher sales of computers, peripheral equipment, software, books, and telecommunications equipment (23.5% vs 18.9%), as well as textiles, clothing, and footwear (17.6% vs 10.8%). These gains more than offset slower growth in audio and video equipment; hardware, paints and glass; electrical household appliances, furniture, and related goods (6.8% vs 7%); pharmaceutical, medical, orthopedic, cosmetic, and toilet products (12.3% vs 15.4%); and mail-order and internet sales (16.2% vs 18.8%). Meanwhile, sales of automotive fuel (3.2% vs 2.9%) and food products (9.1% vs 7.8%) also expanded at a faster pace. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, retail sales rose 2.4%, rebounding from a downwardly revised 1.7% decline in April.