Turkey's retail trade volume shrinks in October

By Tuba Sahin</p> <p>ANKARA (AA) – Calendar-adjusted retail sales volume with constant prices slipped 7.5 percent on a yearly basis in October, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) revealed on Tuesday.</p> <p>Non-food — except automotive fuel — sales showed the biggest annual drop among main economic activities with 12.1 percent, TurkStat reported.</p> <p>Automotive fuel sales fell 7.6 percent while food, drinks and tobacco sales rose 1.6 percent.</p> <p>The volume of medical goods and cosmetic sales among non-food went up 5 percent on an annual basis in October.</p> <p> </p> <p>Sales by mail orders and internet climbed 4.5 percent while textile, clothing and footwear sales rose 2.8 percent, during the same period. </p> <p>However, sales volume of the electronic goods and furniture shrank by 23.3 percent in the month, while computers, books, and telecommunications equipment's sales volume decreased 20.3 percent.</p> <p><br></p> <p>- Retail turnover was on rise in October</p> <p>TurkStats also revealed that the calendar-adjusted retail turnover with current prices surged 18.2 percent year-on-year in October.</p> <p>&quot;In the same month, food, drinks and tobacco sales increased by 23 percent, non-food [except automotive fuel] sales increased by 14.8 percent, automotive fuel sales increased by 20.1 percent,&quot; it added.