Total turnover index in Turkey recorded an increase in September

The Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) has released the turnover indices and trade sales volume index data for the September 2026 period. According to the announced data, the total turnover index covering the industry, construction, trade, and service sectors rose by 28.5 percent annually and 2.4 percent monthly.

When examining annual turnover increases on a sectoral basis, the service sector showed the highest increase with 34.8 percent, while the industry sector recorded a growth of 33.4 percent, the construction sector 28.3 percent, and the trade sector 24.5 percent. On a monthly basis, the industry sector increased by 3.6 percent, the service sector by 2.6 percent, and the construction and trade sectors by 1.8 percent.

In the trade sales volume data, a 5.6 percent decrease was observed on an annual basis. The trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles with 9.6 percent and wholesale trade with 10.9 percent were influential in this decline. Conversely, the retail trade sales volume increased by 7.7 percent annually. On a monthly basis, the total trade sales volume declined by 0.7 percent.