TURKSTAT: Confidence in the economy increased in April
The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the Economic Confidence Index for April 2023.
Consequently, while the economic confidence index was 98.8 in March, it rose 3.5 percent in April to 102.2.
If the economic confidence index is greater than 100, it indicates optimism about the general economic situation, and less than 100 indicates pessimism about the general economic situation.
REDUCED IN RETAIL AND CONSTRUCTION
Compared with the previous month, the consumer confidence index increased 9.2 percent to 87.5 in April, the real sector (manufacturing) confidence index increased 1.0 percent to 105.1, the service sector confidence index rose 1.1 percent to 118, taking the value 1.
The retail trade confidence index decreased 1.3 percent to 116.2, the construction confidence index decreased 0.1 percent to 88.4.