Turkish economic confidence down 2.5% in June
People stroll along the Golden Horn in the Karaköy area of Istanbul, Türkiye, June 17, 2024. (AFP Photo)


Economic morale in Türkiye weakened in June compared to a month earlier, official data released by the country's statistical authority on Thursday showed.

The economic confidence index decreased 2.5% from the prior month to 95.8 in June, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data revealed.

The figure accelerated from May's 0.8% decline.

All sub-indexes dropped in June with the largest fall seen in consumer confidence with 2.7% to 78.3.

The confidence index for the retail trade dove 2.6% month-over-month to 108.8 in June.

The real sector – the manufacturing industry – and services indexes went down by 1.9% and 1.5%, to 100.5 and 115.4, respectively, in the same period.

The construction sector confidence index suffered a 0.5% loss to 87.9 in June.

A rating above 100 indicates an optimistic outlook for the overall economic situation, while a value below 100 suggests a negative assessment.