Trade and retail sales volume increased

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Lerato Khumalo

Trade sales volume increased by 5.3 percent and retail sales volume increased by 13.3 percent on an annual basis in August.

Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced the trade sales volume index for August.

Accordingly, trade sales volume increased by 2.9 percent compared to the previous month. During this period, the sales volume for wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles increased by 1.8 percent, wholesale trade sales volume increased by 3.5 percent, and retail trade sales volume increased by 2.2 percent.

Trade sales volume increased by 5.3 percent in August compared to the same month last year. In the same period, the sales volume for wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles decreased by 1 percent, while the wholesale trade sales volume increased by 3.1 percent and the retail trade sales volume increased by 13.3 percent.