Consumer Confidence Index

Consumers' confidence in the economy surged in March, the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) announced on March 21.

In January 2019, the total consumer confidence indicator increases by 1.9 percentage points compared to its October 2018 level  as for the urban population the increase is 1.0 percentage point and for the rural population - 2.9 percentage points. This was reported by the National Statistical Institute (NSI).

In January, there has been some improvement in consumer intentions to make purchases of durable items such as car, home or home improvement. The comparison relates to the moods 12 months ago, according to the National Statistical Institute (NSI) data from the quarterly consumer survey. In addition, people in smaller settlements are more optimistic than those in the cities, reports Dnevnik. 

Turkish consumers' confidence in the country's economy dropped this month, Turkey's statistical authority (TÜİK) said on Jan. 23.

The Turkish consumer confidence index dropped to 58.2 in December with a decrease of 1.4 points compared to November, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) said on Dec. 21.

The consumer confidence index in Turkey went up month-on-month in November, according to official data released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Nov. 22.

In October 2018, the total consumer confidence indicator decreases by 3.2 percentage points in comparison with to July, which is due to the decreased confidence among both urban and rural inhabitants, according to the National Statistical Institute.

Greece's economic sentiment index has dropped back to a level unseen since last December, according to figures released on Thursday by the European Commission. The index reading in Greece has fallen to 101.3 points this month, from 105.2 points in the previous monthly survey.

Turkish consumers' confidence in the country's economy sharply fell in September, down 13.2 percent on a monthly basis, data from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TÜİK) has shown.

Turkish consumers' confidence in the country's economy dropped in August, down 6.5 percent, month-on-month, Turkey's statistical authority said on Friday.