Turkey’s GDP Relapse for First Time After 7 Years
Turkey’s third-quarter GDP has shrunk 1.8 per cent — its first year on year decline since 2009 — confirming a deterioration in the country’s consumption-driven economy as its currency falls, inflation remains stubbornly high and citizens pull back on spending.
Gross domestic product in July through September shrunk by 1.8% annually, sinking deeper into negative territory than a 0.4% drop forecast by economists survey and reversing Turkey’s resilient growth record since its latest decline in the third quarter of 2009.…
