Turkey’s activity data for February point to a growing divergence between industry, which is being supported by a weak lira, and retail sales which continues to struggle in face of the surge in inflation. On balance, we think that the economy suffered a contraction in Q1 and, with higher global commodity prices adding further fuel to inflation, we expect below-consensus GDP growth of just 0.3% this year.
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