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Turkey Activity Data (Mar.)

Industrial production and retail sales bounced back strongly in March, supporting our view that the impact of the earthquakes was short-lived. GDP growth is likely to have remained positive in Q1. But the big picture is that domestic demand in Turkey remains too hot and this is contributing to the economy’s inflation problem. Whoever wins the election this weekend will need to take steps to address this.

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