According to the monthly consumer tendency survey released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), the consumer confidence index* in Turkey, which stood at 77.4 points in December, was up by 3.9 percent month on month in January this year to 80.4 points, having previously increased by 2.6 percent month on month in December.
According to the indices based on individual questions asked of Turkish consumers concerning the consumer tendency, in January the index for the general current economic situation increased by 5.3 percent month on month to 51.8 points, while the index for the general economic situation in the next 12 months went up by 1.8 percent compared to December to 77.2 points.
Meanwhile, in the given month, the index for whether the present is a good time to purchase durable goods decreased by 8.8 percent to 49.0 points, while the index for the probability of buying durable goods in the next 12 months moved up by 3.6 percent to 97.9 points, both on month-on-month basis.
In January, the probability of buying a car in the next 12 months was down by 5.5 percent to 16.0 points and the index for the probability of buying or building a home in the next 12 months decreased by 1.3 percent to 9.3 points, both month on month.
*When the index is above 100 it indicates an optimistic outlook, when it is equal to 100 it indicates a neutral outlook and below 100 it points to a pessimistic outlook.