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Turkey’s economy expands by 5.1 percent in Q2

Monday, 11 September 2017 14:23:03 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul

According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), Turkey's GDP in the second quarter of this year rose by 5.1 percent  compared to the same period of the previous year.

In the second quarter of the current year, household final consumption expenditure increased by 3.2 percent, government final consumption expenditure decreased by 4.3 percent and gross fixed capital formation rose by 9.5 percent, all year on year.

According to the TUIK data, Turkey's manufacturing sector contributed 18.1 percent in current prices to Turkey's overall GDP in the second quarter this year.


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