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Turkey Growth Outpaces All Peers Except China on Consumption

(Bloomberg) Turkey’s economy outperformed all peers except China in the final quarter of last year, driven by lower interest rates and a credit binge that boosted domestic consumption while destabilizing the currency.Gross domestic product expanded 5.9% from a year earlier, faster than all G-20 nations except China’s 6.5%. The median of 20 forecasts in a Bloomberg survey was for 6.9% expansion.The government’s growth push in 2020 saw the currency weaken by 20%, keeping consumer inflation in double digits for the entire year. The data expose the challenges facing central bank Governor Naci Agbal as he looks to cool growth and restore price stability without triggering a steep slowdown in activity and a jump in unemployment.Below are highlights of the GDP report released by the state statistics institute in Ankara on Monday:The expansion continues to be driven by a rise in household consumption estimated to account for about two-thirds of the economy which jump

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