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Turkey's e-commerce volume surges 64% in H1 amid pandemic

by DAILY SABAH WITH AA

ISTANBUL Aug 20, 2020 - 11:44 am GMT+3
The January-June trade volume in Turkey reached TL 97.7 billion ($14.2 billion). (iStock Photo)
The January-June trade volume in Turkey reached TL 97.7 billion ($14.2 billion). (iStock Photo)
by DAILY SABAH WITH AA Aug 20, 2020 11:44 am

Spurred by the coronavirus pandemic, Turkey's e-commerce volume surged 64% year-on-year in the first half of 2020, the country's trade minister announced Thursday.

The January-June figure hit TL 97.7 billion ($14.2 billion), up from TL 55.9 billion in the same period last year, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan said.

The high increase came as the country implemented lockdown measures to stem the spread of the pandemic. It reported its first COVID-19 case on March 11 and later stay-at-home orders were implemented.

The country started lifting the measures as of May, citing advances in the fight against the pandemic and lifted most of the measures as of June.

Pekcan underlined that 91% of the total e-trade volume was comprised of domestic spending in the first six months of the year, versus 81% in 2019.

Turkey’s purchases from other countries constituted 5%, while other countries’ purchases from Turkey constituted 4% of the total volume.

The share of e-commerce in the country's total trade reached 14.2% in the period between January and June, up from 8.4% in the same period last year, Pekcan added.

The volume of the payments via bank cards for internet trade amounted to TL 58.1 billion or 63.3% of the total, she noted.

She pointed out that orders via the internet rose from 558.7 million units to 850.8 million during the same period.

After hovering at around 37% and 49% from March to May when lockdown measures were implemented in Turkey, the rise in e-commerce hit 93% in June thanks to the normalization process, Pekcan stated.

Food and markets saw the highest rise in transactions via debit and credit cards, up 400% on an annual basis, followed by the software sector with over a 100% rise, garden, furniture and decoration sector and clothing up 95%, and household appliances up 90%.

"Meanwhile, airlines, transportation, accommodation, entertainment and art saw the largest drop in e-trade volume," the trade minister said.

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