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Enver Erkan, an economist at GCM Investment, told Reuters he anticipated that unemployment would rise again after July, when the effects of temporary tourism employment wear off. "We will see the unadjusted unemployment rate rise towards 14% by the end of the year. Economic growth is important for a fall in unemployment independent of seasonal factors," he said. "We will probably see positive growth in the fourth quarter but this will not be enough to end the full year with growth." The non-agricultural unemployment rate was unchanged from a month earlier at 15%, the data also showed. Opposition lawmakers have questioned the reliability of data being issued by the TUIK since staff changes were introduced at the agency amid Turkey’s economic turmoil.
4.4.2 Income dynamics
4.4.3 Retail sector dynamics
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