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Turkey outperforms G20 countries in December industrial output

US-based multinational banking and financial services company JP Morgan also revised its estimate for Turkey's economic growth for 2020 from 1.1 percent to 1.9 percent.

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Turkey's industrial production index in December 2020 increased 1.3 percent on a monthly basis and 9 percent on an annual basis.

Turkey has posted the largest rise in industrial production in December 2020, leaving behind all G20 countries.

"Solid rise in industrial output in the last quarter of 2020 proves that Turkey will be one of the few countries to close out the year with a positive gross domestic product (GDP) growth," Turkey's Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said on Twitter on Friday.

His comments came after the Turkish Statistical Institute released figures on the country's industrial output.

The industrial production index in December 2020 increased 1.3 percent on a monthly basis and 9 percent on an annual basis.

The figures continue to beat market expectations, Varank noted.

"We will maintain our goal of stable growth with our will of reform in the field of economy and law, and the efforts of our businesses," he said.

JP Morgan revises up Turkey's growth rates

US-based multinational banking and financial services company JP Morgan on Friday revised its estimate for Turkey's economic growth for 2020 from 1.1 percent to 1.9 percent.

According to a report published by the firm, despite containment measures such as lockdowns, domestic demand was quite resilient in the fourth quarter of 2020.

The Turkish economy's growth figures always "surprises to the upside," mirroring the robustness and flexibility of the Turkish private sector, it noted.

Underlining the country's experience in handling crises in previous years, the report highlighted it was not particularly surprising that Turkey outshined its peers amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

It pointed out that one of the main reasons for this outperformance was the massive government-led credit growth in the first half of last year, supporting the economy to recover from the pandemic.

Growth forecast for 2021

JP Morgan also revised up its 2021 growth figures for Turkey from 3.3 percent to 4.6 percent, noting that more rigid financial conditions and ongoing lockdowns will stay a drag. The carry-over from 2020 will, however, be much larger than previously predicted and the support from net exports could be higher.

The report also underlined that this year, the economy could see higher growth, given the more promising expectations for the tourism sector's performance, as well as the vaccination process.

SOURCE: AA