ANKARA Retail sales grew by 9.2 percent year-on-year in March, slowing from the 12.2 percent increase recorded in the previous month, data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed on May 12. Retail sales declined 1.4 monthly in March, after rising 1.2 percent in February. Excluding watch and gold, the annual increase in retail sales was 7.3 percent, accelerating from the 6.9 percent rise in February. TÜİK said on May 12 that to better assess household consumption demand, the retail