inflation, prices

Inflation accumulates now 6 months of consecutive decline

Inflation in Turkey has already accumulated 6 months of consecutive decline, after the inflation data for April in the Eurasian country stood at 43.68%, according to the report published by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK), a figure below from forecasts. Compared to the previous month, prices in April grew by 2.39%, also below market expectations. The highest year-on-year increase in prices was registered in the health sector (66.62%), and the lowest in clothing and footwear (13.82%). By the end of 2023, the Turkish Central Bank expects inflation to decline to 22.3%.