Chamber of commerce reports Istanbul inflation rate as 79 percent
Ahead of the nationwide inflation data to be released by the government-run Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) on Feb. 3, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) has reported an annual inflation rate of 79.68 percent in January in the megacity.
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The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) has published the retail and wholesale price indices for January for the megacity.
According to its calculations, retail prices jumped 5.94% month on month in January for an annual rise of 79.68%.
Wholesale prices in the city jumped 5.53% from December for an annual rise of 80.45%, ITO said.
These indices are used by economists as an indicator of nationwide inflation.
For December, the government-run Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) reported an annual inflation rate of 64.27, whereas the independent inflation group ENAG put the figure at 137.55%.
The TÜİK and ENAG will release the inflation data for January on Feb. 3.