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Turkey inflation eases to 31.1% - official data

Turkey's inflatio, which exceeded 75% in May 2024 before starting to fall, is now at its lowest level since November 2021
Turkey's inflatio, which exceeded 75% in May 2024 before starting to fall, is now at its lowest level since November 2021

Turkey's annual inflation slowed in November to 31.1%, down from 32.87% in October, its lowest in four years, official data showed today.

Inflation, which stands at 0.9% over one month, particularly affected education with a rate of 66.2% recorded, as well as housing with a rate of 49.9%.

Turkey has experienced double-digit inflation since 2019, making life increasingly more expensive for millions of people, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ordered interest rate cuts in a bid to spur growth.

The inflation figure, which exceeded 75% in May 2024 before starting to fall, is now at its lowest level since November 2021.

The central bank forecast that inflation would be at 31-33% by the end of the year.

The official figures are disputed by independent economists from the Inflation Research Group ENAG, who estimate that consumer prices rose by 56.82% year-on-year in November.