According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in February this year the consumer price index (CPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 1.71 percent month on month, while annual inflation increased to 12.37 percent from 12.15 percent recorded in January.
Among the main product groups, the highest month-on-month increase was seen in the food and soft drinks group, with 2.33 percent, while the highest year-on-year increase was registered in alcoholic beverages and tobacco products with 40.15 percent.