According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in August this year the consumer price index (CPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 0.86 percent month on month, while annual inflation increased to 11.77 percent.
Among the main product groups, the highest month-on-month and year-on-year increases were seen in miscellaneous goods and services, with 5.09 percent and 26.99 percent, respectively.