According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in August the consumer price index (CPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 0.86 percent month on month, while annual inflation reached 15.01 percent.
Among the main product groups, the highest month-on-month increase was seen in alcoholic beverages and tobacco products with 19.11 percent, while the highest year-on-year increase was registered again in alcoholic beverages and tobacco products with 41.42 percent.