According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in July this year the consumer price index (CPI) for Turkish industry in general increased by 1.80 percent month on month, while annual inflation increased to 18.95 percent.
Among the main product groups, the highest month-on-month increase was seen in the housing group with 5.07 percent, while the highest year-on-year increase was registered in the food and non-alcoholic beverages group with 24.92 percent.