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 2.3 percent month on month, while annual inflation reached 17.90 percent.
Among the main product groups, the highest increases were seen in the various goods and services group, with a rise of 5.85 percent on month-on-month basis, and in transportation, up 27.13 percent on year-on-year basis.