After the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced the inflation data for May, the products with the highest price increases and decreases last month were also announced. Cocoa was the product with the highest price increase by 15.51 percent. The product with the highest price decrease was recorded as vegetables.
According to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat), the price of cocoa (excluding cocoa products) increased by 15.51 percent last month. This was followed by men’s clothing with 12.03 percent and women’s clothing with 9.39 percent.
Other products with the highest price increases in May were delicatessen products and other meat varieties with 9.27 percent, coffee with 8.82 percent and pre-school education and primary education with 8.03 percent.
The biggest decrease was in vegetables
The highest price decrease last month was in vegetables (excluding potatoes and some tuber crops) with 12.14 percent. This was followed by intercity passenger transportation by road with 9.3 percent, eggs and egg-related products with 5.99 percent, fuels and oils for personal transportation vehicles with 3.11 percent, and liquid hydrocarbons with 1.45 percent.
According to TURKSTAT’s consumer prices index, the products with the highest monthly price increases in May and their rates of change compared to the previous month are as follows
Cocoa (excluding cocoa products) – 15.51
Menswear – 12.03
Women’s clothing – 9.39
Charcuterie and other meat products – 9.27
Coffee – 8,82
Preschool and primary education – 8.03
Hotels, hostels and others – 7.26
Fresh fruits – 6.98
Bread – 5.43
Cigarettes – 4.87
Products with falling prices
Selected products with the highest or lowest price decrease or increase in May and the rates of change compared to the previous month are as follows:
Vegetables (except potatoes and some tubers) -12.14
Intercity passenger transportation by road -9.30
Eggs and egg-related products -5.99
Fuel and lubricants for personal transport -3.11
Liquid hydrocarbons -1.45
Poultry meat -1.23
Jewelry, watches and wristwatches -0.95
Cheese – 1.08
Potatoes and some tubers – 1.47
Pasta varieties – 1.66
