Menenes inflation increased 88 percent

The increase in the basic products that citizens consume the most continues to shake the budget of those with low incomes. Although the fall in official inflation continues on paper, the rise in food prices does not stop.

MENEMEN COST

The cost of menemen, one of the dishes most consumed by the low-income population, doubled with price increases in tomatoes, onions, peppers, and eggs. Menemen inflation, which we calculated from the monthly average market prices announced by the Turkish Union of Chambers of Agriculture (TZOB), with these four basic products needed for menemen of four people, was 15.78% compared to with January 2023, while it was 88.42%. percent in February 2023 compared to the same month of the previous year.

In February 2022, 17 liras were spent for a menemen prepared with 3-4 tomatoes (400 grams), 5-6 peppers (200 grams), 4 eggs and a medium onion (200 grams), while in January 2023 they spent 17 lire Increased to TL 27.68; In February 2023, it was necessary to pay more than 32 lira for the same materials. The Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK) announced that the inflation rate for February was 55.18 percent, down 2.5 percentage points from the previous month. Monthly inflation was 3.15 percent.

INCREASE IN INFLATION

In food and non-alcoholic beverages, the largest increase among the spending groups occurred with 7.36 percent, even according to official inflation, whose confidence is disputed by the public. According to the Inflation Studies Group (ENAG), annual inflation in February was 126.91 percent and that of food and non-alcoholic beverages was 9.09 percent.