Istanbul inflation was 73.02 percent in March

The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) announced the Istanbul Living Wage Index for March 2023.

Consequently, in March 2023 in Istanbul; The Istanbul Livelihoods Wage Index, which is an indicator of retail price movements, increased by 2.95% compared to the previous month, and the Wholesale Price Index, which reflects wholesale price movements. , increased by 4.96%.

Compared to March 2022, the rate of change compared to the same month of the previous year, which shows price changes in March 2023, was 73.02 percent in the Salary Worker Livelihoods Index from the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) based on 1995. , and 74.22 percent on the Wholesale Price Index.

The annual increase in retail prices in Istanbul was 78.62 percent in February.

CLOTHING INCREASED 5.32 PERCENT MONTHLY

In March 2023, in retail prices compared to the previous month; 8.89 percent in Other Expenses, 5.32 percent in Clothing Expenses, 4.70 percent in Health and Personal Care Expenses, 3.97 percent in Food Expenses, 2.46 percent in Food Expenses Housing, 0.36 percent in Household Expenses, Expenses in Transportation and Communications and Culture Increase by 0.17 percent Expenses for entertainment, education and leisure decreased by -4.23 percent.

In March 2023, in wholesale prices compared to the previous month; An increase of 13.77 percent in the Unprocessed Substances Group, 4.96 percent in the Chemicals Group, 4.82 percent in the Food Group, 3.55 percent in the Construction Materials Group , 1.45 percent in the Textile Group, 0.13 percent in the Fuels and Energetic Substances Group, In the Mining Group a decrease of -1.64 percent was observed.