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The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) announced the products with the highest increase and decrease in retail prices in August 2023 in Istanbul.

Consequently, in August, the taxi passenger transport rate in the Transportation and Communication Expenses group was the product with the highest price increase with 75 percent.

This was followed by poplin fabrics at 60 percent and green beans at 59.56 percent of the fabric subgroup of apparel spending.

156 OF 242 PRODUCTS ARE TIMED, 79 FIXED

While the retail prices of 156 of 242 products in the ITO Istanbul Means of Wage Index increased, the prices of 7 products decreased, while the prices of 79 products remained unchanged.

Other products whose prices increased the most in August were ferry passenger fares with 59.18 percent, urban buses with 51.52 percent, and rail system passenger fares with 51.52 percent. percent.

They were followed by the rate for mailing letters with 50 percent, the rate for the transport of passengers in minibus-minibus with 50 percent, cotton fabrics with 46.67 percent, olive oil with 35 .34 percent and bread with 28.96 percent.

TOMATOES INCREASED 17.16 PERCENT

According to ITO data, the tomato price decreased by -17.16 percent in August 2023 and became the product whose price fell the most.

Other products with lower prices; Cucumber with -5.60 percent, fresh grapes with -4.92 percent, hotel accommodation rates with -4.28 percent and melon with -2.87 percent.