Istanbul October Surge Champion Has Been Announced

To ensure market transparency and inform the public, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) announced the products with the highest and lowest retail prices in Istanbul last October, along with their prices and exchange rates.

While the retail prices of 147 of the 242 products included in the ITO Istanbul Wage Earner Living Index increased, the prices of 17 products decreased and the prices of 78 products remained unchanged.

In October, the coat, which is in the men’s clothing expenditure subgroup of the clothing expenditure group, was the product whose price increased the most at 83.90 percent.

SWEATER, COAT, COAT AND LEAD JACKET

Some of the other products whose prices have increased are; From the subgroup of expenditure on women’s clothing, sweaters with 75.89 percent, coats with 67.10 percent, coats with 64.69 percent, from the subgroup of expenditure on men’s clothing, coats with 60.91 percent, jackets with 46.66 percent and the subgroup of spending on women’s clothing was shoes with 40.17 percent. percent.

PRODUCTS WITH REDUCED PRICES

In October 2023, the price of green beans in the Expenditure on Food, Vegetables and Fresh and Dried Fruit subgroup decreased by -27.96 percent, being the product whose price decreased the most.

Other products whose prices are decreasing are; From the group of transport and communications expenses, the price of intercity bus tickets with -19.03 percent, from the group of food expenses, spinach with -14.29 percent, lemon with -7 .97 percent, cabbage with -6.82 percent and curly leaves with -6.37 percent. The price of the ticket was -6.32 percent of the salad group and culture, education and entertainment expenses.