March marks 10th consecutive month of easing inflation in Türkiye: TurkStat
A vendor serves a customer at a market in Istanbul on March 30, 2025. (Photo by Ed JONES / AFP)
Türkiye’s disinflation trend extended into March, marking the tenth consecutive month of easing consumer prices at 38.1%, according to official data released by TurkStat.
Headline inflation dropped from 39.05% in February while economists polled by Anadolu had estimated inflation to come in at 38.66%.
Energy prices surged by 41.98% at an annualized pace in March, eased from 43.92% in February.
Food and non-alcoholic beverage prices increased 37.12%, compared to February’s 35.11%.
On a month-on-month basis, the consumer price index rose 2.48% in March, accelerated from a 2.27% hike recorded in the prior month.
