Turkey's inflation rate holds close to 20 per cent for March

(dpa)



Istanbul - Turkey's high inflation rate held at just below 20 per cent in March, according to data released on Wednesday, days after local elections which saw setbacks for the ruling party in major urban centres and economic hubs.

 
Year-on-year consumer price inflation was 19.71 per cent in March, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) said, up from 19.67 per cent in February.
The highest annual increase, at 29.77 per cent, was for food and non-alcoholic beverages
In early March, the central bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 24 per cent, citing a slight decline in inflation.
The state of the economy was a major concern for voters in Sunday's municipal elections. Inflation has been at a 15-year high since June, when it hit 15.39 per cent, and crossed 25 per cent in October.
The economy fell into a recession at the end of last year, according to TurkStat.

 



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