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Turkey’s inflation eases to 31.1 percent: official data

A vendor cuts bacon during of the holy month of Ramadan near Eminonu Square in Istanbul on March 15, 2024. - As the sun sets over the Bosphorus, a long queue forms on a street in Istanbul as people wait for iftar, the evening meal that breaks Ramadan's daily fast. Due to Turkey's high inflation, many worshippers cannot afford to prepare iftar at home and so rely on the local authorities for the meal. (Photo by Yasin AKGUL / AFP)

Turkey’s annual inflation slowed in November to 31.1 percent, down from 32.87 percent in October, its lowest in four years, official data showed on Wednesday.

Inflation, which stands at 0.9 percent over one month, particularly affected education with 66.2 percent as well as housing with 49.9 percent.

Turkey has experienced double-digit inflation since 2019, making life increasingly more expensive for millions of people, after President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan ordered interest rate cuts in a bid to spur growth.

The figure, which exceeded 75 percent in May 2024 before starting to fall, is now at its lowest level since November 2021.

The central bank forecast that year-end inflation would be at 31-33 percent.

The official figures are disputed by independent economists from the Inflation Research Group ENAG, who estimate that consumer prices rose by 56.82 percent year-on-year in November.

© Agence France-Presse

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