Among major expenditure groups, food and non-alcoholic beverages increased 32.36 per cent annually, transportation rose 34.35 per cent, and housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels surged 42.06 per cent. These categories contributed 8.25, 5.45 and 6.04 percentage points, respectively, to overall annual inflation.
Turkiye’s CPI increased 30.87 per cent year on year (YoY) in March 2026, with monthly inflation at 1.94 per cent and a 32.50 per cent rise on a twelve-month moving average basis.
Housing, transportation and food remained the key drivers, with housing-related costs rising 42.06 per cent annually.
Price increases were broad-based, with most consumption categories recording gains.
On a monthly basis, transportation saw the highest increase at 4.52 per cent, followed by housing-related costs at 1.91 per cent and food and non-alcoholic beverages at 1.80 per cent. Their contributions to the monthly CPI change were 0.75, 0.22 and 0.46 percentage points, respectively.
Out of 174 subclasses, 127 recorded price increases, while 40 declined and 7 remained unchanged, indicating broad-based inflationary pressures across consumption categories.
The CPI indicator (B), which excludes certain volatile items, rose 30.11 per cent annually and 1.45 per cent month on month.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (JP)
