Products with the highest price increases and decreases have been announced

The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) has announced the products with the highest retail price increases and decreases in Istanbul in November, along with their prices and rates of change.

Accordingly, while the retail prices of 135 out of the 242 products included in the Istanbul Wage Earners' Cost of Living Index increased, the prices of 21 products decreased, and the prices of 86 products remained unchanged.

In November, the overcoat, which is in the men's clothing expenditure subgroup of the clothing expenditure group, was the product with the highest price increase at 36.44 percent.

Some of the other products that experienced price increases were fresh grapes at 31.43 percent from the fresh and dried vegetables and fruits subgroup of food expenditures, chocolate at 20.48 percent, raincoats at 20.08 percent from the men's clothing expenditure subgroup, match entry fees at 17.98 percent from the culture and education expenditure group, and coats at 17.95 percent from the women's clothing expenditure subgroup.

PRODUCTS WITH THE HIGHEST PRICE DECREASES

In November, leeks, which are in the fresh and dried vegetables and fruits subgroup of food expenditures, were the product with the highest price decrease, falling by 15.18 percent.

Leeks were followed by parsley at 13.67 percent, curly lettuce at 12.56 percent, lemons at 11.96 percent, spinach at 11.09 percent, and cabbage at 8.61 percent, all from the food expenditure group.