The Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) has announced the products with the highest price increases and decreases in the city for October. According to the data, out of 336 main products in the index, 231 recorded price increases, while 29 recorded price decreases.
The product with the highest price increase in October was cucumber at 50.71 percent. Cucumber was followed by tomatoes at 36.98 percent, test books at 27.35 percent, pointed peppers at 27.15 percent, and Charleston peppers at 26 percent.
In addition to food products, increases in clothing and book groups also drew attention. Price increases of 25.67 percent were seen in women's skirts, 23.32 percent in literary books, 23.26 percent in men's sweaters, and 22.55 percent in zucchini. Women's shirts, women's coats, bell peppers, men's boots, women's trousers, men's jackets, and LPG were also among the items with significant price increases.
During the same period, the product with the highest price decrease was lemon at 26.21 percent. Lemon was followed by shelled hazelnuts at 9.92 percent, daily car rental fees at 8.95 percent, apples at 8.50 percent, and grapes at 7.65 percent.
Onions, gold jewelry, intercity bus tickets, and painting materials were also among the items that saw price declines in October. More limited decreases occurred in garlic, green beans, carrots, green onions, wet wipes/tissues, roasted meat (kavurma), and hazelnut paste.
News Source: 12punto
