Turkey's Annual Inflation Edges up to 64.8 Percent
Turkey's annual consumer price inflation rate quickened from 61.98 percent in November to 64.77 percent in December, the data from the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜİK) showed on Jan. 3.
This was slightly below the Central Bank’s revised forecast of 65 percent for the end of 2023.
“We are meeting our revised targets,” Finance Minister Mehmet Şimşek wrote on the social media platform X, commenting on the inflation numbers.
The annualized core indicators are consistent with the 2024 targets, he added.
“We predict that growth and current account deficit will be in line with our targets, while the budget deficit for 2023 will be well below our target,” Şimşek said.
Predictability increased thanks to the realistic and consistent targets set out in the economic program, the minister added.
“We will continue to do whatever is necessary to achieve the targets of our program, especially inflation, in 2024,” Şimşek said.
The data from TÜİK showed that the downward trend in monthly inflation continued in December.
Source: Hürriyet Daily News
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