Turkiye CPI up 2.06% in July; clothing prices drop sharply

The 12-month moving average rose by 41.13 per cent, and the cumulative increase since December stood at 19.08 per cent.

Clothing and footwear prices rose by 10.67 per cent year-on-year in July 2025, contributing 0.59 percentage points to the annual CPI increase.

However, the group saw a sharp monthly decline of 5.82 per cent, subtracting 0.36 percentage points from the overall index — making it the only major expenditure group to post a significantly negative contribution in July, Turkstat said in a release.

Core inflation, measured by the CPI excluding unprocessed food, energy, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and gold (known as the B index), rose by 1.82 per cent monthly and 33.77 per cent annually.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (HU)