Inflation in Turkey topped 75% in May in what economists expect to be the peak before prices start to ease.

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  • Consumer prices rose 75.45% in May on an annual basis and 3.37% on a monthly basis, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute, a government agency.
  • The sectors seeing the steepest annual consumer price rises were education at 104.8%, housing at 93.2%, and hotels, cafes and restaurants at 92.9%.
  • Economists had previously forecast that inflation in the country of 85 million would peak around 75% before beginning to ease.
  • Siegfried@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Here in Argentina, salaries more or less follow inflation (they always are a little behind anyway… unless you are a politician).

    Inflations isnt new to Turkey, so i guess they must be adjusting them