September 5, 2022
Consumer Price Index in Türkiye, August 2022
Consumer price index (CPI) realized as 80.21% annually and 1.46% monthly
A change in general index was realized in CPI (2003=100) on the previous month by 1.46%, on December of the previous year by 47.85%, on same month of the previous year by 80.21% and on the twelve months moving averages basis by 54.69% in August 2022.
Rate of changes in CPI (%), August 2022
| August 2022 | August 2021 | August 2020 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly rate of change | 1.46 | 1.12 | 0.86 |
| Rate of change on December of the previous year | 47.85 | 11.65 | 7.29 |
| Annual rate of change | 80.21 | 19.25 | 11.77 |
| Rate of change in 12 months moving averages | 54.69 | 15.78 | 11.27 |
Annual rate of changes in CPI (%), August 2022
Communication with 27.05% was the main group that indicated the lowest annual increase. On the other hand, transportation with 116.87% was the main group where the highest annual increase realized.
CPI annual rate of changes in main groups (%), August 2022
In August 2022, transportation with -1.78% was the main group that indicated the lowest monthly increase. On the other hand, health with 7.01% was the main group where the highest monthly increase realized (indices, weights and rate of changes (%) by main expenditure groups are given in the Table-1).
CPI monthly rate of changes in main groups (%), August 2022
In August 2022, within indices of 144 basic headings (Classification of Individual Consumption by Purpose-COICOP 5 Digit Level) in the index, the index of 16 basic headings decreased and the index of 5 basic headings remained unchanged while the index of 123 basic headings increased.
The indicator for CPI having specified coverage (B) realized as 72.53% annually and 3.17% monthly
A change in CPI excluding unprocessed food, energy, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and gold was realized in CPI (2003=100) on the previous month by 3.17%, on December of the previous year by 41.95%, on same month of the previous year by 72.53% and on the twelve months moving averages basis by 47.31% in August 2022.
Indicators for the CPIs having specified coverages (%), August 2022
| Rate of changes (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group | Coverage | Monthly | On December of the previous year |
Annual | In 12 months moving averages |
Index |
| A | CPI excluding seasonal products | 1.82 | 50.08 | 84.68 | 56.69 | 1 085.75 |
| B | CPI excluding unprocessed food, energy, alcoholic beverages, tobacco and gold | 3.17 | 41.95 | 72.53 | 47.31 | 855.99 |
| C | CPI excluding energy, food and non-alcoholic beverages, alcholic beverages, tobacco and gold | 3.10 | 38.06 | 66.08 | 43.12 | 775.58 |
| D | CPI excluding unprocessed food, alcoholic beverages and tobacco | 2.06 | 47.29 | 80.22 | 53.42 | 938.37 |
| E | CPI excluding alcoholic beverages and tobacco | 1.53 | 47.54 | 80.10 | 55.18 | 989.01 |
| F | CPI excluding administered and directed prices | 1.38 | 44.84 | 80.10 | 56.06 | 1 008.0 |
The next release on this subject will be on October 03, 2022.
Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat)
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