01.02.2025 14:12
In January 2025, retail prices in Istanbul increased by 5.16% on a monthly basis and by 48.40% on an annual basis. The highest increase was observed in the Health Expenditures category, while a decrease was noted in Clothing.
According to the data announced by İTO, retail prices in Istanbul increased by 5.16% monthly and 48.40% annually in January.
The inflation rate for Istanbul in January has been revealed. In January 2025, the monthly increase in the İTO Istanbul Consumer Price Index, which indicates retail price movements in Istanbul, was recorded at 5.16%. The change rate compared to the same month of the previous year, showing the price changes in Istanbul in January 2025 compared to January 2024, was realized at 48.40% based on İTO 2023=100 İTO Istanbul Consumer Price Index.
HIGHEST INCREASE IN HEALTH
In January 2025, in the Istanbul Consumer Price Index; compared to the previous month, there was an increase of 18.82% in the Health Expenditures group, 10.95% in the Transportation Expenditures group, 8.48% in the Restaurants and Hotels group, 8.47% in the Education Expenditures group, 7.80% in the Entertainment and Culture Expenditures group, 7.03% in the Housing Expenditures group, 6.92% in the Miscellaneous Goods and Services Expenditures group, 4.67% in the Household Goods Expenditures group, 3.90% in the Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages Expenditures group, and 0.81% in the Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco Expenditures group, while a decrease of 1.62% was observed in the Clothing and Footwear Expenditures group.
CLOTHING EXPENDITURES DECLINED
In determining the price index for January 2025 in Istanbul; in addition to the official price changes observed in some products and services in the Health, Transportation, and Housing Expenditures groups, the increases in the Food, Restaurants and Hotels, and Education expenditures groups due to market conditions, as well as the downward price changes observed in the Clothing Expenditures group, were influential. In January 2025, the highest group increase was observed in the Health Expenditures group (18.82%), while the highest decrease was seen in the Clothing and Footwear Expenditures group (1.62%).