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Turkey’s inflation up slightly less than expected to 19.58%

by DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES

ISTANBUL Oct 04, 2021 - 10:05 am GMT+3
People are seen at a local market in the northern Zonguldak province, Turkey, Sept. 22, 2021. (IHA Photo)
People are seen at a local market in the northern Zonguldak province, Turkey, Sept. 22, 2021. (IHA Photo)
by DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES Oct 04, 2021 10:05 am

Turkey’s consumer price inflation rose slightly less than expected to 19.58% in September, the highest since March 2019, official data showed Monday, driven mainly by a surge in energy costs.

Month-on-month, prices surged 1.25%, according to Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) data.

After headline inflation rose above the policy rate in August, the central bank started emphasizing core “C” inflation and later cut its key rate by 100 basis points to 18%. The “C” measure also rose to 16.98% in September.

The monthly rise in September’s headline inflation was driven by the education group, which rose 5.15%, as schools reopened, and the furniture group, which increased 3.33%.

The food and nonalcoholic beverages group rose only 0.05% month-on-month in September but year-over-year it was the leading group, up 28.79%.

Jason Tuvey, a senior emerging markets economist at Capital Economics, said there were “early indications” that food price inflation had passed its peak, after driving the rise in the headline figure in recent months.

Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) Governor Şahap Kavcıoğlu said last week that pricing behavior is expected to return to pre-pandemic conditions as normalization progresses.

He said that it is difficult for monetary policy to have an effect on food prices, which were hit by drought and other factors.

The annual rate of inflation in energy quickened to 22.77% from 20.72% in August.

The producer price index rose 1.55% month-on-month in September for an annual rise of 43.96%, the data showed, declining from a near three-year peak of 45.5%.

The median forecast of 17 economists in a Reuters poll for annual inflation in September stood at 19.7%. The monthly rate was seen at 1.35%, according to the median.

A Bloomberg survey of 22 analysts predicted acceleration to 19.65%.

The central bank forecast inflation would hit 14.1% by the end of the year.

The country’s medium-term economic program, announced last month, expects it to fall to 16.2% by the end of the year and hit 9.8% by the end of 2022.

Oyak Securities said rate cuts should not continue after September’s inflation data, adding that guidance by the central bank during an investor meeting this week will be important.

After last month’s cut, economists now expect the bank to lower its policy rate further by the end of the year and several institutions forecast a cut to 15% by mid-2022.

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