In Istanbul, the product whose price increased the most in February was cucumber, and the product that decreased the most was plane tickets.
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) announced the products whose retail prices increased and decreased the most in Istanbul in February.
In February, compared to the previous month, the prices of 244 of the 336 main products in the index increased, while the prices of 32 products decreased.
The product whose price increased the most last month was cucumber with 60.94 percent. This was followed by green pepper with 60.86 percent, green pepper with 60.80 percent, zucchini with 59.61 percent and bell pepper with 54.01 percent.
The other products whose prices increased the most were green beans with 42.96 percent, eggplant with 40.80 percent, lemon with 34.10 percent, parsley with 28.16 percent, lettuce with 28.08 percent and cauliflower with 24.61 percent.
In transportation expenditures, the service fee for transportation vehicles increased by 20.78 percent, the taxi fare increased by 20.00 percent and the school bus fee increased by 19.98 percent. When we look at the prices in the food group, butter increased by 15.85 percent, yoghurt increased by 15.31 percent, clotted cream increased by 13.79 percent and kashar cheese increased by 13.17 percent.
The product whose price decreased the most in February compared to the previous month was the flight ticket, which is in the transportation expenditure group, with 43.80 percent. It was followed by personal travel expenses with 11.97 percent, electrical cutting tools with 9.03 percent, women’s top coats with 8.45 percent and women’s shoes with 6.06 percent.
Other products whose prices decreased the most were women’s sweaters with 5.68 percent, women’s bags with 5.30 percent, men’s boots with 5.28 percent, hotel fees with 5.22 percent, women’s cardigans with 5.03 percent and women’s coats with 4.72 percent. These were followed by men’s sweaters with 4.53 percent, small electrical appliances with 3.78 percent, women’s coats with 2.15 percent, porcelain household goods with 2.07 percent and women’s dresses with 1.69 percent.
