Inflatie Turkije door het dak

Turkish inflation raced out of the traps in the New Year, climbing to highest level of the past six years in January, official data has showed, signaling a tough first half for Turkish consumers.

As the consumer prices bounced 1.72 percent on monthly basis, the index rose 7.48 percent year-on-year, after climbing to 7.40 percent in December, the data announced by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TÜ?K) on Feb. 3 revealed.