
Turkey’s monthly inflation rate is expected to climb to 3.1 per cent in April, driven by energy prices and lira depreciation following the imprisonment of President Tayyip Erdogan’s main political rival, a Reuters poll showed on Tuesday.
The median estimate of 11 economists saw monthly inflation climbing to 3.1 per cent in April from 2.46 per cent in March. Forecasts ranged from 2.80 per cent to 3.60 per cent. Year-on-year,