The annual inflation rate jumped to 36.08%, while consumer prices climbed by 19.08% in December, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat).
Thus, the annual inflation hit a 19-year high last month.
The domestic producer price index (D-PPI) increased month over month by 19.08% to 79.89% on an annual basis in December, Turkstat said.
The difference between the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the D-PPI broke another record at 43.8 points in December.
The core inflation, meanwhile, reached 31.9% last month.
The inflation saw 23.25% in July-December 2021.
