Turkey | Inflation surprised on the downside

Consumer prices increased by 1.69% in April, even lower than the minimum estimate shared in the consensus, leading the annual figure to fall to 19.5% from 19.7% in March. Despite the recent currency depreciation, thanks to the base effects consumer inflation will likely fall rapidly after June, but reverse in the last 2 months of the year and end 2019 at 15.5%.

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