Northern Cyprus cost of living rises 1.07% in October, Statistics Institute says

The Statistics Institute of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) has announced that the cost of living rose 1.07% in October compared with the previous month. According to data published by the institute, the cost of living changed by 29.52% compared with December of the previous year and by 34.99% compared with October of last year.

By main spending group, the largest monthly increase was 14.09% in clothing and footwear. Communications rose 4.20%, food and non-alcoholic beverages 2.72%, transport 2.68% and health 1.85%. Restaurants and hotels recorded a 6% price drop.

Average prices rose for 431 product types covered by the index and fell for 133. The biggest price increases were cucumbers at 84.22%, school transport fees at 50% and national lottery tickets at 50%. The largest declines were pomegranates at 58.18%, lemons at 40.34% and lettuce at 35.31%.