Central Bank Cuts Year-End Inflation Forecast to 13.9 Percent

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Central Bank Governor Murat Uysal has spoken at the "Inflation Report 2019-III Presentation Meeting" in the capital Ankara, announcing the forecast for the inflation rate.

The inflation rate will fluctuate between 11.5 percent and 16.3 percent through the end of this year, he said. The bank kept inflation forecasts constant for next year and 2021 at 8.2 percent and 5.4 percent, respectively.

The downward revision is driven by assumptions for lower food prices and Turkish lira denominated import prices, and lower-than-projected inflation at the second quarter of this year and improvement in the underlying trend, he said.

"Under a tight monetary policy stance and strong policy coordination focused on bringing inflation down, inflation is projected to converge gradually to the target of 5 percent," he said.

Uysal said that the bank continues to use all available tools to ensure financial stability when necessary.

The bank also decreased its food inflation forecast to 15 percent for this year, down from 16 percent in the previous report, Uysal said. (HA/VK)

Source: AA