And the pass-through starts..

TURKEY - Report 05 Aug 2013 by Murat Ucer

Consumer prices rose by 0.3% in July, taking the 12-month rate to just below 9% (8.9%), from 8.3% in June. The increase is in line with expectations, and near the 9% level Governor Basci had hinted during the presentation of the Inflation Report last week. Producer prices also continued to rise to 6.6%, reflecting cost-push factors, from 5.2% a month earlier, y/y.Most importantly, the so-called core inflation (I-index) rose to 6.1% in July from 5.6% in June, on the back of a weaker lira (Table 1; Graph 1). As for the details, Graphs 2-4 speak for themselves. Recent currency weakness is begi...

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