Economics
Turkish Researchers Face Fines for Publishing Own Inflation Data
- ENAGroup said April CPI was more than double official figure
- Officials say misleading data is used by opposition parties
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Turkey’s statistics agency filed a criminal complaint against a group of local researchers publishing alternative inflation data.
The government body demanded ENAGroup, an independent inflation research group, be fined for “purposefully defaming” the official statistics institution and “misguiding public opinion,” according to documents seen by Bloomberg. The group started publishing its own inflation data in September amid claims from opposition parties that the official agency is underreporting price increases.