Veysaloglu Group of Companies announced the price index of January 2023 for products with the highest customer demand in its markets.

According to "Veysaloglu Retail Index", in January 2023, the price of more than 3,000 products purchased most by the company's customers increased by 16.1% compared to January of last year (table 1).

Thus, a 15.9% increase in the price of perishable food products compared to January of last year, a 20.7% increase in the price of dry, frozen food products, sweets and soft drinks, and a 5.2% increase in the price of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products were observed.

Starting from this year, the category of hygiene and cleaning products has been included in the index to provide a more comprehensive presentation.

Thus, the price of hygiene and cleaning products increased by 19.4% compared to January last year.

Note that the index is not an indicator of inflation.

The purpose of sharing information is to provide information that may be of interest to financial institutions and to support general customers in budgeting for monthly product purchases.

Veysaloğlu Group of Companies (VŞG) is a diversified FMCG (daily consumer goods) group covering various areas of the supply chain, including retail, distribution, logistics and manufacturing.

The philosophy of the Group of Companies is to achieve food security and sustainability of food supply by creating value for the country's economy and population.