Turkish annual consumer price inflation dropped to 39.05% in February, official data showed on Monday, lower than a Reuters poll forecast and sustaining a downtrend since it peaked about 75% in May last year.
A Turkish regulation lowering patient copayments at public hospitals had prompted some analysts to trim their February inflation expectations, helping to rein in price rises.
Month-on-month, inflation was 2.27%, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute, also below forecasts. In January, inflation stood at 5.03% on a monthly basis and 42.12% annually.