Fashion pulse: Türkiye — April 2026
Credits: FashionUnited ai Consumer prices (April) Headline annual inflation in Türkiye accelerated to plus 32.37 percent in April 2026 from plus 30.87 percent in March, according to the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) — reversing the recent disinflation, led by energy and food. Even...
Fashion pulse: Ireland — April 2026
Credits: FashionUnited ai Consumer prices (April) Headline CPI in Ireland edged up to +3.7 percent year-on-year in April 2026 from +3.6 percent in March, per Ireland's Central Statistics Office (CSO). Clothing and footwear stayed among the largest-increase divisions, running in high single...
Fashion pulse: China — April 2026
Credits: FashionUnited ai Consumer prices (April) Clothing prices in China rose +1.5 percent year-on-year in April 2026 per the National Bureau of Statistics of China (NBS), just above the +1.2 percent headline rate. Unlike most European markets, where clothing inflation runs below the overall...
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