India, May 5 -- Turkey's consumer price inflation eased further in April to the lowest in more than three years, figures from the Turkish Statistical Institute showed on Monday.

Consumer price inflation softened to 37.86 percent in April from 38.10 percent in March.

This was the lowest rate since December 2021, when prices had risen 36.08 percent. The rate was forecast to slow to 38.0 percent.

The annual price growth in food and non-alcoholic beverages eased to 36.09 percent from 37.12 percent. Similarly, price growth in furnishings and household equipment moderated to 30.54 from 32.41 percent. Meanwhile, housing costs grew at an accelerated pace of 74.07 percent.

On a monthly basis, inflation rose slightly to 3.0 percent from 2.46 perc...