With February coming to an end soon, all eyes are now on the rent increase rate for the upcoming month. The Consumer Price Index (CPI) and Domestic Producer Price Index (D-PPI) data announced by TUIK directly affect the rent increase rates. Both landlords and tenants are eager to learn the current rent increase rate. So, when will the rent increase rate for March be announced? The rent increase rate is determined every month based on the inflation data announced. The ceiling rate of increase to be applied to housing rents is calculated based on the average CPI data for 12 months. Therefore, the inflation data to be announced is eagerly awaited by both current tenants and those considering renting new homes. Here are the latest updates on the rent increase in March 2025…The inflation data for February will be announced on Monday, March 3, 2025, at 10:00. Accordingly, the rent increase rate for March will also be finalized.Turkish Central Bank’s (TCMB) Market Participants Survey shows that the expected year-end increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has risen from 27.05% to 28.30%.TCMB released the February Market Participants’ Survey conducted with 69 participants consisting of real and financial sector representatives and professionals.According to the survey, the expectation of February CPI increase, which was 2.65% last month, rose to 3.23% during this survey period. The expectation for the end-of-year CPI increase also rose from 27.05% to 28.30%.The expectations for CPI increase decreased from 25.38% to 25.26% for 12 months later, and from 17.72% to 17.26% for 24 months later.Expectations for the end-of-year USD/TRY exchange rate decreased from 43.0265 to 42.8869, while the expectation for 12 months later rose from 43.8140 to 43.9612.The end-of-year current account deficit expectation, which was 17.4 billion dollars in the previous survey period, increased to 18.8 billion dollars in this period. The expectation for the current account deficit for the next year was 24.6 billion dollars.