SCI Puts Iran's YOY Inflation at 25.7%

EghtesadOnline: The goods and services Consumer Price Index for the month ending Sept. 22, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Shahrivar, registered a year-on-year increase of 25.7% compared with the similar month of last year, according to the Statistical Center of Iran's latest report.

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24 September 2018

The average CPI in the 12-month period ending Sept. 22 increased by 11.3% compared with last year’s corresponding period.

The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 134.6 in Shahrivar, indicating a 5.4% rise compared with the previous month.

SCI put urban and rural 12-month average inflation for Sharivar at 11.4% and 10.7% respectively. The overall CPI reached 134.4 for urban households and 135.5 for rural households, indicating an increase of 5.3% for urban areas and 5.8% for rural areas compared with the previous month, according to Financial Tribune.

The index registered a year-on-year increase of 25.7% for urban areas and 26.1% for rural areas compared with the similar month of last year.