‘Housing & Utilities’ Inflation at 24.4%

EghtesadOnline: The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of “housing and utilities (water, electricity, natural gas and other fuels)” in the 12-month period ending Jan. 19, which marks the end of the 10th Iranian month, increased by 24.4% compared with last year’s corresponding period.

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01 February 2021

According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the CPI of the group among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households stood at 211, indicating a 2.1% increase compared with the month before.

The group’s CPI index, which has the biggest impact on total inflation rate with a coefficient of 35.5%, registered a year-on-year increase of 27.5%.