‘Tobacco’ Inflation at 36.6 Percent

EghtesadOnline: The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of “tobacco” in the 12-month period ending March 20, which marks the end of the 12th month of fiscal 2020-21, increased by 36.6% compared with the corresponding period of the year before.

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12 April 2021

Latest data released by the Statistical Center of Iran show the CPI of “tobacco”, which has minimum impact on total inflation rate with a coefficient of 0.59% among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households, stood at 443.6 for the month under review, indicating a 0.4% month-on-month rise.

The index registered a year-on-year increase of 51.7%.