Iran Inflation - page 3

Growth Undermined by High Interest Rates

EghtesadOnline: Calls on the Iranian government to cut interest rates are getting louder, with critics of the current monetary policy arguing that the gap between inflation and interest rates will undermine the manufacturing sector and exacerbate a longstanding recession in industries.

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Publish Date:29/July/2017 | 11:57

Whither Inflation Rate?

EghtesadOnline: Containing inflation has been one of the most significant economic achievements of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s first term in office.

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Publish Date:29/July/2017 | 08:56

Gov’t Spokesman: Inflation at 7.6%

EghtesadOnline: The goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas increased by 7.6% in the 12-month period ending July 22, which marks the end of the fourth Iranian month, compared with last year’s corresponding period, government spokesman, Mohammed Baqer Nobakht, announced in a press conference on Tuesday.

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Publish Date:26/July/2017 | 09:44

TCCIM Discusses Interest Rates, Double-Digit Inflation

EghtesadOnline: A roundtable meeting was held at Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture to discuss bank interest rates and their potential consequences, as well as the return of double-digit inflation rates, review statistics and provide solutions.

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Publish Date:18/July/2017 | 09:09

Central Bank Head: Inflation rate to become single-digit

EghtesadOnline: Head of Iran’s Central Bank on Saturday expressed hope that with the pursuit of disciplinary policies of the bank, the country’s inflation rate would become single-digit.

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Publish Date:05/July/2017 | 24:06

PPI, CPI Inflation Rise in Tandem

EghtesadOnline: The average Producer Price Index in the 12 months ending June 21, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Khordad, increased by 6.5% compared with last year’s corresponding period, the latest report by the Central Bank of Iran announced.

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Publish Date:02/July/2017 | 13:41

Iran: Double-Digit Inflation Returns

EghtesadOnline: Iran’s inflation rate just went above 10%, ending months of single-digit average CPI growth, which many considered one of the biggest achievements of President Hassan Rouhani’s economic team.

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Publish Date:30/June/2017 | 13:00

SCI: Urban Inflation at 7.4%, Rural 8.5%

EghtesadOnline: The goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas increased 7.4% in the 12-month period ending June 21, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Khordad, compared with last year’s corresponding period, according to the Statistical Center of Iran’s latest report.

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Publish Date:24/June/2017 | 08:39

What to Make of Zero Percent PPI Growth?

EghtesadOnline: The Producer Price Index (using Iranian year to March 2012) stood at 236.2 in the Iranian month of Ordibehesht (April 21-May 21) compared with the previous month’s 236.3, suggesting that average price of items produced at the wholesale or producer level remained almost unchanged.

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Publish Date:31/May/2017 | 09:35

Iran's Economy Ministry: Inflation to Rise Above 10%

EghtesadOnline: The Economy Ministry has predicted that the average inflation rate in the rolling year to the end of the current Iranian month (June 21) will rise above 10%.

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Publish Date:28/May/2017 | 08:08

CBI Puts Iran Inflation at 9.8% (May 2017)

EghtesadOnline: The average goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas in the 12 months ending May 21, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht, reached 9.8% compared with last year’s corresponding period, according to the latest report released by the Central Bank of Iran.

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Publish Date:27/May/2017 | 08:03

SCI: Iran Urban Inflation at 7.1%; Rural 8.1%

EghtesadOnline: The goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas increased 7.1% in the 12-month period ending May 21, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Ordibehesht, compared with last year’s corresponding period, the Statistical Center of Iran announced in its latest report.

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Publish Date:24/May/2017 | 08:02

The Blessing of Maintaining Single-Digit Inflation

EghtesadOnline: The government’s commitment to curb the inflation rate and maintain macroeconomic stability will redress one of the recurring behavioral patterns of domestic investors.

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Publish Date:16/May/2017 | 09:02

Sustained Inflation Rate Requires Banking Reforms

EghtesadOnline: The government’s remarkable achievement of bringing down the inflation rate to below 10% may be at stake, if banking reforms are not implemented urgently, an economist warned.

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Publish Date:15/May/2017 | 09:14

Think Tank Studies Impact of Throwing Money at Economy

EghtesadOnline: A 500,000-rial ($13.3) rise in cash subsidy payments for each Iranian will result in a 6.4% increase in consumer price index the following year, pushing up the inflation rate from 11.2% to 17.6% by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2018).

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Publish Date:13/May/2017 | 09:21

Health Sector Registers Highest PPI Inflation in Iran

EghtesadOnline: The inflation rate registered by the health sector’s Producer Price Index grew by 0.3% in the Iranian month of Farvardin (March 21-April 20) compared with the same month of last year to hit 17.4%, recording the biggest increase in the prices of domestic goods, services and construction.

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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 24:04

Central Bank: PPI Inflation at 5.4%

EghtesadOnline: The average Producer Price Index in the 12 months ending April 20, which marks the end of the Iranian month of Farvardin, reached 5.4% compared with last year’s corresponding period, the latest report by the Central Bank of Iran announced.

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Publish Date:01/May/2017 | 07:37

CBI: Inflation at 9.5%

EghtesadOnline: The average goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas in the 12 months ending April 20, which marks the end of the first Iranian month of Farvardin, increased by 9.5% compared with last year’s corresponding period, the latest report released by the Central Bank of Iran announced.

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Publish Date:27/April/2017 | 09:58

Inflationary Trends Reviewed

EghtesadOnline: In its latest quarterly report on Iran’s economic performance, the Middle East Bank has reviewed changes in prices and inflation.

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Publish Date:26/April/2017 | 08:52

SCI: Iran Urban Inflation at 6.9 Percent

EghtesadOnline: The goods and services Consumer Price Index for urban areas reached 6.9% in the 12-month period ending April 20—marking the end of the Iranian month of Farvardin—compared with last year’s corresponding period, the Statistical Center of Iran’s announced in its latest report.

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Publish Date:22/April/2017 | 08:08