The CBI had put the inflation rate for the preceding month of Aban, which ended on Nov. 21, at 9.9%. The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 111.9 in Azar, indicating a 1.9% increase compared with the previous month. The index registered a year-on-year increase of 10% compared with the similar month of last year. The CBI report came after the Statistical Center of Iran put Azar inflation at 8%, according to Financial Tribune.