The CBI had put the inflation rate for the preceding month (Dey), which ended on Jan. 20, at 10%. The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 113.4 in Bahman, indicating a 0.9% increase compared with the previous month. The index registered a year-on-year increase of 9.4% compared with the similar month of last year. The CBI report came after the Statistical Center of Iran put Bahman inflation at 8.3%, Financial Tribune reported.