SCI had put the inflation rate for the preceding month of Tir, which ended on July 22, at 8.7%.
The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 127.7 in Mordad, indicating a 5.2% rise compared with the previous month.
The index registered a year-on-year increase of 19.3% compared with the similar month of last year, according to Financial Tribune.
SCI put average urban and rural inflation for Mordad at 9.8% and 9.1% respectively. The overall CPI reached 127.6 for urban households and 128 for rural households, indicating an increase of 5.1% for urban areas and 5.9% for rural areas compared with the previous month.
The index registered a year-on-year increase of 19.4% for urban areas and 18.8% for rural areas compared with the similar month of last year.