The goods and services Consumer Price Index registered a year-on-year increase of 32.8% in the Iranian month Mehr (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) compared with the similar month of last year, the Statistical Center of Iran reported.
The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 144.1 in Mehr, indicated a 7.1% rise compared with the previous month.
The CPI Index in the 12-month period ending Oct. 22 increased by 13.4% compared with last year’s corresponding period.
SCI had put the inflation rate for the preceding month of Shahrivar, which ended on Sept. 22 at 11.3%.
The center put average 12-month urban and rural inflation for Mehr at 13.4% and 13% respectively. The overall CPI reached 143.6 for urban households and 146.8 for rural households, indicating an increase of 6.8% for urban areas and a rise of 8.3% for rural areas compared with the previous month.
The index registered a year-on-year increase of 32.4% for urban areas and 35.3% for rural areas compared with the similar month of last year.
