Food & Beverages Inflation at 22.4%

The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of food and beverages in the 12-month period ending Aug. 21, which marks the end of the fifth Iranian month, increased by 22.4% compared with last year’s corresponding period. 
With a coefficient of 26.64%, the CPI of the group among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households stood at 274.2 in the month under review, indicating a 3.5% increase compared with the month before. 
The food and beverages index registered a year-on-year increase of 25.8%.