The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of "communications" in the 12-month period ending Oct. 21, which marks the end of the seventh Iranian month, increased by 8.1% compared with the previous year’s corresponding period.
This marks the lowest rise in prices among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households, the Statistical Center of Iran reported.
The CPI of the group stood at 180.5 in the month under review, indicating a 5.6% growth compared with the month before.
The index, with a coefficient of 2.87%, registered a year-on-year increase of 24.1%.
The overall average annual inflation in Iran stood at 27.2% in the month.
SCI had put the average annual inflation rate for the preceding Iranian month, which ended on Sept. 21, at 26%.
The consumer inflation for the month under review (Sept. 22-Oct. 21) registered an increase of 41.4% compared with the similar month of the previous Iranian year. The year-on-year inflation of the month ending Sept. 21 was 34.4%.
The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 261.5 during the period, indicating a 7% rise compared with the month before. Month-on-month consumer inflation was 3.6% for the preceding month (Aug. 22-Sept. 21).
