‘Housing & Utilities’ Inflation at 24.7%

The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of “housing and utilities” (water, electricity, natural gas and other fuels) in the 12-month period ending Feb. 18, which marks the end of the 11th month of the current Iranian year, increased by 24.7% compared with last year’s corresponding period. 
Among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households, its CPI stood at 211, indicating no change (0%) compared with the month before. 
The group’s CPI, which has the biggest impact on total inflation rate with a coefficient of 35.5%, registered a year-on-year increase of 27.1%.