SCI: Housing & Utilities Inflation at 25.3%

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 March 20, which marks the end of the 12th month of the fiscal 2020-21, increased by 25.3% compared with last year’s corresponding period.
The CPI of the group among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households, which has the biggest impact on total inflation rate with a coefficient of 35.5%, registered a year-on-year increase of 28.4%.
The index stood at 214.1 for the month under review, indicating a 1.5% rise compared with the month before, the Statistical Center of Iran reported.