The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of “food and beverages” in the 12-month period ending April 20, which marks the end of the first Iranian month of the fiscal 2021-22, increased by 43.6% compared with last year’s corresponding period.
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, with a coefficient of 26.64%, the CPI of “food and beverage” group stood at 395.3 in the month ending April 20, indicating a 2.9% increase compared with the month before.
The index registered a year-on-year increase of 63.5%.
Apart from “food and beverage”, the 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households surveyed by SCI include “tobacco" with a coefficient of 0.59%, "clothing and shoes" with a coefficient of 4.78%, "housing, water, electricity, natural gas and other fuels" with a coefficient of 35.5% (highest), "furniture, home appliances and their maintenance" with a coefficient of 3.93%, "health and treatment" with a coefficient of 7.14%, "transportation" with a coefficient of 9.41%, "communications" with a coefficient of 2.87%, "leisure and culture" with a coefficient of 1.65%, "education" with a coefficient of 1.86%, "hotels and restaurants" with a coefficient of 1.44% and "miscellaneous items and services" with a coefficient of 4.18%.
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