Lowest Consumer Price Rise Registered for ‘Communications’

The average goods and services Consumer Price Index of “communications” in the 12-month period ending April 20, which marks the end of the first Iranian month of the fiscal 2021-22, increased by 17.7% compared with the previous year’s corresponding period
As a result, “communications” registered the lowest price rise among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households, latest data released by the Statistical Center of Iran show. 
The CPI of “communications” stood at 180.2, indicating a 0.5% growth compared with the month before. The index, with a coefficient of 2.87%, registered a year-on-year increase of 19.4%.