‘Food & Beverages’ Registers Highest Monthly Price Rise

With a coefficient of 26.64%, the Consumer Price Index of “Food and Beverages” for all Iranian households stood at 436.5 in the month ending Aug. 22, which marks the end of the fifth Iranian month of fiscal 2021-22, indicating a 4.6% increase compared with the month before.
According to the latest data released by the Statistical Center of Iran, this marks the highest rise among 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.
The “Food and Beverage” index registered a year-on-year increase of 59.2%.