Inflation Gap Between Income Deciles Widens

The average annual inflation gap measured by the Statistical Center of Iran among income deciles stood at 3.6% in the 10th Iranian month (Dec. 22-Jan. 20), indicating a 0.2 percentage point increase compared with the previous month’s 3.4%. 
The inflation gap in “food, beverages and tobacco” group among income deciles decreased by 0.4 percentage points and that of “non-food and services” group reduced by 1.1 percentage points compared with the previous month. 
The average goods and services Consumer Price Index in the 12-month period ending Jan. 20 increased by 45.2% for the first decile (those with the lowest income) while it grew by 41.7% for the 10th decile (those with the highest income).