‘Communications’ Registers Monthly Deflation

The Consumer Price Index of “communications” stood at 186.2 for the month ending Feb. 19, indicating a 0.1% decline compared with the month before, registering the only monthly deflation among 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical center of Iran.
The index, with a coefficient of 2.87%, registered a year-on-year increase of 3.8%. The group’s annualized inflation was at 7.6%. 
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households surveyed by the SCI include "food and beverages" with a coefficient of 26.64%, "tobacco" with 0.59%, "clothing and shoes" with 4.78%, "housing, water, electricity, natural gas and other fuels" with 35.5% (highest), "furniture, home appliances and their maintenance" with 3.93%, "health and treatment" with 7.14%, "transportation" with 9.41%, "communications" with 2.87%, "leisure and culture" with 1.65%, "education" with 1.86%, "hotels and restaurants" with 1.44% and "miscellaneous items and services" with 4.18%.