Clothing Inflation at 50 Percent: SCI

The Consumer Price Index of “clothes and shoes” in the 12-month period ending April 20, which marks the end of the first month of the fiscal 2022-23, increased by 50% compared with last year’s corresponding period.
According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the group’s index stood at 496.7 for the month to April 20, indicating a 2.4% increase compared with the month before. It registered a year-on-year increase of 44.9%. 
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%.