Clothing Inflation Near 50%

Clothing registered an annualized inflation of 49.1% in the third month of the current fiscal year (May 22-June 21).
With a coefficient of 4.78%, the CPI of “clothing and shoes” stood at 552.5, indicating a 5.6% increase over the earlier month, according to the Statistical Center of Iran. 
The index registered a year-on-year increase of 48.7% in the month under review. 
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households 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%.