‘Communications’ Registers 5% in Annualized Inflation

“Communications” — one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran for Consumer Price Index —- registered 5% in annualized inflation in the fourth month of the current Iranian year (June 22-July 22), the lowest among the groups under review.
The CPI of the group stood at 195.5, up 1% compared with the month before. 
The year-on-year inflation was registered at 10.8%.
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services surveyed by the SCI include "food & beverage" 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%.