‘Tobacco’ Registers 37.7 Percent Inflation

“Tobacco”, one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran for calculating the Consumer Price Index, registered an annualized inflation of 37.7% in the fifth month of the current Iranian year (July 23-Aug. 22).
The Consumer Price Index of the group stood at 720.6, indicating a 2.6% rise compared to the previous month.
The index saw a year-on-year inflation of 48.1%.
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services surveyed by 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%.