Education Inflation at 27.8%

“Education”, one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran for calculating the inflation, registered an annualized inflation rate of 2.8% in the fifth month of the current Iranian year (July 23-Aug. 22).
The Consumer Price Index of the group stood at 294.6, indicating a 2.9% rise against the previous month. Its year-on-year inflation reached 33.3%. 
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%.