‘Health and Treatment’ Hit 35.3% Inflation

“Health and Treatment”, one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran for calculating the inflation, registered 35.3% annualized inflation in the sixth month of the current Iranian year (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
The group’s month-on-month and year-on-year inflation stood at 1.5% and 38.9% respectively.
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%.
Among the groups, the highest and lowest annualized inflation rates were respectively registered for “hotels and restaurants” with 69.8% and “communications” with 5.7%.
The highest MOM inflation rates were respectively registered for “hotels and restaurants” with 4.9% and “transportation” with 0.2%. 
“Hotels and restaurants” with 84.4% and “communications” with 10.4% saw the highest and lowest YOY inflation respectively.