‘Housing, Utilities’ Hit 28.8% Inflation

“Housing and Utilities (water, electricity, natural gas and other fuels)”, one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran for calculating inflation, registered an annualized inflation rate of 28.8% in the sixth month of the current Iranian year (Aug. 23-Sept. 22).
The group’s month-on-month and year-on-year inflation rates were at 3.3% and 31% 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%, "utilities" 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%.