‘Housing, Utilities’ Hit 31.5 Percent 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, registered an average annualized inflation of 31.5% in the ninth month of the current Iranian year (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).
The group’s month-on-month and year-on-year inflation rates reached 2.6% and 38.3% 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 and 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%.