The Statistical Center of Iran has reviewed changes in prices of commodities exported from and imported to the country in the second quarter of the current Iranian year (June 22-Sept. 22, 2022).
According to SCI, the Export Price Index, an indicator measuring the overall change in prices of goods and services sold abroad, (using the year ending March 2017 as the base year), stood at 134.3 in Q2 in terms of rial, registering a 6.7% increase compared with the previous quarter and a 43.7% rise compared with the same quarter of the previous year.
The average EPI during the four quarters to Sept. 22 (annualized) witnessed a 66.1% growth compared with the corresponding period of the year before.
The report added that the second quarter saw EPI stand at 103.1 in dollar terms, registering a decrease of 4.9% over the preceding quarter, but a 4.8% increase year-on-year.
The average EPI in dollar terms during the four quarters to Sept. 22 witnessed an 11.4% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period.
SCI also reported on the Import Price Index, an indicator measuring the overall changes in prices of imports of merchandise into a country.
IPI, using the year ending March 2017 as a base year, stood at 289.4 in Q2 in terms of rial, registering a 93.6% increase compared with the previous quarter and a 213.7% rise compared with the same quarter of the year before.
The average IPI during the four quarters to Sept. 22 witnessed 173.1% growth compared with the preceding year’s corresponding period.
The three-month period saw IPI stand at 114.5 in dollar terms, registering a 2.6% quarter-on-quarter increase and a 15.9% year-on-year rise.
The average IPI in dollar terms during the four-quarter period to Sept. 22 witnessed a 16.6% growth year-on-year.
