‘Transportation’ Registers Highest Monthly Rise in CPI With 11.9%

The Consumer Price Index of “transportation”, one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran for calculating the inflation rate, saw 11.9% rise in the tenth month of the current Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2022-Jan. 20, 2023) compared to the month before to registered the highest monthly price rise among the groups.
The annualized and year-on-year inflation of the group were reported at 37.8% and 46.9% respectively.
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services surveyed by the SCI include "food & beverage" 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%.