SCI: Inflation Rises to 47.6%

The Statistical Center of Iran has released a new report on inflation in the first month of the current Iranian year (started March 21).
According to the latest data, the annualized inflation for the month under review (Farvardin) stood at 47.6%, up from 45.8% in the month before (a 1.8% rise).
The Consumer Price Index was reported at 180.5, indicating a 55.5% rise compared to the same month of the year before.
The year-on-year inflation saw a 1.5% rise compared to the month before.
SCI had earlier said the month-on-month inflation stood at 3.7% in Farvardin, down from 4.7% in the previous month (the last month of the preceding Iranian year).