Iran's Food Price Inflation Surveyed

The Iranian month of Dey (Dec. 22, 2018-Jan. 20) saw chicken price rise by 15.6% compared with the month before—the highest month-on-month price hike among food items. 
The second and third biggest month-on-month price rises during the period were recorded for onions with 13.6% and lamb with 9.1%, the Statistical Center of Iran reported. 
The retail prices of tomato paste during the month increased by 238.2% compared with the same period of last year. A kilogram of tomato paste went for 189,143 rials ($1.6) in the 10th Iranian month, to register the highest year-on-year price rise for a food item, SCI added.