Iran's Producer Inflation Grows 52.9% Year-on-Year in Dey

An increase of 52.9% was registered in the Producer Price Index in the Iranian month of Dey (Dec. 22, 2018-Jan. 20) compared with the similar month of last year, the Central Bank of Iran's latest report shows.
PPI (using Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year for the first time) stood at 175.2 in Dey, indicating a 0.7% increase compared with the previous month.  
The average PPI in the 12 months ending Jan. 20 grew by 34.2% compared with last year’s corresponding period. CBI put the preceding month’s annual PPI inflation at 30.6%.