EPI Rises 23.1 Percent YOY, 8.4 Percent MOM

The export price index stood at 344.3 for the first month of the current fiscal year (March 21-April 20), registering a 8.4% increase compared to the preceding month and a 23.1% rise compared with last year’s corresponding period, the Central Bank of Iran’s latest data show.
EPI is primarily influenced by two factors: foreign exchange rates and global commodity prices.
The index is calculated for the prices of one or a basket of commodities in international trading using, ideally, FOB export prices.
EPI for the following products had the highest growth among all goods compared to the month before: