EPI Rises 130.6% YOY, 24.6% MOM

The export price index stood at 552.2 for the fourth month of the current fiscal year (June 22-July 22), registering a 24.6% increase compared with the preceding month and a 130.6% rise compared with last year’s corresponding month, the Central Bank of Iran’s latest data show. 
The index saw a rise of 83.2% over the four-month period and an increase of 44.1% over the 12-month period leading to July 22 compared with the same periods of the last year. 
EPI is primarily influenced by two factors: foreign exchange rates and global commodity prices.