Tobacco Registers Above 40% In Annualized Inflation

“Tobacco”, one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran for calculating the inflation rate, registered 40.7% in average annualized inflation in the tenth month of the current Iranian year (Dec. 22, 2022-Jan. 20, 2023).
The month-on-month and year-on-year inflation rates of the group were reported at 2.8% and 33.5% respectively. 
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services surveyed by the SCI include "food & beverage" with a coefficient of 26.64%, "tobacco" with 0.59%, "clothing and shoes" with 4.78%, “housing and utilities" with 35.5% (highest), "furniture, home appliances and their maintenance" with 3.93%, "health and treatment" with 7.14%, "transportation" with 9.41%, "communications" with 2.87%, "leisure and culture" with 1.65%, "education" with 1.86%, "hotels and restaurants" with 1.44%, and "miscellaneous items and services" with 4.18%.