‘Leisure & Culture’ Inflation Above 30%

“Leisure and Culture”, one of 12 groups of goods and services surveyed by the Statistical Center of Iran, registered an average annualized inflation rate of 30.8% in the 11th month of the current Iranian year (Jan. 21-Feb. 19).
The month-on-month and year-on-year inflation rates of the group reached 2.8% and 32.6% respectively. 
The 12 groups of the basket of consumer goods and services surveyed by SCI include "food and beverages" 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%.
Data released by the Statistical Center of Iran show the annualized inflation reported by the center on a monthly basis hit a new high.