SCI put average 12-month urban and rural inflation in Esfand at 26.6% and 28.1% respectively
Financial Tribune: The goods and services Consumer Price Index in the 12-month period ending March 20, which marks the end of last Iranian year, increased by 26.9% compared with last year’s corresponding period, the Statistical Center of Iran reported. SCI put the inflation rate for the average annual inflation in the 12-month period leading to the preceding Iranian month, which ended on Feb. 19, at 23.5%. The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 164.3 in the Iranian month ending March 20, indicating a 3.9% rise compared with the previous month. The consumer inflation registered a year-on-year increase of 47.5% in the period compared with the similar month of last year. SCI put the average 12-month urban and rural inflation ending March 20 at 26.6% and 28.1% respectively. The index registered a year-on-year increase of 46.6% for urban areas and 52.7% for rural areas compared with the similar month of last year. The overall CPI reached 163.3 for urban households and 170.3 for rural households, indicating an increase of 3.8% for urban areas and 4.5% for rural areas compared with the previous month. …