Financial Tribune - CPI registered a year-on-year increase of 34.5% for urban areas and 37.3% for rural areas compared with the similar month of last year

The goods and services Consumer Price Index in Iran registered a year-on-year increase of 34.9% in the Iranian month Aban (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) compared with the similar month of last year, the Statistical Center of Iran reported.

The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 147.8 in Aban, indicating a 2.6% rise compared with the previous month.

The CPI Index for 12 months ending November 21 increased by 15.6% compared with last year’s corresponding period.