Consumer Price Index in the Month of Aban of the Year 1398[1]

Decrease in National Point-to-Point Inflation Rate

Point-to-Point Inflation rate refers to the percentage change in the price index in comparison with the corresponding month in the previous year. The point-to-point inflation rate in the month of Aban² of the year 1398 reached 27.0 percent, that is to say that the national households spent, on average, 27.0 percent higher than the month of Aban in the year 1397 for purchasing “the same goods and services”.

Moreover, in this month, the point-to-point inflation rate experienced a 1.3 percentage points decrease in comparison with the previous month (Mehr, the year 1398). The point-to-point inflation rate for the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco" and "non-food items and services" were 28.8 and 26.2 percent, respectively which show these rates decreased in contrast to the previous month.

This is while the point-to-point inflation rate for urban households is 27.0 percent which has decreased by 1.3 percentage points in comparison with the previous month. This rate was 27.3 percent for rural households which decreased by 1.2 percentage points in comparison with the previous month.

Decrease in the Monthly Households Inflation Rate

The monthly inflation rate refers to the percentage change in the price index in comparison with the  previous month. The monthly inflation rate in the month of Aban of the year 1398 reached 1.6 percent, which decreased by 0.1 percentage point in comparison with the previous month (Mehr, the year 1398). The monthly inflation rate for the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco" and "non-food items and services" were 1.4 and 1.7 percent, respectively.