Consumer Price Index in the Month of Shahrivar 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 last corresponding month of the previous year. The point-to-point inflation rate in the month of Shahrivar2 of the year 1398 reached 35.0 percent, that is to say that the national households spent, on average, 35.0 percent higher than the month of Shahrivar in the year 1397 for purchasing “the same goods and services”.
Moreover, in this month, the point-to-point inflation rate experienced a 6.6 percentage point decrease in comparison with the previous month (Mordad, 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 45.2 and 30.7 percent, respectively which show these rates decreased in contrast to 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 Shahrivar of the year 1398 reached 0.5 percent, which decreased by 0.1 percentage point in comparison with the previous month (Mordad, 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 1.4 percent, respectively.
This is while the monthly inflation rate for urban households is 0.6 percent which has decreased by 0.1 percentage point in comparison with the previous month. This rate was 0.0 percent for rural households which indicates a 0.3 percentage point decrease in comparison with the previous month.
Increase in the Annual National Households Inflation Rate
The Annual Inflation rate refers to the average percentage change in the price index in a year ending the current month in comparison with the same period in the previous year. The annual national household inflation rate for the month Shahrivar of the year 1398 reached 42.7 percent which increased by 0.5 percent in comparison with the previous month (Mordad, the year 1398).
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[1]It is the Iranian year which usually begins on the day of 21 March of the Gregorian calendar. To find the corresponding year of the Gregorian calendar, add 621 or 622 (depending on the time of the year) to a solar Hijri year. For example the corresponding year of the year 1398 in the Gregorian calendar is (21 March 2019-19 March 2020).
2 Iranian months and their equivalent in Gregorian calendar
Farvardin (21 March-20April) Mehr (23 September-22 October)
Ordibehesht (21 April-21 May) Aban (23 October-21 November)
Khordad (22 May-21 June) Azar (22 November-21 December)
Tir (22 June-22 July) Dey (22 December-20 January)
Mordad (23 July-22 August) Bahman (21 January-19 February)
Shahrivar (23 August-22 September) Esfand (20 February-20 March)