Average Price of Selected Food Items in Urban Areas in the Month of Azar of the Year 1397
Average Price of Selected Food Items in Urban Areas in the Month of Azar[1] of the Year 1397[2]
In the Month of Azar of the year 1397, the price of tomato, onion, and Golden Delicious (apple) experienced the highest increase with 15.9, 15.8, and 9.5 percent, respectively in comparison with the previous month (The month of Aban of the year1397) while the price of domestic orange had a 14 percent decrease in the same period compared to the previous month.
The highest price increase compared to the corresponding month in the previous year (the month of Azar in the year 1396) was for tomato paste with 248.7% followed by banana, 156.4% and Golden Delicious (apple) 111.0%.
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[1] . 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)
2 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 1397 in the Gregorian calendar is (21 March 2018-20 March 2019).