A Report On Consumer Price Indices For Goods And Services Of Households In The Total Country In The Month Of Esfand Of The Year 1396[1]

 1. The general index (base year 1395=100) shows 111.4 for households in the total country and urban areas and 111.5 for rural areas in the month of Esfand (21 February-20 March 2018) of the year 1396 respectively which increased by 0.2 percent for the total country and urban areas and  by 0.4 percent for rural areas in contrast to the preceding month. The increase in the general index was 7.2, 7.3 and 6.2 percent for the total country, urban areas  and rural areas  compared to the corresponding month in the previous year (point-to-point inflation), which decreased by 1.0, 1.1 and 1.2 percentage point for the total country, urban and rural areas, respectively over the same information in the previous month. Percentage changes in the general index (inflation rate of consumer goods and services for households) for the 12 months ending to the month of Esfand of the year 1396 were 8.2 percent for the total country, 8.1 percent for urban areas and 8.8 percent for rural areas in contrast to the corresponding period of the previous year, which grew by 0.1 percentage point for the total country and urban areas and dropped by 0.3 percentage point for rural areas over the same information in the previous month (Bahman).

2. The CPI for the major group of "Foods, Beverages and Tobacco" in this month for the total country, urban and rural areas reached 115.8, 115.9 and 115.3, respectively which increased by 0.2, 0.1 and 0.6 percent for the total country, urban areas and rural areas respectively compared to the previous month. The index of the major group of “Foods, Beverages and Tobacco” increased by 6.5 percent for the total country, 6.7 percent for urban areas and 5.9 percent for rural areas in contrast to the corresponding month in the previous year. Percentage changes in this group for the 12 months ending to the month of Esfand of the year 1396 were 12.2 percent for the total country, 12.3 percent for urban areas and 11.8 percent for rural areas compared to the corresponding period of the previous year.  The index of the major group of “Foods” for the total country, urban areas and rural areas in the mentioned month reached 115.7, 115.8 and 115.2 respectively, which remained unchanged for the total country and decreased by 0.1 percent for urban areas and increased by 0.3 percent for rural areas compared to the previous month. The index of the major group of “Foods” increased by 6.1 percent for the total country, 6.3 percent for urban areas and 5.4 percent for rural areas compared to the corresponding month in the previous year and the 12- month inflation rate of this group was 12.4 percent for the total country, 12.5 percent for urban areas and 12.0 percent for rural areas.

3- The index of the major group of "non-food items and services" for the total country, urban areas and rural areas in the month of the Esfand of the year 1396 reached 109.8, 109.9, and 109.0, respectively which increased by 0.2 percent for the total country and  urban areas and  by 0.3 percent for rural areas compared to the previous month. Moreover, the index of the major group of "non-food items and services" rose by 7.4 percent for the total country, 7.6 percent for urban areas and 6.4 percent for rural areas, respectively compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. The inflation rates of this group for the 12 months ending to the month of Esfand of the year 1396 were 6.8 percent for the total country, 6.7 percent for urban areas and 6.9 percent for rural areas over the corresponding period of the previous