Consumer Price Index in the Month of Azar of the Year 1399[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 Azar² of the year 1399 stood at 44.8 percent, that is to say, that the national households spent, on average, 44.8 percent higher than the month of Azar of the year 1398 for purchasing “the same goods and services”.

Moreover, in this month, the point-to-point inflation rate experienced a 1.6 percentage point decrease in comparison with the previous month (Aban, the year 1399). The point-to-point inflation rate for the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco" and "non-food items and services" were 57.9 percent (with a 1.3 percentage point increase) and 38.7 percent (with a 3.1 percentage point decrease), respectively.

This is while the point-to-point inflation rate for urban households stood at 44.2 percent, which decreased by 1.5 percentage points in comparison with the previous month. Moreover, this rate was 48.0 percent for rural households which decreased by 2.3 percentage points in comparison with the previous month.

Decrease in the Monthly National 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 Azar of the year 1399 stood at 2.0 percent, which decreased by 3.2 percentage points in comparison with the previous month (Aban, the year 1399). The monthly inflation rate for the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco" and "non-food items and services" were 5.0 and 0.5 percent, respectively.