Consumer Price Index by Expenditure Deciles in the Month of Azar of the year 1399
National Consumer Price Index by Expenditure Deciles in the Month of Azar[1] of the year 1399[2]
The national inflation rate for the month of Azar of the year 1399 stood at 30.5 percent, fluctuating between 27.9 percent for the first decile (those with the lowest income) and 37.2 percent for the tenth decile (those with the highest income) among the expenditure deciles. The range of the twelve-month inflation changes in the major group of "food, beverages and tobacco" was between 25.6 percent for the tenth decile and 29.5 percent for the second decile. The major group of "non-food items and services” also saw these fluctuations, ranging from 26.3 percent for the first decile to 40.3 percent for the tenth decile[3].
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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 Gregorian calendar. To find the corresponding year of 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 1399 in Gregorian calendar is (20 March 2020-20 March 2021).
[3] - Figures are rounded up to a decimal place.