Consumer Price Index for the Month of Esfand, the Year 1402 (Base year 1400=100)
Consumer Price Index for the Month of Esfand, the Year 1402 (Base year 1400=100)
Price Index (PI)
In the month of Esfand, the year 1402, the national Consumer Price Index (CPI) for households was 230.2, showing a 2.0 percent increase from the previous month. It experienced a growth of 32.3 percent compared to the same month of the previous year, and a rise of 40.7 percent in the 12 months ending the month of Esfand, the year 1402 when compared to the last corresponding period.
National Point-to-point Inflation Rate
The point-to-point inflation rate is defined as the percentage change in the price index compared to the corresponding month of the previous year. In the month of Esfand of the year 1402, the point-to-point inflation rate was 32.3 percent. This indicates that national households spent, on average, 32.3 percent more on purchasing the same goods and services compared to the month of Esfand in the year 1401. Furthermore, the point-to-point inflation rate decreased by 3.5 percentage points compared to the previous month (Bahman, year 1402).
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1. Iranian months and their equivalents in Gregorian calendar
Farvardin (21 March-20 April) 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 1402 in Gregorian calendar is (21 March 2023-20 March 2024).