Consumer Price Index in the Month of Mehr of the Year 1400¹

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 Mehr² of the year 1400 stood at 39.2 percent, that is to say, that the national households spent, on average, 39.2 percent higher than the month of Mehr of the year 1399 for purchasing “the same goods and services”.

The point-to-point inflation rate of this month experienced a 4.5 percentage point decrease in comparison with the previous month (Shahrivar, the year 1400). The point-to-point inflation rate for the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco" and "non-food items and services" were 60.5 percent (with a 1.1 percentage point decrease) and 29.5 percent (with a 5.9 percentage point decrease), respectively.

This is while the point-to-point inflation rate for urban households stood at 38.4 percent, which decreased by 4.5 percentage points in comparison with the previous month. Moreover, this rate was 43.9 percent for rural households which decreased by 3.9 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 Mehr of the year 1400 stood at 3.7 percent, which decreased by 0.2 percentage points in comparison with the previous month (Shahrivar, the year 1400). The monthly inflation rate for the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco" and "non-food items and services" were 5.0 and 3.0 percent, respectively.

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