Consumer Price Index in the Month of Aban 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 Aban2 of the year 1400 stood at 35.7 percent, that is to say, that the national households spent, on average, 35.7 percent higher than the month of Aban of the year 1399 for purchasing “the same goods and services”.
The point-to-point inflation rate of this month experienced a 3.5 percentage point decrease in comparison with the previous month (Mehr, 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 46.4 percent (with a 14.1 percentage point decrease) and 30.2 percent (with a 0.7 percentage point increase), respectively.
This is while the point-to-point inflation rate for urban households stood at 35.3 percent, which decreased by 3.1 percentage points in comparison with the previous month. Moreover, this rate was 37.4 percent for rural households which decreased by 6.5 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 Aban of the year 1400 stood at 2.5 percent, which decreased by 1.2 percentage points in comparison with the previous month (Mehr, the year 1400). The monthly inflation rates for the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco" and "non-food items and services" were 3.1 and 2.1 percent, respectively.
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