Financial Tribune - Iran's consumer price index increased from 116.2 to 134.6 or around 16% during the summer (June 22-Sept. 22).

According to data provided by the Statistical Center of Iran, the second quarter�s inflation has been the biggest quarterly inflation that the Iranian economy has seen thus far, the Persian daily Donya-e-Eqtesad reported.

The three months of summer saw month-on-month inflation rise by 4.5%, 5.2% and 5.4% respectively.