Financial Tribune - The YOY inflation was highest in Kurdestan Province with 52.5% and lowest in Qom Province with 35.3%

T he goods and services Consumer Price Index in Iran registered a year-on-year increase of 42.3% in the Iranian month of Bahman (Jan. 21-Feb. 19) compared with the similar month of last year.

According to the Statistical Center of Iran, the YOY inflation was the highest in Kurdestan Province with 52.5% for the month. The lowest was in Qom Province with 35.3%, the latest SCI report shows.

CPI calculated for the country (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 158.1 in Bahman, indicating a 2.2% rise compared with the previous month.