Producer Price Index in

Tir 1397

(June 22 - July 22, 2018) Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran General Directorate of Economic Statistics

Producer Price Index in Iran 1397 (June 22 - July 22, 2018)

(1395 = 100)

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Summary Results of the Producer Price Index in Iran Tir 1397 (1395=100)

increase 

Percent change compared to

similar of Groups previous month the previous year

General Index 10.3 27.8  Major Groups: 1- Agriculture, forestry and fishing 10.5 21.2  2- Manufacturing 13.1 37.9  3- Transportation and storage 9.9 23.3  4- Accommodation and food service activities 3.1 13.9  5- Information and communication 0.2 0.8  6- Education 0.7 14.1  7- Human health and social work activities 2.6 13.5  8- Other service activities 141.4 16.8  Special Group:

Services 6.0 17.8 

Producer Price Index in Iran

Tir 1397

(1395 = 100)

The Producer Price Index (PPI) went up 10.3 percent in Tir 1397. The index level of 135.6 was 27.8 percent higher than in Tir 1396.

For the first 4 of 1397, the PPI edged up 17.9 percent, compared to the similar period in 1396.

This index moved up 13.1 percent for the 12 months ended in Tir 1397.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing: In Tir, a 10.5-percent increase in the prices of this group can be traced to the rises in the indices for barley, corn, melons, tomatoes, lucerne, grapes, apples, stone fruits, poultry, honey and

Persian Gulf fish. In contrast, prices for pulses, root vegetables, dates and strawberries went down.

Manufacturing: The Manufacturing group index moved up 13.1 percent, which was mostly due to the rises in the indices for dried nuts and fruits, cooking oils, oil cake, "manufacture of fresh liquid milk, pasteurized, strelized, homogenized", manufacture of bread and rolls, cigarettes, manufacture of shoes, paper, acetic acid, phthalic anhydride, butane, propane, exported manufacture of basic chemicals, exported ammonia, PVC, manufacture of exported plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms, pesticides and insecticides, manufacture of synthetic fibers, respiratory pharmaceutials, rubber

1 glove, "sponge, integral and foam", refractory brick, cement pipe, manufacture of basic iron and steel, aluminium sheet, conex, "manufacture of tanks, reservoirs and containers of metal", metal cans, gas meters, gas regulator, cooler electromotor, batteries, manufacture of other electronic and electric wires and cables, gas valves, industrial valves, industrial ventilator, manufacture of machine tools for turning, manufacture of passenger cars, car oil filter, car air filter, bumper and fender of car, blood and serum set. On the contrary, prices for paraxylene and staple copper declined.

Services: Increases in the indices of transportation and storage, restaurants, swimming instruction, out-of-schools tuition fees, hospital activities, and activities of medical laboratories and diagnostic mainly led to 6.0 percent rise in the services group index.

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General Index Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Manufacturing Services Table 1 Producer Price Index in Iran Index Numbers and Their Percent Changes Tir 1397 (1395 = 100) Index Percent Change Base Number Tir 1397 Tir 1396 Description Year in compared to compared to Weight previous similar month of previous similar month of Tir 1397 month the previous year month the previous year General Index 100.00 135.6 10.3 27.8 1.1 8.4 Major Groups and Selected Subgroups: 1-Agriculture, forestry and fishing 18.62 130.6 10.5 21.2 1.3 10.2 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 17.74 131.0 10.5 20.5 1.1 11.6 Growing of non-perennial crops 8.16 128.6 9.4 15.0 3.7 18.7 Cereals 2.42 111.8 2.0 7.0 2.3 4.9 Oil seeds 0.08 118.6 0.0 11.5 0.0 9.8 Pulses 0.29 115.4 -5.5 1.6 5.0 21.4 Melons 0.76 227.9 113.8 149.3 -6.1 -3.1 Root vegetables 0.72 128.4 -15.2 -25.5 28.3 70.0 Garden vegetables 0.51 143.7 7.8 24.1 -0.3 13.6 Leaf vegetables 0.10 91.6 -2.4 4.1 -4.5 -8.9 Forage crops 1.03 128.9 4.8 27.2 2.7 9.0 Growing of perennial crops 5.33 134.2 20.0 32.3 -4.7 0.6 Tropical and subtropical fruits 0.49 108.0 -5.8 14.5 0.0 30.6 Citrus fruits 1.12 114.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 7.0 Pome fruits 1.10 155.6 44.5 57.6 1.9 -10.2 Stone fruits 0.73 184.7 52.1 71.5 -17.0 5.5 Fresh nuts 0.88 111.7 0.0 9.5 0.0 2.8 Animal production 4.24 131.4 2.1 17.6 3.4 11.9 Raising of cattle and buffaloes 1.96 118.9 1.6 13.9 0.0 5.6 Raising of sheep and goats 0.65 163.4 -2.7 30.2 0.9 38.1 Raising of poultry 1.42 129.8 4.3 14.3 9.4 8.1 Fishing and aquaculture 0.88 122.0 10.4 35.3 5.9 -14.8 Persian Gulf fish 0.35 138.9 20.8 32.4 13.3 3.1 Caspian Sea fish 0.03 114.4 0.0 36.7 0.0 -9.6 Aquaculture 0.49 107.9 2.9 37.6 0.0 -29.0 2- Manufacturing 47.12 144.7 13.1 37.9 0.8 7.7 Manufacture of food products 5.89 118.3 2.0 12.9 0.3 5.9 Processing and preserving of meat 0.50 125.1 0.0 10.7 1.7 13.3 Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs 0.07 127.1 0.0 10.0 5.3 14.6 Processing and preserving of fruit and vegetables 0.58 131.7 4.9 24.1 0.8 7.6 Manufacture of vegetable and animal oils and fats 0.72 122.8 4.9 15.5 0.0 7.0 Manufacture of dairy products 1.33 114.2 1.7 9.0 0.3 5.6 Manufacture of grain mill products, starches and starch products 0.92 104.2 0.4 5.3 -1.4 -0.9 Manufacture of other food products 1.49 116.9 1.5 11.9 0.6 7.0 Manufacture of beverages 0.34 118.7 2.5 5.7 2.8 21.7

4 Table 1 (continued)

Index Percent Change Base Number Tir 1397 Tir 1396 Description Year in compared to compared to Weight previous similar month of previous similar month of Tir 1397 month the previous year month the previous year Manufacture of tobacco products 0.06 203.6 43.5 98.6 -0.3 1.7 Manufacture of textiles 0.93 116.4 1.9 13.3 -0.3 3.4 Spinning, weaving and finishing of textiles 0.59 118.5 1.9 15.6 0.1 2.9 Manufacture of other textiles 0.34 112.9 2.1 9.5 -1.1 4.5 Manufacture of wearing apparel 0.08 109.8 2.7 8.3 -0.3 2.2 Manufacture of leather and related products 0.07 117.5 2.7 12.7 0.3 6.2 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; 0.23 102.4 0.4 6.3 0.4 -3.9 Manufacture of paper and paper products 0.56 111.5 2.3 13.5 0.3 -3.9 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 0.11 116.5 0.2 11.2 0.0 10.0 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 8.67 104.0 -0.1 3.6 0.0 1.0 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 8.95 229.6 49.2 134.8 -1.7 4.7 Manufacture of pharmaceuticals, medicinal chemical and botanical products 1.20 111.9 0.6 6.7 0.5 7.4 Manufacture of rubber and plastics products 1.19 123.5 0.8 16.4 0.0 7.5 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 1.75 113.4 -0.8 6.9 -0.4 7.9 Manufacture of basic metals 6.10 173.2 6.1 50.7 6.0 20.9 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 0.98 134.7 4.2 25.9 1.9 9.4 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 0.47 102.2 3.9 4.5 0.2 -0.2 Manufacture of electrical equipment 1.39 137.2 3.2 26.8 0.8 10.5 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 0.89 122.7 2.7 16.6 0.1 6.0 Manufacture of general-purpose machinery 0.61 126.2 3.2 19.1 0.3 7.0 Manufacture of special-purpose machinery 0.29 115.3 1.6 11.6 -0.4 3.8 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 6.91 119.9 3.2 10.4 0.2 8.9 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles 1.94 115.0 1.2 8.2 1.0 7.6 Manufacture of other transport equipment 0.12 134.1 0.8 26.7 0.0 5.0 Manufacture of furniture 0.12 121.6 1.0 18.6 0.0 5.3 3- Transportation and storage 16.91 130.8 9.9 23.3 2.5 6.1 Land transport and transport via pipelines 14.99 129.9 9.8 21.7 3.0 6.6 Air transport 1.08 151.2 12.3 49.4 0.0 0.9 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 0.66 125.3 10.0 22.1 0.0 4.7 Postal and courier activities 0.18 104.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.6 4- Accommodation and food service activities 0.75 124.0 3.1 13.9 1.4 11.0 Accommodation 0.04 127.6 2.7 14.1 2.6 12.7 Food and beverage service activities 0.71 123.8 3.1 13.9 1.3 10.8 5- Information and communication 1.54 103.9 0.2 0.8 0.2 3.9 Telecommunications 1.51 102.9 0.2 0.3 0.1 3.3 6- Education 2.52 121.4 0.7 14.1 0.4 11.2 7-Human health and social work activities 11.64 122.1 2.6 13.5 0.4 10.2 8-Other service activities 0.90 127.7 1.4 16.8 1.6 11.5 Special Group:

Services 34.27 125.7 6.0 17.8 1.5 8.1

5 Table 2 Producer Price Index in Iran General and Major Groups Index Numbers (1395=100) DescriptionDescription Major Groups Special Group Accommdation Human health General Agriculture, Transportation and food Information and and social Other service Index forestry and Manufacturing Education Services and storage service communication* work activities Period fishing activities* activities 5.2 2.4 2.3 4.3 - 3.2 ـ 5.9 5.1 5.4 1376 1377 6.4 6.3 6.9 - 4.1 - 4.8 2.8 2.8 6.1 1378 7.9 7.8 8.7 - 5.1 - 5.7 3.5 3.3 7.3 1379 9.2 9.3 10.0 - 6.0 - 7.3 4.2 4.0 8.4 1380 10.2 10.0 10.5 - 6.8 - 9.8 4.9 5.1 10.4 1381 11.6 11.3 11.6 - 8.0 - 12.0 5.8 5.7 12.4 1382 13.4 13.0 12.8 - 9.4 - 14.5 6.8 7.2 15.1 1383 15.7 15.4 14.7 - 10.9 - 17.8 8.1 8.4 17.9 1384 17.1 15.9 15.9 - 12.3 - 21.2 9.6 9.7 20.4 1385 19.0 18.0 17.7 - 13.7 - 25.5 11.1 11.2 22.6 1386 21.9 21.7 20.1 - 16.2 - 29.1 13.2 13.3 25.7 1387 26.4 27.6 24.5 - 21.0 - 33.4 16.3 17.7 29.3 1388 28.4 30.8 25.2 - 24.7 - 38.7 19.7 21.9 32.6 1389 33.1 34.7 30.8 - 29.4 - 43.7 24.0 26.6 36.5 1390 44.4 40.6 47.6 45.0 34.9 67.3 49.8 28.6 32.7 41.9 1391 58.8 56.6 65.3 54.1 46.4 69.9 57.0 36.2 42.1 50.3 6 1392 79.1 81.2 88.2 70.3 63.2 74.5 64.6 49.2 57.5 64.4 1393 90.8 92.4 96.9 88.4 76.3 87.0 73.6 66.6 72.3 80.9 1394 95.3 97.6 96.5 96.2 90.1 94.1 86.1 85.1 88.7 92.0 1395 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 1396 110.0 111.0 110.7 106.5 111.3 103.0 111.6 110.7 112.3 108.4 1396 Tir 106.1 107.8 104.9 106.1 108.9 103.1 106.4 107.6 109.3 106.7 MddMordad 107.8 110.8 106.8 106.3 110.1 103.1 106.6 109.4 111.0 107.5 Shahrivar 109.3 110.4 109.6 106.5 111.2 103.0 107.0 111.0 112.2 108.1 110.7 112.6 110.9 107.6 112.2 103.1 112.3 111.7 113.4 109.4 111.5 114.3 111.3 108.3 112.9 103.2 113.2 112.5 113.9 110.1 113.0 115.0 113.5 109.0 113.6 103.2 118.9 113.2 115.1 111.1 114.6 114.7 117.0 108.6 114.5 103.2 119.5 113.9 116.3 111.3 115.6 115.4 119.2 107.0 115.1 103.2 119.6 114.2 117.4 110.7 116.9 116.7 120.3 109.6 116.4 103.3 119.6 114.9 119.5 112.3 1397 117.6 116.5 121.7 109.8 117.7 103.4 119.7 115.1 121.7 112.5 119.9 117.6 125.3 111.3 119.5 103.6 120.0 115.8 123.5 113.6 122.9 118.2 127.9 119.0 120.3 103.7 120.5 119.0 125.9 118.6 Tir 135.6 130.6 144.7 130.8 124.0 103.9 121.4 122.1 127.7 125.7 * These previously merged groups, have been separated since 1390 base year.