National Consumer Price Index by Expenditure Deciles in the Month of Mehr1 of the year 13992 The national inflation rate for the month of Mehr of the year 1399 stood at 27.2percent, fluctuating between 24.4 percent for the first decile (those with the lowest income) and 32.5 percent for the tenth decile (those with the highest income) among the expenditure deciles. The range of the twelve-month inflation changes in the major group of "food, beverages and tobacco" was between 21.1 percent for the first decile and 23.5 percent for the tenth decile. The major group of "non-food items and services” also saw these fluctuations, ranging from 25.5 percent for the first decile to 35.5 percent for the tenth decile3. General Inflation Rate Inflation Rate for Major Groups 40.0 35.5 35.0 32.5 35.0 32.4 25.5 26.4 26.9 27.3 29.5 30.4 29.3 27.8 28.3 30.0 23.5 22.0 21.1 30.0 27.0 27.7 23.3 23.1 22.1 25.5 25.8 26.2 23.4 22.8 22.8 22.6 24.4 25.0 25.3 25.0 25.0 20.0 20.0 15.0 10.0 15.0 5.0 0.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 First Decial First Fifth Decial Sixth Decial Sixth Forth Decial Forth Third Decial Third Ninth Decial Tenth Decial Eighth Decial Eighth Second Decial Seventh Decial Seventh Food, beverages and tobacco First Decial First Fifth Decial Fifth Sixth Decial Sixth Forth Decial Forth Third Decial Third Ninth Decial Ninth Tenth Decial Tenth Eighth Decial Eighth Second Decial Second Non-food items and services Seventh Decial Seventh 1 . Iranian months and their equivalent in the Gregorian calendar Farvardin (21 March-20April) Mehr (23 September-22 October) Ordibehesht (21 April-21 May) Aban (23 October-21 November) Khordad (22 May-21 June) Azar (22 November-21 December) Tir (22 June-22 July) Dey (22 December-20 January) Mordad (23 July-22 August) Bahman (21 January-19 February) Shahrivar (23 August-22 September) Esfand (20 February-20 March) 2- It is the Iranian Year which usually begins on the day of 21 March of the Gregorian calendar. To find the corresponding year of the Gregorian calendar, add 621 or 622 (depending on the time of the year) to a solar Hijri year. For example, the corresponding year of the year 1399 in the Gregorian calendar is (20 March 2020-20 March 2021). 3 - Figures are rounded up to a decimal place. 1 Inflationary gap of Deciles According to the inflation rates for the expenditure deciles, the decile inflationary gap in this month stood at 8.1 percent showing a 1.6 percentage points rise compared with the previous month (6.5 percent). The inflationary gap in the major groups of "food, beverages and tobacco” and non-food items and services" increased by 1.2 and 2.8 percentage points in contrast to the previous month, respectively. Point- to- point inflation of deciles or change in the national households purchasing power compared with the corresponding month in the previous year is shown in the following table. General Index Food, beverages and tobacco Non-food items and services Point-to-point Point-to-point Point-to-point Point-to-point Point-to-point Point-to-point inflation for inflation for inflation for inflation for inflation for the inflation for Decile the month of the month of the month of the month of, month of the month of Shahrivar, the Mehr, the Shahrivar the Mehr, the year Shahrivar, the Mehr, the year year 1399 year 1399 year 1399 1399 year 1399 1399 (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) (percent) First decile 31.1 2.73 35.0 3.72 27.4 27.4 Second decile 31.7 2.7. 34.8 337. 28.9 28.9 Third decile 31.9 2.73 34.3 3374 30.0 30.0 Fourth decile 32 2.73 33.6 3274 30.8 30.8 Fifth decile 32.2 2374 32.7 3374 31.8 31.8 Sixth decile 32.7 237. 32.4 347. 32.9 32.9 Seventh decile 34.2 3474 31.7 3473 35.6 35.6 Eighth decile 35.4 337. 30.6 2472 37.7 37.7 Ninth decile 38.5 3.74 29.5 2374 42.1 42.1 Tenth decile 44.6 ..74 27.9 2474 49.0 49.0 Total country 34.4 3473 31.5 347. 3 35.9 3 41.9 5 4 . 7 9 4 2 Consumer Price Index and Inflation Rate of All National Households by Expenditure Deciles in the Month of Mehr, the Year 1399 Base Year: 1395=100 Weight (percent) Index figure Annual inflation (percent) Food, Food, Food, Decile beverages Non- food beverages Non- food beverages Non- food and items and General and items and General and items and tobacco services tobacco services tobacco services First decile 03.34 07.64 709.6 7.9.6 7.9.3 70.0 73.0 70.0 Second decile 0..4. 0..97 700.. 790.9 777.. 70.4 73.0 77.0 Third decile 3..7. 7..67 700.6 799.4 77... 70.3 73.3 77.9 Fourth decile 37.73 73.36 700.9 799.. 734.0 70.0 73.. 76.3 Fifth decile 30.34 70.64 707.6 344.7 730.4 70.. 77.. 76.. Sixth decile 37.04 76.74 706.7 34..4 737.9 77.7 77.. 7..3 Seventh decile 34..7 79..0 773.. 34..3 707.7 76.4 77.7 79.0 Eighth decile 76.07 67.00 777.0 34..7 703.3 76.6 77.. 34.0 Ninth decile 70.33 60.76 767.. 344.0 77..7 79.3 77.4 37.0 Tenth decile .6.77 .7.6. 790.6 344.6 790.7 37.0 7... 30.0 Total country 76.70 67.67 77..0 344.. 707.. 76.7 77.0 79.0 3 General Consumer Price Index for Goods and Services Consumed by All National Households Disaggregated by Expenditure Deciles Base Year: 1395=100 Month and year Decile Bahman, Esfand, Farvardin, Ordibehesht, Khordad, Mordad, Shahrivar, Mehr, 1398 Aban, 1398 Azar, 1398 Dey, 1398 Tir, 1399 Mehr 1399 1398 1398 1399 1399 1399 1399 1399 First decile 0.281 0.181 091.2 09181 09181 09681 2108. 21182 2168. 22082 22982 21186 21982 Second decile 0.181 0..82 09182 0918. 0968. 09982 21181 21281 20081 22681 21182 21181 2118. Third decile 0.181 0..86 09181 09680 09282 09982 2118. 21282 20281 22682 21181 21081 21182 Fourth decile 0.182 0..82 09181 09682 09281 09989 21180 21.81 20289 22281 2118. 21086 21189 Fifth decile 0.189 0..82 09180 09682 09281 21180 21180 21.86 20181 22281 21182 21280 21682 Sixth decile 0.18. 0..81 0918. 09681 09281 21182 21181 21.8. 20182 22282 21186 21282 21286 Seventh decile 0.682 0.981 09182 09282 09.89 21280 21689 20081 20682 21181 21.89 21686 26180 Eighth decile 0.68. 0.981 09186 09281 09981 21181 21281 20286 20281 21089 21181 21.82 26681 Ninth decile 0.280 09181 09680 09.81 21081 21180 21981 20680 22186 21181 21182 21182 22680 Tenth decile 0..82 09081 09281 21186 21180 2198. 20181 2228. 22682 21181 21189 26281 29182 Total country 0.189 0.28. 0918. 09181 09286 21181 2118. 20181 20182 22289 21189 21181 26081 4 Consumer Price Index for Food, Beverages and Tobacco Consumed by All National Households Disaggregated by Expenditure Deciles Base Year: 1395=100 Month and year Decile Bahman, Esfand, Farvardin, Ordibehesht, Khordad, Mordad, Shahrivar, Mehr, 1398 Aban, 1398 Azar, 1398 Dey, 1398 Tir, 1399 Mehr 1399 1398 1398 1399 1399 1399 1399 1399 First decile 09981 21182 20.82 20686 20.8. 2208. 21286 21081 2118. 21682 26181 2228. 2.982 Second decile 21181 21.82 22181 20981 22081 2218. 2118. 21682 21089 26089 22082 22.89 29189 Third decile 21282 20086 22281 22081 22181 22282 21.81 21.89 21189 26181 22189 2.089 29981 Fourth decile 21981 20180 22181 22281 22181 22.81 2198. 21182 21682 26181 22189 2.289 2998. Fifth decile 20081 20182 22181 22181 22181 22981 21182 2108. 21289 26681 22186 2.186 11182 Sixth decile 20282 20182 22189 22181 2218. 21181 21081 21282 21980 26682 22681 2.181 11081 Seventh decile 20181 20689 22186 22189 2268. 21082 21282 21181 21181 26689 22686 2.18. 11081 Eighth decile 20682 20.82 22682 22680 22289 21281 21181 21181 21081 26281 22280 2.182 11082 Ninth decile 20286 20982 22689 22681 22.81 21181 21186 21681 21089 26689 22681 2.182 11181 Tenth decile 22081 22282 22980 22.86 21182 21181 21689 21.80 21182 26280 2268. 2.182 11182 Total country 20180 20281 22681 22182 22280 21081 21180 21182 21180 26682 22682 2.181 1118. 5 Consumer Price Index for Non-Food Items and Services Consumed by All National Households Disaggregated by Expenditure Deciles Base Year: 1395=100 Month and year Decile Aban, Bahman, Esfand, Farvardin, Ordibehesht, Khordad, Mordad, Shahrivar, Mehr, 1398 Azar, 1398 Dey, 1398 Tir, 1399 Mehr 1399 1398 1398 1398 1399 1399 1399 1399 1399 First decile 06.82 02081 02180 02182 0218. 02282 02.82 0.08. 0.186 09181 21081 21282 20981 Second decile 02081 02181 02286 02981 02982 0.081 0.281 0.686 09181 21189 21286 20186 22680 Third decile 0208. 02181 02.86 0.181 0.189 0.286 0.181 0..81 09281 21181 20181 20680 22.8.