Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LII

No 42

19-Oct-2009

IRAN

Irans Inflation Rate Falls To 18.5% In September

The Central Bank of Iran (CBI) announced on 13 October that the inflation rate fell to 18.5% in the year ending with the Iranian month of Shahrivar on 22 September, from 20.2% in the year ending with the month of Mordad on 22 August (MEES, 21 September). The CBI added that the consumer price index (CPI) for the month ending on 22 September rose by 9.3% from its value a year ago, down from a...