The price wave has left the food aisle
Prices up 4.4% in a month with school fees and transport leading, car import tariffs at 100% or more, and a possible rise in fuel prices.
In October, an Iranian household paid 4.4% more than in September for the same basket. Food rose 2.4% in the month; everything else rose 5.8%. The pressure has not eased. It has moved to other shelves.
Issue 03, market prices at Thursday 29 October close. The full data page is in each issue.
Prices up 4.4% in a month with school fees and transport leading, car import tariffs at 100% or more, and a possible rise in fuel prices.
Producer inflation near 92%, border queues at Bazargan, crude output down 40%, and the dollar back above its 4 October level.
Cash sales of up to $10,000 per person, the IMF's new forecast, Tehran's price freeze on staples, and steel output.
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