TEHRAN- The Statistical Center of Iran announced that the inflation rate fell 0.2 percent in the country in Ordibehesht, the second month of the current Iranian calendar year (April 21-May 21), from its previous month, IRNA reported on Tuesday.

The center also said the point-to-point inflation rate rose 0.2 percent to stand at 9.6 percent in Ordibehesht from 9.4 percent in its preceding month.
The Statistical Center has put the country’s inflation rate at 9.8 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1395 (ended on March 20), showing 4.5 percent drop from its preceding year.

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