TEHRAN – The Statistical Center of Iran announced that the inflation rate in the urban areas for the 12-month period ended in the last day of the eleventh Iranian calendar month of Bahman (February 18) hit 6.8 percent, Tasnim news agency reported.

The figure shows a 0.1 percent drop compared to the 12-month period ended in the last day of the tenth calendar month of Dey (January 19).

Meanwhile, the center put the point-to-point inflation rate for urban areas at 7.1 percent in Bahman, showing 0.8 percent rise from its previous month.

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