TEHRAN- The Statistical Center of Iran announced that the inflation rate in the rural areas for the 12-month period ended in Farvardin, the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20), hit 7.6 percent, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.

The center also put the point-to-point inflation rate in the rural areas at 11.6 percent in Farvardin.

Inflation rate in the urban areas for the 12-month period ended in Farvardin stood at 6.9 percent; the center previously announced and put the point-to-point inflation rate in the urban areas at 9.4 percent in the mentioned month.

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