TEHRAN- The Statistical Center of Iran announced that the inflation rate in the twelve-month period ended on the last day of the second Iranian calendar month Ordibehesht (May 21) stood at 8 percent, down 0.1 percent from its previous month, IRNA reported.

All sectors of the Iranian economy registered positive growth in 2017, during which 650,000 jobs were created and the country attained a single-digit inflation rate after a quarter of century.

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