Hormozgan Tops Iran's Provinces With 151 Percent Point-to-Point Food Inflation

According to a report by Iran's Statistical Center, carried by ISNA and relayed by Ecoiran on Friday, 7 Shahrivar 1405 (August 29, 2026), 12 provinces including West Azerbaijan, Ilam, Bushehr, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, North Khorasan, Kurdistan, Kermanshah, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, Golestan, Lorestan and Hormozgan recorded point-to-point food and beverage inflation above 100 percent in Mordad (the month ending August 22, 2026). Hormozgan posted the highest rate at 151.2 percent, followed by Lorestan at 148.3 percent, West Azerbaijan at 147.4 percent, Kurdistan at 144 percent and Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari at 134.6 percent.

In annual food inflation, Lorestan again led at 114.7 percent, followed by North Khorasan, Kurdistan, West Azerbaijan and Ilam, while Sistan and Baluchestan recorded the lowest annual food inflation among the provinces at 90.8 percent. Tehran posted the country's lowest overall point-to-point inflation in Mordad, though its food and beverage index of 123 percent sits close to the national average of 127.5 percent for that category.