Iran's Annual Inflation Rose in Mehr, Even as Year-on-Year Price Growth Eased
Sahmino Newsroom | 28 October 2026 | 15 days ago
Iran's Statistical Center said in its consumer price report for Mehr 1405, published on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 (6 Aban 1405), that average prices in the twelve months through Mehr were 76.8% above the preceding twelve months, with annual inflation up 3.2 percentage points from Shahrivar. Prices for the consumer basket in Mehr itself rose 4.4% from Shahrivar.
Archival image accompanying Mehr's inflation report; the Mehr 1405 price index was released on 28 October 2026.
Archive photo | Source: Mehr News
By contrast, year-on-year inflation in Mehr 1405 versus Mehr 1404 was 88.7%, down 1.1 percentage points from Shahrivar's year-on-year reading. The measures cover different periods: the first compares two annual averages and the second compares the same month in consecutive years.
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Over the same days, US Dollar fell 2.0 percent, to 2,640,700 rial.
Over the same days, Tehran Stock Exchange Index rose 5.8 percent, to 8,427,304.
Over the same days, Brent Crude fell 19 percent, to 92.00 dollars.
- US Dollar
- −2.0%
- Tehran Stock Exchange Index
- +5.8%
- Brent Crude
- −19.2%
Prices to the close of 11 November
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