<p dir="ltr"><span>Financial Tribune- The overall CPI (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 151.7 in Azar, indicating a 2.6% rise compared with the previous month. <br> The report also shows the CPI Index in the 12-month period ending Dec. 21 increased by 18% compared with last year’s corresponding period. <br> SCI had put the inflation rate for the preceding Iranian month (Aban), which ended on Nov. 21, at 15.6%.<br class="t-last-br"> </span></p>