<p dir="ltr"><span>Financial Tribune- The index for Ilam Province had a YOY increase of 44.4% for the month, the highest among all Iranian provinces.<br> The year-on-year CPI increase was the lowest for Qom with 30.9%, the Statistical Center of Iran reported. <br> The overall CPI calculated for the country (using the Iranian year to March 2017 as the base year) stood at 151.7 for the month, indicating a 2.6% rise compared with the previous month.<br> The growth in the overall CPI compared with the previous month, Aban (Oct. 23-Nov. 21), was the highest (4.4%) for Bushehr Province and lowest (1.7%) for Sistan-Baluchestan. <br> The overall goods and services CPI in Iran for the 12-month period ending December 21, increased by 18% compared with last year’s corresponding period.<br> Lorestan registered the highest average annual inflation with 21.9% while Kerman posted the lowest of 14.2%.<br> Annual inflation gap felt by Iranian households among Iranian provinces was at 7.7% in Azar, indicating a 0.7% increase compared with the month before.<br> <br class="t-last-br"> </span></p>