<p dir="LTR"><span>TEHRAN TIMES - The Statistical Center of Iran announced that the inflation rate in the rural areas for the 12-month period ended in Farvardin, the first month of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-April 20), hit 7.6 percent, Tasnim news agency reported on Wednesday.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>The center also put the point-to-point inflation rate in the rural areas at 11.6 percent in Farvardin.</span></p> <p dir="LTR"><span>Inflation rate in the urban areas for the 12-month period ended in Farvardin stood at 6.9 percent; the center previously announced and put the point-to-point inflation rate in the urban areas at 9.4 percent in the mentioned month.</span></p>