The price wave has left the food aisle
Prices up 4.4% in a month with school fees and transport leading, car import tariffs at 100% or more, and a possible rise in fuel prices.
This week's story · Issue 03, written in Tehran, Saturday 31 October 2026
The price wave has left the food aisle. School fees and transport are now rising fastest.
In October, an Iranian household paid 4.4% more than in September for the same basket. Food rose 2.4% in the month; everything else rose 5.8%. The pressure has not eased. It has moved to other shelves.
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Cash sales of up to $10,000 per person, the IMF's new forecast, Tehran's price freeze on staples, and steel output.
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