Iran Press/ Europe: Inflation stood at 6.2 percent in the month of July, official figures from the Federal Office of Statistics (Destatis) revealed.
This marks a slight drop against June's figure of 6.4 percent and continues the downward trend in inflation this year.
But food prices remain far higher than they were a year ago, putting a strain on consumers' wallets and driving a faster-than-normal rise in the cost of living.
According to Destatis, food prices in July 2023 were on average 11 percent higher than they were in July 2022. In June, this figure was 13.7 percent.
Almost all food groups had seen a significant jump over the past 12 months.
In particular, consumers had to pay noticeably more for sugar, jam, honey, and other confectionery (+18.9 percent).
Bread and cereal products (+16.6 percent), vegetables (+15.7 percent), as well as fish, fish products, and seafood (+14.1 percent) also became noticeably more expensive within a year.
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