The Economic Statistics Department at the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) said on Sunday that the wholesale price index of goods in Mehr dropped by 1.1 percent compared to the figure in Shahrivar this year but rose by 12.3 percent compared to Mehr last year.

Based on the report, in Mehr this year the general index of construction workers' wages in urban areas reached 145 points, up 2.3 and 11.6 percent compared to the figure in Shahrivar this year and Mehr last year, respectively.

According to the CBI report, the indice of the number and value of bonds traded reached 132.4 and 198.9 points respectively, down by 4.7 and 3.3 percent compared to Shahrivar this year and up by 5.2 and 32.5 percent compared to Mehr last year.

In the month under study, the indice of the number and value of the promissory notes and due drafts in Tehran dropped by 68.4 and 95.3 percent respectively.

Moreover, rls 523.8 billion worth of shares were traded in the Tehran Stock Exchange in Mehr. The share trade index declined by 32 and 28.8 percent in terms of the number and value respectively compared to the figure for the preceding month.

In Mehr, each Bahar-e-Azadi gold coin (old version) was traded at rls 601,421 on the average, down by 0.7 and 1.9 percent compared to the figures for Shahrivar this year and Mehr last year.