What can the government do?
If people believe the government should protect them from rapid inflation, the Iranian government has a lot of work to do. Can it do that work?Sanctions push Iran inflation above 30 percent
Iran's inflation rate has climbed above 30 percent under the impact of international economic sanctions, according to figures released by the government's statistics centre.
The rate reached 31.5 percent in the 12 months to March 20, which was the end of Iran's calendar year, the semi-official Mehr news agency quoted the centre as saying on Monday.
Inflation was 27.4 percent at the end of last December, according to previously released official data. The rate was 26.4 percent in March 2012.
Iran has suffered double-digit inflation for most of the past decade. Inflation began rising sharply at the end of 2010 when the government slashed food and fuel subsidies; since then the sanctions, imposed over Iran's disputed nuclear programme, have pushed down its currency, adding to pressure on prices.
Analysts say that including prices of imported goods, Iran's real inflation rate may be roughly twice as high as the official number.
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