In Iraq, the most important components of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket are: housing, water, electricity and LPG (31.3 percent of total weight) and food and non-alcoholic beverages (30.1 percent). Transportation accounts for 11.1 percent, clothes and footwear for 7.3 percent, house supplies, appliances and maintenance for 6.4 percent. The index also includes: miscellaneous services and goods (3.9 percent), communications (2.9 percent), health (2.3 percent), recreation and culture (1.6 percent), restaurants (1.4 percent), education (1 percent) and alcoholic, beverages and tobacco (0.7 percent). The index has a base of 100 as of 2007. This page provides the latest reported value for - Iraq Inflation Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Iraq Inflation Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2019.