{"id":330683,"date":"2025-04-19T09:29:42","date_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:29:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/?p=330683"},"modified":"2025-04-19T09:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-04-19T08:29:42","slug":"irans-economy-in-freefall-parliament-and-state-officials-acknowledge-crisis-across-key-sectors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/news\/economy\/irans-economy-in-freefall-parliament-and-state-officials-acknowledge-crisis-across-key-sectors\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran\u2019s Economy in Freefall: Parliament and State Officials Acknowledge Crisis Across Key Sectors"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An abandoned industrial machine inside the shuttered Ray Cement Factory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Iran’s economic structure is showing signs of deep and potentially irreversible collapse, as confirmed by state-aligned research bodies and high-ranking officials. According to the latest findings published<\/a> by the Parliament\u2019s Research Center, the country\u2019s industrial output not only failed to grow in 1403 (March 2024\u2013March 2025) but entered into a clear recession, revealing the scale of decline in productive sectors once deemed vital to national stability.<\/p>\n

The industrial production index for the final quarter of 1403 contracted by 4.5 percent, while sales dropped by 2.2 percent, compared to the same period the previous year. In the last month of the Persian year (Esfand), year-over-year figures show a further decline in production by 0.8 percent and sales by 4.2 percent. These trends underscore a steady downturn, despite modest month-over-month upticks of 3.4 and 5.4 percent, respectively\u2014insufficient to reverse the broader trajectory of collapse.<\/p>\n

Parliament researchers cite four interconnected reasons behind the downturn: persistent foreign exchange volatility, widespread power outages impacting industrial zones, lack of liquidity and institutional credit, and an alarming drop in both domestic demand and exports. Pharmaceutical manufacturing, ceramics, electronics, and automotive parts were among the sectors suffering the most acute losses. Even where stock market values for these industries surged, the report warns this is not evidence of recovery but the reflection of inflation and capital flight into non-productive financial speculation.<\/p>\n

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#Iran<\/a>\u2019s Economic Collapse and Social Unrest Looming in 2025https:\/\/t.co\/zN1eMj0Spm<\/a><\/p>\n

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