Dhaka, Bangladesh (BBN) - Bangladesh’s inflation as measured by consumers’ price index eased to 10.49 per cent in the month of August on the point-to-point basis mainly due to lower price of food items.
The inflation dropped 117 basis points to 10.49 per cent in August this calendar year from 11.66 per cent a month before. It was 9.72 per cent in June, 2024, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)’s latest data, released on Sunday.
Food inflation fell 274 basis points to 11.36 per cent in July from 14.10 per cent a month ago while non-food inflation rose to 9.74 per cent from 9.68 per cent on the point-to-point basis.
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