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Bangladesh's general point-to-point inflation eases to 9.92% in Sept

03 Oct '24

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Bangladesh's general point-to-point inflation eases to 9.92% in Sept

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Downtrend in both food and non-food inflation led Bangladesh's general point-to-point inflation rate to ease further in September, reaching 9.92 per cent compared to August's 10.49 per cent.
Non-food inflation rate in the month fell further to 9.5 per cent from August's 9.74 per cent.
The point-to-point inflation in September was 10.15 per cent in rural areas and 9.83 per cent in urban areas.

Downtrend in both food and non-food inflation led Bangladesh’s general point-to-point inflation rate to ease further in September this year, reaching 9.92 per cent compared to 10.49 per cent in August. It declined both in urban and rural areas.

Non-food inflation rate in the month fell further to 9.5 per cent from 9.74 per cent in August, data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) show.

The point-to-point inflation in rural areas in September was 10.15 per cent—down from 10.95 per cent in August, while it was 9.83 per cent in urban areas in September—down from 10.01 per cent in August, domestic media outlets reported

The wage rate index in the month rose to 8.01 per cent in the month—up from 7.96 per cent in August.

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