Bangladesh’s point-to-point general inflation eased to 8.27 per cent in October from 8.34 per cent in September, as a sharp decline in food inflation offset rising non-food costs, according to the latest Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data.
Food inflation fell to 6.40 per cent in October from 7.22 per cent a month earlier, while non-food inflation rose to 9.89 per cent from 9.30 per cent.
Food inflation dropped by 0.82 percentage point in a month, while non-food inflation increased by 0.59 percentage point. As a result, the overall inflation rate declined by 0.07 percentage point.
However, October’s inflation remained above the 8.17 per cent recorded in the same month last year.
In rural areas, overall inflation fell to 8.29 per cent in October from 8.38 per cent in September. Food inflation declined to 6.37 per cent from 7.18 per cent, while non-food inflation rose to 10.21 per cent from 9.57 per cent.
In urban areas, overall inflation edged down to 8.25 per cent from 8.26 per cent. Food inflation fell to 6.42 per cent from 7.25 per cent, while non-food inflation increased to 9.48 per cent from 8.94 per cent.
The 12-month moving average inflation rate stood at 8.66 per cent for November 2025 to October 2026, down from 9.22 per cent in the corresponding period a year earlier.
The wage rate index grew by 7.63 per cent in October, compared with 7.90 per cent in September.
The BBS calculates the Consumer Price Index using 383 items covering 749 varieties of goods and services in rural and urban markets. It collects price information from 154 markets across the country.
