Inflation increases to 6.1pc in Dec


Bangladesh’s annual inflation increased to 6.1 percent in December, driven by an increase in the price of non-food items, the planning minister said on Tuesday.


Consumer prices rose 6.05 percent in November, the lowest since January last year, the minister, Mustafa Kamal, said.

Annual food inflation in December edged down to 5.48 percent from 5.72 percent the previous month while non-food inflation increased to 7.05 percent from 6.56 percent.
Prothom Alo

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