Food inflation surges to 12.54% in August 

By Star Business Report
10 September 2023, 06:38 AM
UPDATED 10 September 2023, 15:10 PM
It was 9.76 percent in the previous month. The overall inflation increased by 23 basis points to 9.92 percent in August, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Food inflation in Bangladesh surged to 12.54 percent in August, official figures showed today.

It was 9.76 percent in the previous month.

The overall inflation increased by 23 basis points to 9.92 percent in August, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Average inflation stood at 9.69 percent in July.

Non-food inflation, however, eased to 7.95 percent last month from 9.47 percent in July.