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February inflation rate eases to 9.67pc

 VB  Desk

VB Desk

Thu, 7 Mar 24

The point-to-point inflation declined slightly to 9.67 per cent in February in Bangladesh, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) provisional data.

It was over 9.86 per cent in January.

The rate of food inflation reached 9.44 per cent in February while that of non-food inflation was recorded at 9.33 per cent compared to 9.56 per cent and 9.42 per cent respectively in January, the BBS figures showed.

On the other hand, the wage growth rate in February increased marginally to 7.78 per cent, according to the BBS.

The decline in food and non-food prices in the domestic market helped lessen the overall inflation rate to some extent.

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