The rate of inflation in Bangladesh fell slightly to 9.67 percent in February compared to 9.86 percent in January, but the overall inflation was over 9 percent during the last 12 consecutive months.
According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the food inflation rate stood at 9.44 percent in February, while non-food inflation was 9.33 percent. In January, food inflation was 9.56 percent and the non-food inflation rate was 9.42 percent.
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The food inflation had soared to 12.54 percent in August last year, before finally dipping back to 10.76 percent in November.
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Meanwhile, the wage growth rate in February marginally rose to 7.78 percent, however, it has been lagging behind inflation for the past 25 months.