Average inflation eases The non-food inflation jumped to 11.45 per cent last year mainly because of price hike of electricity, house rent and other non-food items. In 2011, the non-food inflation was 6.83 per cent, Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. According to the BBS data released on the day, the food inflation, however, ... Read more
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Inflation rises faster in urban areas
Analysts blame rising consumer prices on bad roads and a lagged effect of monetary expansion Inflation accelerated faster in urban areas than in rural settings in July, partly because battered roads disrupted the supply chain, analysts said yesterday. The analysts also linked the jump in consumer prices to a lagged effect of high monetary expansion. ... Read more