Reversing the declining trends in the past few months, the overall inflation in Bangladesh inched up to 9.35 percent in March mainly propelled by a spike in non-food price, according to the latest data of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
In February, the country’s general inflation on point-to-point basis dropped to 9.32 percent from 9.94 percent in January and 10.89 percent in December.
March’s point-to-point food inflation declined to 8.93 percent, which was 9.24 percent a month earlier, the BBS data showed.
Meanwhile, the non-food inflation rate showed a slight increase reaching 9.70 percent in March, up from 9.38 percent in February, 2025.
The point-to-point inflation rate declined in the rural areas, but increased in the urban areas last month. In the rural areas, it was 9.41 percent in March which was 9.51 percent in February, 2025.
The food inflation in the rural areas was 8.81 percent in March down from 9.15 percent in February, 2025 while the non-food inflation rate, however, increased to 9.97 percent in March up from 9.85 percent in February, 2025.
On the other hand, the point-to-point inflation rate in the urban areas in March, 2025 was 9.66 percent which was 9.34 percent in February.
The food inflation rate in the urban areas in March, 2025 was 9.18 percent which was 9.47 percent in February, 2025 while the non-food inflation rate in
March, 2025 was 9.95 percent which was 9.27 percent in February this year.
The moving average of inflation over the last one year from April 2024 to March 2025 reached 10.26 percent which was 9.69 percent from April, 2023 to March, 2024.
The wage rate index in March, 2025 was 8.15 percent which was 8.12 percent in February, 2025.