Economic Reporter :
The rate of inflation for the month of January eased further to 6.07 per cent from 6.10 per cent in December last year, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
The food inflation also slipped to 4.33 per cent in January from 5.48 per cent in December 2015, but the non-food inflation witnessed upward mark registering 8.74 per cent from 7.05 per cent in December.
“More consumption of the non-food items like increase of house rent at the beginning of the year alongside some extra expenditures for children’s academic purpose pushed the inflation slightly up in January,” said Planning
Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal while releasing the monthly consumer price index (CPI) of the BBS at the post ECNEC briefing at the NEC building today.
He, however, said plenty in the supply chain of vegetables and other items helped control the food inflation during the period.
On the other hand, the general inflation at urban level slightly increased to 7.53 per cent in January while it was 5.29 per cent at the rural level.
At the rural level, the food inflation also declined to 3.63 per cent, down from 4.76 per cent in the previous month, while the non-food inflation increased to 8.37 per cent in January as against 7.10 per cent in December.
