Dhaka, Oct 02 (V7N) – According to data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics today, the inflation rate in Bangladesh has decreased to 9.92% in September, down from 10.49% in August.

Food inflation fell from 11.35% in August to 10.4% in September, while non-food inflation saw a reduction from 9.74% to 9.5%.

In August, inflation had already decreased to 10.49%, marking a significant drop from a record high of 11.66% in July—a decline of 1.17 percentage points, the largest since 2013.

The recent decline is especially remarkable when compared to the second-largest drop of 0.92 percentage points recorded in November 2020, when inflation fell from 6.44% in October to 5.52% in November of that year.

July 2023 saw inflation peak at 11.66%, coinciding with the quota reform movement that resulted in blockades and curfews. In September 2023, inflation was recorded at 9.63%, with food inflation at 12.37% and non-food inflation at 7.82%.

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