In the just-ended month of June, the national point-to-point general inflation rate decreased to 9.16%, which was 9.42% in May.
At the same time, the inflation rate in both the food and non-food sectors decreased.
In addition, the 12-month moving average inflation rate also decreased significantly to 8.68%.
These data were revealed in the latest inflation report published by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday (July 6).
According to the report, food inflation decreased to 8.60% in June, which was 9.06% in May. At the same time, non-food inflation also decreased slightly to 9.61%. In May, the rate was 9.71%.
However, although the monthly inflation rate has decreased, inflationary pressures are still high compared to the same period last year. In June 2025, general inflation was 8.48%, which increased to 9.16% in June 2026 in a year.
Similarly, food inflation has also increased compared to the previous year. In June 2025, food inflation was 7.39%, which increased to 8.60% in June this year.
In addition, non-food inflation has increased from 9.37% last year to 9.61% now.
On the other hand, there are indications of a positive change in the long-term trend.
According to BBS calculations, the 12-month moving average inflation from July 2025 to June 2026 stood at 8.68%.
In the same period of the previous year (July 2024-June 2025), this rate was 10.03%. That is, the annual average inflation has decreased by 1.35 percentage points in a year.
According to economists, although the monthly inflation has slightly decreased, the cost of living of the common people remains high as the inflation rate is still above 9%.
Especially, the pressure on low and middle-income people continues as the prices of food and daily necessities have not yet returned to normal levels.
They believe that to bring inflation down to a more tolerable level, it is necessary to strengthen the supply system, increase market supervision, improve the production and import management of agricultural products, and maintain the effectiveness of the contractionary monetary policy of the Bangladesh Bank.
