In May of this year, country's inflation rose to 9.89 per cent, increasing 0.15 per cent, which was 9.74 per cent in last April.
Food inflation has increased to 10.76 per cent.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released the data on Monday (03 June).
According to the data of the BBS, the point to point food inflation has slightly increased to 10.76 per cent in May, 2024 which was 10.22 per cent in April.
The BBS data showed that the point to point non-food inflation rate declined slightly to 9.19 percent in May down from 9.34 per cent in April.
Besides, the general inflation rate at the urban level in May increased to 9.72 percent while it was 9.99 per cent at the rural level.
At the rural level, the food inflation increased to 10.73 per cent in May, up from 10.25 per cent in the previous month, while the non-food inflation, however, declined to 9.31 per cent in May as against 9.60 per cent in April this year.
In urban areas, the food inflation also increased to 10.86 per cent in May, up from 10.19 per cent in April. The non-food inflation rate, also witnessed a slight increasing trend with 9.03 per cent in May which was 9.01 per cent in April last.
The national wage index rate witnessed a 9.89 percent growth in May with 122.04 points against 9.74 per cent growth with 122.30 points in April.
