The country's overall inflation declined to 8.27 per cent in October from 8.34 per cent in September, mainly due to a fall in food prices.
According to the October inflation report released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday (November 9), food inflation dropped to 6.80 per cent from 7.22 per cent in September.
However, non-food inflation rose to 9.89 per cent from 9.30 per cent during the same period.
Meanwhile, the national average wage growth rate fell to 7.63 per cent in October from 7.90 per cent in September.
After remaining above 9 per cent for three consecutive months, inflation declined in July and August before rising slightly in September. It fell again in October.
-AJM