The general point-to-point inflation rate in Bangladesh eased further in April, 2025 as it eased slightly to reach 9.17 percent in April, 2025 down from 9.35 percent in March, 2025.
According to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the slight decline was mainly driven by downtrend in both food and in non-food inflation.
In April 2025, the point-to-point food inflation declined to 8.63 percent, down from 8.93 percent in March, 2025 the BBS data showed.
Meanwhile, the non-food inflation rate also showed a slight decline reaching 9.61 percent in April, 2025 down from 9.70 percent in March, 2025.
The point-to-point inflation rate declined in both the rural and urban areas last month. In the rural areas, it was 9.15 percent in April, 2025 which was 9.41 percent in March, 2025.
The food inflation in the rural areas was 8.40 percent in April, 2025 down from 8.81 percent in March, 2025 while the non-food inflation rate also declined to 9.86 percent in April, 2025 down from 9.97 percent in March,
2025.
On the other hand, the point-to-point inflation rate in the urban areas in April, 2025 was 9.59 percent which was 9.66 percent in March, 2025.
The food inflation rate in the urban areas in April, 2025 was 9.13 percent which was 9.18 percent in March, 2025 while the non-food inflation rate in April, 2025 was 9.88 percent which was 9.95 percent in March, 2025.
The moving average of inflation over the last one year from May 2024 to April 2025 reached 10.21 percent which was 9.73 percent from May, 2023 to April, 2024.
The wage rate index in April, 2025 was 8.19 percent which was 8.15 percent in March, 2025.
Source: BSS
Bd-pratidin English/Lutful Hoque
