Inflation falls to 9.16% in June, 12-month average at 8.68%
Both food and non-food inflation eased from the previous month, although annual inflation in both categories remained higher than a year earlier.
Highlights
- June inflation eased to 9.16% from 9.42% in May.
- Inflation stayed above 9% for third consecutive month.
- June inflation exceeded 8.48% recorded a year earlier.
- Food inflation fell to 8.60% from 9.06%.
- Non-food inflation declined to 9.61% from 9.71%.
- Twelve-month average inflation dropped to 8.68%.
Bangladesh's point-to-point inflation eased to 9.16% in June 2026 from 9.42% in May, while the 12-month moving average inflation declined to 8.68%, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
However, overall inflation has remained above the 9% mark for the third consecutive month.
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Meanwhile, inflation remained higher than a year earlier, when the rate stood at 8.48% in June 2025.
Both food and non-food inflation declined on a monthly basis.
Food inflation fell to 8.60% in June from 9.06% in May, while non-food inflation declined to 9.61% from 9.71% over the same period.
Despite the monthly improvement, both categories recorded higher inflation compared with the same month last year.
Food inflation increased from 7.39% in June 2025 to 8.60% in June this year, while non-food inflation rose from 9.37% to 9.61%.
According to the BBS, the 12-month moving average inflation for the period from July 2025 to June 2026 stood at 8.68%, down from 10.03% recorded during the corresponding period a year earlier.
