Inflation hits 13-yr high 11.66% in Jul

Staff Reporter:

Bangladesh’s inflation hit a 13-year high in July and reached 11.66 percent.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) released this inflation data yesterday (August 12).
The inflation was recorded at 9.72 percent in June.
Food inflation was marked a record high of 14.10 percent and non-food inflation at 9.68 percent in July.
It was 10.42 percent and 9.15 percent respectively in June 2024.
The previous high was 9.94 percent last May.
Student protests for the government jobs quota reform in July has also made the economy measurable, which impact shows in the inflation.