Inflation falls to 8.27% in October as food prices decline

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Bangladesh’s inflation rate edged down to 8.27% in October from 8.34% in September, mainly due to a notable decline in food prices, according to the latest data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).

Point-to-point food inflation fell to 6.40% in October from 7.22% a month earlier, while overall inflation declined by 0.07 percentage point.

However, non-food inflation moved in the opposite direction, rising to 9.89% from 9.30% in September. This indicates continued pressure on household spending on essential non-food goods and services.

Over the month, food inflation dropped by 0.82 percentage point, while non-food inflation increased by 0.59 percentage point.

Despite the monthly decline, inflation remained above the 8.17% recorded in October last year.

Rural and urban inflation

Inflation trends differed slightly between rural and urban areas.

In rural areas, overall inflation declined to 8.29% in October from 8.38% in September. Food inflation fell to 6.37% from 7.18%, while non-food inflation rose to 10.21% from 9.57%.

In urban areas, overall inflation eased slightly to 8.25% from 8.26%. Food inflation dropped to 6.42% from 7.25%, while non-food inflation increased to 9.48% from 8.94%.

The 12-month moving average inflation rate stood at 8.66% for the period from November 2025 to October 2026, compared with 9.22% during the corresponding period a year earlier.

Wage growth remains below inflation

Meanwhile, the wage rate index grew by 7.63% in October, slightly higher than the 7.60% recorded in September.

However, wage growth remained 0.64 percentage point below the overall inflation rate of 8.27%, indicating that workers' earnings continued to lag behind rising prices.

The BBS calculates the Consumer Price Index using 383 items covering 749 varieties of goods and services in rural and urban markets. It collects price data from 154 markets across the country.