Bangladesh’s inflation has eased to a 39-month low of 8.17 percent in October, driven by a notable decline in food prices despite higher costs for non-food goods and services. A 0.56-point decline in food prices in October caused the drop. Overall inflation fell by 0.19 percentage points month-on-month. Food inflation fell from 7.64 percent in September to 7.08 percent in October -- a 0.56-point decline -- while non-food inflation rose from 8.98 percent to 9.13 percent. Rural inflation dropped to 8.16 percent from 8.47 percent, whereas urban inflation increased slightly from 8.28 percent to 8.33 percent.
