Prices of some food items, including onion, ginger, garlic, dried pepper, vegetables, fish, broiler chicken, as well as some non-food items like healthcare services and education materials went up in September, according to the monthly consumer price index placed at the Ecnec meeting on Tuesday.
Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data show that food inflation increased to 5.30 percent in September from 5.27 percent in the previous month, while the non-food inflation rate also enhanced slightly to 5.92 percent last month from 5.82 percent in August.
In the rural area, the general inflation rate slightly went up to 5.41 percent in the month from 5.34 percent in August.
The general inflation rate also slightly increased to 5.80 percent in September from 5.75 percent in August in the urban area.
The point-to-point national wage index witnessed an upward trend with 6.51 percent in September against 6.43 percent in August.