Bangladesh Inflation Rate at 8-Month Low

The annual inflation rate in Bangladesh rose to 8.58% in January 2026 from 8.49% in December 2025. It marked the highest reading since May, as prices increased at a faster pace for food and non-alcoholic beverages (8.29% vs 7.71% in December), housing and utilities (8.48% vs 7.97%), recreation and culture (8.64% vs 8.41%), and miscellaneous goods and services (21.06% vs 19.7%). On the other hand, prices moderated for transport (6.55% vs 7.28%), alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and narcotics (8.4% vs 12.14%), clothing and footwear (11% vs 12.11%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (6.6% vs 7.56%), health (3.69% vs 3.87%), communication (8.04% vs 8.64%), education (7.38% vs 7.61%), and restaurants and hotels (9.14% vs 9.37%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.23%, rebounding from a 0.84% fall in the previous month.

The annual inflation rate in Bangladesh rose to 8.49% in December 2025 from 8.29% in the previous month. It marked the highest reading since July 2025, as prices increased at a faster pace in food and non-alcoholic beverages (7.71% vs 7.36% in November), housing and utilities (7.97% vs 7.62%), alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (12.14% vs 12.1%), furnishings, household equipment and routine household maintenance (7.56% vs 7.46%), communication (8.64% vs 8.49%), recreation and culture (8.41% vs 8.29%), and miscellaneous goods and services (19.7% vs 18.54%). On the other hand, costs moderated for transport (7.28% vs 7.38%), clothing and footwear (12.11% vs 12.43%), health (3.87% vs 4.05%), education (7.61% vs 8.42%), and restaurants and hotels (9.37% vs 10.37%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell 0.84%, slipping further from a 0.39% drop in November 2025.

The annual inflation rate in Bangladesh rose to 8.29% in November 2025, picking up from a more than three-year low of 8.17% in the previous month. The upturn was primarily driven by higher prices in food and non-alcoholic beverages (7.36% vs 7.08% in October), transport (7.38% vs 6.8%), communication (8.49% vs 8.41%), education (8.42% vs 8.38%), and miscellaneous goods and services (18.54% vs 17.42%). In contrast, costs increased at a softer pace for housing (7.62% vs 7.81%), alcoholic beverages, tobacco and narcotics (12.1% vs 12.67%), clothing and footwear (12.43% vs 13.57%), furnishings, household equipment, and routine household maintenance (7.46% vs 7.79%), health (4.05% vs 4.09%), recreation and culture (8.29% vs 8.45%), and restaurants and hotels (10.37% vs 10.44%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.39%, reversing a 1.89% rise in the previous month.