Inflation rises again, after four months

Eid spending contributed to a rise in inflation in November -- for the first time in five months.
Inflation rose by 0.19 percentage point to 7.41 percent in November from the previous month.
Food inflation stood at 6.45 percent, up from October's 5.57 percent, while non-food inflation came down to 9.31 percent from 10.46 percent in October, as per Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
A BBS official said the prices of rice, flour, lentil, fish, meat, spices and milk went up in November due to Eid-ul-Azha. The inflation data, however, is according to the old base year of 1995-96.
As per the new base year of 2005-06, November's overall inflation was 6.55 percent, down from October's 5.86 percent.
Both food and non-food inflation dropped in November in the new method of calculation.
Food inflation in November and October were 3.94 percent and 2.51 percent respectively, and the non-food inflation in the two months was 10.68 percent and 11.28 percent.