{"id":172529,"date":"2025-12-07T15:57:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:57:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/172529\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T15:57:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:57:15","slug":"inflation-creeps-up-again-as-wage-growth-falls-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/172529\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation creeps up again as wage growth falls behind"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>      In the same period last year, November 2024, the rate was 11.38%.    <\/p>\n<p>\n                    TBS Report\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n      07 December, 2025, 02:40 pm    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Last modified: 07 December, 2025, 05:32 pm    <\/p>\n<p>\n      Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna\/TBS Creative<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"adf-overlay ratio ratio__16x9 lazyload\" data-aspectratio=\"451\/254\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/taka_2.png\" width=\"451\" height=\"254\" alt=\"Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna\/TBS Creative\" title=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\n          Illustration: Ashrafun Naher Ananna\/TBS Creative        <\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Bangladesh&#8217;s inflation edged up again in November despite a full year of monetary tightening, with point-to-point inflation rising to 8.29%, fuelled by a fresh spike in food prices and persistently high food costs across both rural and urban areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">New CPI data from the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics show that although headline inflation is lower than a year ago, the downward trend has stalled amid entrenched structural pressures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Infographics: TBS<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt; <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" data-aspectratio=\"794\/882\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image_1.png\" width=\"794\" height=\"882\" alt=\"Infographics: TBS\" title=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Infographics: TBS<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Wage growth, meanwhile, rose by 8.04%, trailing inflation and eroding households&#8217; purchasing power compared to last year.<\/p>\n<p>        <a style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #2b4949; border-bottom: 1px solid #ccc; font-size: 18px;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMIivlQsw2ZKrAw?ceid=US:en&amp;oc=3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tbsnews.net\/sites\/all\/themes\/sloth\/images\/google_news.svg\" alt=\"The Business Standard Google News\" style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 15px; margin-bottom: 10px; height: 30px;\"\/><br \/>\n            Keep updated, follow The Business Standard&#8217;s Google news channel<br \/>\n          <\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">According to BBS data, inflation climbed to 8.29% in November from 8.17% in October.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">And while the rate remains far below the 11.38% recorded in November 2024, the recent month-to-month uptick signals renewed inflationary stress.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">On Thursday (4 December), Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur expressed strong optimism that inflation can be brought below the 5% mark by the end of the current fiscal year, which would pave the way for a gradual reduction in interest rates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Speaking at an event organised by the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (Bida) in Dhaka, the governor said the central bank&#8217;s top priority is stabilising inflation and restoring positive real interest rates \u2013 conditions he described as essential for a sustainable rebound in private investment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"rtejustify\">Responding to concerns from business leaders about the high cost of borrowing, Mansur said, &#8220;If inflation comes down to the 5% level within this fiscal year, we can begin reducing the interest rate. But it cannot happen the other way around. High inflation with low interest rates is wishful thinking.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In the same period last year, November 2024, the rate was 11.38%. 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