DHAKA, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Bangladesh's May inflation rate, driven by food prices, hovered around the double-digit mark, the data released by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics showed on Monday.
Bangladesh's inflation increased to 9.89 percent in May from 9.74 percent in April, the data showed.
Food inflation increased to 10.76 percent in May from 10.22 percent in the previous month, while non-food items inflation eased to 9.19 percent in May from 9.34 percent in April.
The central bank of Bangladesh has revised the projection for inflation upwards to 7.5 percent in the current 2023-24 fiscal year from an initial 6 percent as consumer prices persistently stayed high. ■