Inflation increases to 7.42 per cent in May: BBS

The overall inflation rate in the country has increased to 7.42 per cent in May.

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) came up with this disclosure on Sunday.

According to the BBS, the total inflation stood at 8.03 per cent in food products.

However, the figure for non-food products in May is lowered by a narrow margin of April, at 6.8 per cent and 6.39 per cent respectively.