Bangladesh, Oct. 12 -- Producer prices in manufacturing rose by 4.9 per cent year-on-year in June 2026, which was significantly below consumer inflation of 9.16 per cent that month.

This highlights a widening gap between price movements at the production stage and the cost of living.

The Producer Price Index (PPI) for general manufacturing, measured against a 2015-16 base year, rose to 161.68 points in June from 154.17 points in the same month a year earlier, according to the recent Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data.

The index edged up from 161.51 points in May, indicating that producer prices continued to increase, although the monthly rise was marginal. Producer prices are an important indicator of cost pressures facing man...