Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The country's inflation eased marginally to 8.27 percent in October from 8.34 percent in September, as food inflation declined significantly, according to the latest Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) data.

The point-to-point general inflation rate declined by 0.07 percentage point in October, while food inflation dropped to 6.40 percent from 7.22 percent in the previous month.

However, non-food inflation increased to 9.89 percent in October from 9.30 percent in September, indicating continued pressure on household expenditure on essential non-food items and services.

The BBS data showed that food inflation declined by 0.82 percentage point in a month, while non-food inflation increased by 0.59 percentage point.

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