Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options

Inflation in Bangladesh has increased from 1.9 percent in FY01 to 7.2 percent in FY06. The biggest increase was in food prices. Food price inflation increased from 1.4 percent in FY01 to 7.8 percent in FY06. By contrast, non-food price inflation...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Country Financial Accountability Assessment
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ADMINISTERED PRICE AGGREGATE DEMAND ASSET PRICES BANK BORROWING BANKING SYSTEM BILL BROAD MONEY CARTEL CENTRAL BANK COLLUSION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY MARKETS COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORE INFLATION CORRELATION ANALYSIS CREDIT EXPANSION CREDIT GROWTH CURRENCY DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS DEPOSITS DIVIDENDS DOLLAR PRICE DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEMAND DURABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC THEORY EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL POLICIES FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES GDP GOVERNMENT BORROWING GROWTH RATES HIGH INFLATION HIGH INFLATION EPISODES IMPORT IMPORT COST IMPORT PRICE IMPORTS INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY EXPECTATION INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY IMPACT INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES LOOSE MONETARY POLICY MONETARISTS MONETARY POLICY MONETARY PROGRAM MONEY SUPPLY NOMINAL WAGE OIL PRICE PRICE INCREASE PRICE INDEX PRICE INFLATION PRICE LEVEL PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PUSH FACTORS RATE OF GROWTH RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS STOCKS SUGAR PRICE SUPPLY SHOCKS SUPPLY SIDE T-BILL T-BILL RATES T-BILLS TREASURY TREASURY BILLS WORLD ECONOMIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/16262759/inflation-bangladesh-trends-sources-policy-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12436

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spelling	okr-10986-124362021-04-23T14:03:01Z Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options World Bank ADMINISTERED PRICE AGGREGATE DEMAND ASSET PRICES BANK BORROWING BANKING SYSTEM BILL BROAD MONEY CARTEL CENTRAL BANK COLLUSION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY MARKETS COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORE INFLATION CORRELATION ANALYSIS CREDIT EXPANSION CREDIT GROWTH CURRENCY DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS DEPOSITS DIVIDENDS DOLLAR PRICE DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEMAND DURABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC THEORY EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL POLICIES FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES GDP GOVERNMENT BORROWING GROWTH RATES HIGH INFLATION HIGH INFLATION EPISODES IMPORT IMPORT COST IMPORT PRICE IMPORTS INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY EXPECTATION INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY IMPACT INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES LOOSE MONETARY POLICY MONETARISTS MONETARY POLICY MONETARY PROGRAM MONEY SUPPLY NOMINAL WAGE OIL PRICE PRICE INCREASE PRICE INDEX PRICE INFLATION PRICE LEVEL PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PUSH FACTORS RATE OF GROWTH RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS STOCKS SUGAR PRICE SUPPLY SHOCKS SUPPLY SIDE T-BILL T-BILL RATES T-BILLS TREASURY TREASURY BILLS WORLD ECONOMIES Inflation in Bangladesh has increased from 1.9 percent in FY01 to 7.2 percent in FY06. The biggest increase was in food prices. Food price inflation increased from 1.4 percent in FY01 to 7.8 percent in FY06. By contrast, non-food price inflation only doubled during the same period. Food price inflation has been well above non-food inflation since FY04. The rise in food inflation could have resulted from developments in global commodity markets, particularly since FY05, increases in domestic production costs, and domestic demand. Inflation increased in most major world economies during FY06 following a surge in international commodity, energy and related fuel prices. The relationship between inflation and growth remains controversial both in theory and in empirics. The inflation-growth relationship for Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka none of these countries have had high inflation episodes in recent decades. Their analysis shows that growth rates and inflation rates for all four countries are co integrated, implying that there is a long run relationship between inflation and growth in all four countries. 2013-02-20T21:08:01Z 2013-02-20T21:08:01Z 2006-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/16262759/inflation-bangladesh-trends-sources-policy-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12436 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Country Financial Accountability Assessment Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh
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topic	ADMINISTERED PRICE AGGREGATE DEMAND ASSET PRICES BANK BORROWING BANKING SYSTEM BILL BROAD MONEY CARTEL CENTRAL BANK COLLUSION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY MARKETS COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORE INFLATION CORRELATION ANALYSIS CREDIT EXPANSION CREDIT GROWTH CURRENCY DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS DEPOSITS DIVIDENDS DOLLAR PRICE DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEMAND DURABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC THEORY EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL POLICIES FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES GDP GOVERNMENT BORROWING GROWTH RATES HIGH INFLATION HIGH INFLATION EPISODES IMPORT IMPORT COST IMPORT PRICE IMPORTS INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY EXPECTATION INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY IMPACT INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES LOOSE MONETARY POLICY MONETARISTS MONETARY POLICY MONETARY PROGRAM MONEY SUPPLY NOMINAL WAGE OIL PRICE PRICE INCREASE PRICE INDEX PRICE INFLATION PRICE LEVEL PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PUSH FACTORS RATE OF GROWTH RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS STOCKS SUGAR PRICE SUPPLY SHOCKS SUPPLY SIDE T-BILL T-BILL RATES T-BILLS TREASURY TREASURY BILLS WORLD ECONOMIES
spellingShingle	ADMINISTERED PRICE AGGREGATE DEMAND ASSET PRICES BANK BORROWING BANKING SYSTEM BILL BROAD MONEY CARTEL CENTRAL BANK COLLUSION COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMODITY MARKETS COMMODITY PRICES COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER GOODS CONSUMER PRICE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX CORE INFLATION CORRELATION ANALYSIS CREDIT EXPANSION CREDIT GROWTH CURRENCY DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS DEPOSITS DIVIDENDS DOLLAR PRICE DOMESTIC CREDIT DOMESTIC DEMAND DURABLE ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC THEORY EXCESS DEMAND EXCHANGE RATE FISCAL DEFICIT FISCAL POLICIES FOOD PRICE FOOD PRICES GDP GOVERNMENT BORROWING GROWTH RATES HIGH INFLATION HIGH INFLATION EPISODES IMPORT IMPORT COST IMPORT PRICE IMPORTS INFLATION INFLATION RATE INFLATION RATES INFLATIONARY EXPECTATION INFLATIONARY EXPECTATIONS INFLATIONARY IMPACT INFLATIONARY PRESSURE INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES INTERMEDIATE GOODS INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS INTERNATIONAL MARKETS INTERNATIONAL PRICES LOOSE MONETARY POLICY MONETARISTS MONETARY POLICY MONETARY PROGRAM MONEY SUPPLY NOMINAL WAGE OIL PRICE PRICE INCREASE PRICE INDEX PRICE INFLATION PRICE LEVEL PRIVATE CREDIT PRIVATE SECTOR CREDIT PRODUCTION COSTS PRODUCTIVE INVESTMENTS PUSH FACTORS RATE OF GROWTH RESERVE RESERVE REQUIREMENTS STOCKS SUGAR PRICE SUPPLY SHOCKS SUPPLY SIDE T-BILL T-BILL RATES T-BILLS TREASURY TREASURY BILLS WORLD ECONOMIES World Bank Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options
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description	Inflation in Bangladesh has increased from 1.9 percent in FY01 to 7.2 percent in FY06. The biggest increase was in food prices. Food price inflation increased from 1.4 percent in FY01 to 7.8 percent in FY06. By contrast, non-food price inflation only doubled during the same period. Food price inflation has been well above non-food inflation since FY04. The rise in food inflation could have resulted from developments in global commodity markets, particularly since FY05, increases in domestic production costs, and domestic demand. Inflation increased in most major world economies during FY06 following a surge in international commodity, energy and related fuel prices. The relationship between inflation and growth remains controversial both in theory and in empirics. The inflation-growth relationship for Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka none of these countries have had high inflation episodes in recent decades. Their analysis shows that growth rates and inflation rates for all four countries are co integrated, implying that there is a long run relationship between inflation and growth in all four countries.
format	Economic & Sector Work :: Country Financial Accountability Assessment
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title	Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options
title_short	Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options
title_full	Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options
title_fullStr	Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options
title_full_unstemmed	Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options
title_sort	inflation in bangladesh : trends, sources and policy options
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2013
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/16262759/inflation-bangladesh-trends-sources-policy-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12436
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Inflation in Bangladesh : Trends, Sources and Policy Options

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