11.01 Selected Indicators of Prices and Wages

Indicators 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99
I. Wholesale price index Bangladesh
(1973-74=100) 592 624 628 660 705
i) Agricultural products 665 703 705 744 809
ii) Industrial products 473 496 502 522 535
iii) Commodity terms of trade 141 142 140 143 151
II .Consumer price index, Dhaka (1973-74=100)
i) CPI, Middle income group (Tk.  300/-to Tk. 999/-) 786 818 850 904 -
ii) CPI, Upper income group (Tk. 1000/- and above) 748 777 817 864 -
iii) CPI Rural people 650 690 685 722 -
III.CPI, Industrial Worker (1973-74=100)
i) Narayanganj 571 602 602 640 695
ii) Chittagong 611 643 644 672 751
iii) Khulna 622 630 615 644 703
IV. Wage Rate Index, Bangladesh (1973-74=100)
(a) Nominal 1032 1098 1150 1237 1305
(b) Real 172 176 184 190 182
V. House rent index, Dhaka (1973-74=100) 1462 1512 1535 1566 1590
VI.Consumer Price Index (1985-86=100)
i) National 178 190 195 209 227
ii) Urban 175 186 191 204 223
iii) Rural 179 192 196 210 229
iv) Dhaka SMA 186 196 201 219 -
VII .Implicit National Income Deflator ('84-'85 Prices)
(1973-74=100) 192 203 207 215 230
Source: Price Section, BBS.