Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Bangladesh's economic outlook for August 2025 shows signs of stabilisation on the external front but troubling weaknesses in domestic investment, revenue collection and development spending, according to a government report.

The latest monthly economic update by the General Economics Division (GED) under the Planning Ministry said inflation declined to 8.29 percent in August, the lowest since July 2022, after months of volatility that saw double-digit inflation from July to December 2024.

Non-food inflation dropped below 9 percent for the first time in 20 months, helping offset a marginal rise in food prices.

Food inflation stabilised at 7.6 percent for three consecutive months, a sharp improvement from the 14 percen...