{
  "id": 926307,
  "title": "Inflation eases, but retail prices and household expenses remain high",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/inflation-eases-but-retail-prices-and-household-expenses-remain-high",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-12T17:06:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dhaka Tribune Business",
    "slug": "dhaka-tribune-business",
    "url": "https://www.dhakatribune.com/business/417330/inflation-eases-but-retail-prices-and-household"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "While on-paper data suggests positive momentum toward the government's full-year inflation target of 7.5%, household budgets across urban and rural markets show no tangible relief. The divergence highlights a classic statistical reality: a declining inflation rate signals a slower pace of price increases, not a drop in absolute market prices. Headline inflation reached 8.32% in July, the...…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}