Bangladesh Statistics 2019

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS)

Statistics and Informatics Division (SID)
Ministry of Planning
 Content

PREFACE
Key Indicators
Chapter I General Characteristics 1
Chapter II Environment and Disaster 5
Chapter III Population, Household and 9
Housing Characteristics
Chapter IV Education and Health 13
Chapter V Agriculture 17
Chapter VI Labour and Manpower 19
Chapter VII Industry and Energy 23
Chapter Transport, Communication, 29
VIII Tourism and IT
Chapter IX Foreign Trade 33
Chapter X National Accounts, Finance and 38
Banking
Chapter XI Price and Wages 43
Chapter XII Poverty and Inequality 45
 PREFACE
Bangladesh Statistics 2019 is a booklet which provides important
demographic and socio-economic data as well as statistical
indicators of Bangladesh for the year 2019.
This booklet is an extraction of information from various statistical
publications and reports compiled by BBS, other Ministries,
Departments and Agencies.
These statistics give an indication of current social and economic
trends in the country. Some of the latest figures are provisional and
subject to revision.
Publication in recognizing the inputs used in the compilation of
this booklet, BBS would like to thank all organization in the
Government, Departments and Agencies and private sectors.
BBS is very much thankful for your continued support and
cooperation for the compilation of the future editions of this
booklet and other statistical report.
Views and feedbacks are welcome from users in all sectors so as to
enrich the next edition of the Bangladesh Statistics.
The document can also be obtained from the website;
www.bbs.gov.bd.

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 Key Indicators

Demographic and Social Indicators

Indicators 2018
Total Population (Million) 164.6
Male 82.4
Female 82.2
Growth rate 1.37
Total fertility rate (15-49 years) 2.05
Life expectancy at birth (years) 72.3
Male 70.8
Female 73.8
Literacy rate of population (7+ years) 73.2
Source: MSVSB, 2018
Economic indicators

Indicators 2018-19
GDP at current market price (billion tk.) 25425
GDP at constant market price (billion tk) 11058
Per capita GDP in current market prices (in 1828
US$)
Per capita GNI at current market prices (in 1909
US$)
Growth rate at constant prices 8.15
Investment at current prices (billion tk) 8026.69
Inflation rate (%), General 5.48
Poverty rate for April-June, 2016 23.2
Extreme poverty rate for April-June, 2016 12.9
Total number of establishment 78,18,565
Total persons engaged 2,45,00,850
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 Indicators 2018-19
Total export (Million in TK) 3481620
Total import (Million in TK) 5722675
Share of ready made garments in national 84.21
export
Economically active population (15+), 62.1
million
Employed population (15+), million 60.8
Unemployed population, million 2.6
Unemployment rate 4.2

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 Chapter I
General Characteristics

Official Name: The People‟s Republic of Bangladesh.

State Language: Bangla, English is well spoken.

National Flag: Consists of a circle coloured red throughout

its area, resting on a green rectangular background. The
length to width ratio of the rectangle is 10:6 and the circle
has a radius of one fifth of the length.

National Emblem: The national flower “Shapla”

(nymphea-nouchali) resting on water, having on each side
an ear of paddy and being surmounted by three connected
leaves of jute with two stars on each side of the leaves.

Capital: Dhaka

Nationality: Bangladeshi

Name of Currency: Taka

Notes: Taka 1000, 500, 100, 50, 20, 10, 5

Geographical Location: Between 20034‟and 26038‟ north

latitude and between 88001‟ and 92041‟ east longitude.

Boundary: North : India

West : India

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 South : Bay of Bengal

East : India and Myanmar

Area: 56977 sq. miles or 147,570 sq. km.

Territorial Sea: 9000 Sq. /km

Main Seasons: Summer, Rainy Season, Autumn, Late

Autumn, Winter and Spring.

Standard Time: GMT+6 hours

Principal rivers: The Padma, The Meghna, The Jamuna,

The Brahmaputra, The Teesta, The Surma and The
Karnaphuli (Total 310 rivers including tributaries)

Principal seasonal

Crops and Fruits: Paddy, jute, wheat, tobacco, pulses, oil

seeds, spices, vegetables, jack-fruit, banana, mango,
coconut.

Principal industries: Readymade garments,

textiles, chemical fertilizers, pharmaceuticals, tea
processing, paper & newsprints, cement, sugar, leather
goods etc.

Principal minerals: Natural gas, Coal, Lime, White clay,

Glass sand.

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Principal exports: Readymade garments & knitwear,
frozen fish, jute & jute goods, pharmaceutical products, tea,
leather products, handicrafts, chemicals.

Airports International: Dhaka, Chattogram and Sylhet.

Domestic: Dhaka, Chattogram, Jashore, Sylhet, Cox‟s

Bazar, Sayedpur, Rajshahi, and Barishal.

Sea ports: Chattogram, Mongla, Paira

Inland river ports: Dhaka, Chandpur, Barishal, Khulna,

Baghabari, Narayanganj, Bhairab Bazar, Ashuganj.

Landports: Benaple, Teknaf, Banglabandha, Sonamasjid,

Nakugaon, Bionia, Hili, Akhaura, Bibibazar, Bhomra,
Gobrakora, Karaitoli, Bhurimari, Birol, Tamabil, Ramgarh,
Sonahat, Tegamukh, Chilhati & Doulatganj.

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1.1 Administrative Units and others, 2019

Unit Number
Division 8
Region 20
Zila 64
City Corporation 19
Pouroshava 330
Upazila 492
Police Station 650
Union 4571
Mauza 56348
Population (million)* 164.6
Household ** 32173630
Life Expectancy at birth* 72.3 years
Source: LGRD and BBS
Note: * SVRS 2017
** Population and Housing Census 2011

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 Chapter II
Environment and Disaster
2.1 Climatic Variations (Average)

Season Temperature Rainfall Humidity

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( C) (mm) (%)
Pre Monsoon 18.8-35.4 474 76
Monsoon 24.2- 36.2 1478 84
Post Monsoon 17.1-34.1 163 80
Winter 9.9-30.7 58 75
Annual 18.5-34.1 2139 79
Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department

2.2 Yearly Average Rainfall in Bangladesh (2016-2017)

Division Yearly rainfall Yearly rainfall

(mm) 2017 (mm) 2018
Barishal 219 118
Chattogram 313 253
Dhaka 241 144
Khulna 191 89
Mymensingh 237 178
Rajshahi 122 80
Rangpur 158 120
Sylhet 495 298
Bangladesh 256 160
Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department

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2.3 Highest and Lowest temperature of Bangladesh
from 2015-17

Indicators 2015 2016 2017

Highest temperature 39.8 41.2 38.5
Place Chuadanga Rajshahi Chuadanga
Lowest temperature 6.0 6.1 2.6
Place Sitakunda Faridpur Tetulia
Source: Bangladesh Meteorological Department

2.4 Water Level of Major Rivers

River Station Name 2017 2019

Max Min Max Min
Gumti Cumilla 10.55 5.99 10.70 5.50
Jamuna Sirajganj 14.87 5.78 14.34 5.75
Ganges-Padma Hardinge Bridge 13.85 4.76 14.33 4.56
Gumti-Burinadi Daudkandi 4.81 1.31 4.64 1.15
Ganges-Padma Goalundo 21.06 16.75 9.33 2.01
Matamuhuri Lama 13.79 5.91 13.84 6.12
Muhuri Parshuram 15.20 8.20 14.70 7.99
Surma-Meghna Sylhet 11.70 2.30 10.84 .80
Surma-Meghna Bhairab Bazar 6.04 1.18 4.64 .11
Teesta Kaunia 29.95 25.59 29.42 25.10
Source: Bangladesh Water Development Board
Note: Water year (April-March); 57 are transboundary rivers of
which 54 come from India

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2.5 Disaster related statistics (Disaster prone area of
Bangladesh)

Sl. Description Number Percentage

1 Population as in 2014 20204367 100.00
2 Male 10497444 51.96
3 Female 9706923 48.04
4 Education (7+) years old 17362575 100.00
and above
5 No education 6656371 33.34
6 Class I to V 5656437 32.58
7 Class Vi to IX 3223284 18.56
8 SSC/HSC equivalent 1602116 9.23
9 Graduate and above 224366 1.29
Source: Bangladesh Disaster related Statistics, 2015, BBS

2.6 Human Assets Index (HAI) and Economic

vulnerability Index (EVI)
Indicators Review each
Three Year
2015 2018
1 Human Assets Index (HAI) 63.8 73.2
1.1 Percentage of Population 16.7 15.1
undernourished
1.2 Mortality for children aged 5 years 41.1 34.2
and under
1.3 Gross Secondary School enrolment 53.6 63.5
Ratio
1.4 Adult Literacy Rate 58.8 72.8
1.5 Maternal Mortality - 176.1
2 Economic vulnerability Index (EVI) 25.1 25.2
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 Indicators Review each
Three Year
2015 2018
Exposure Index 22.7 22.8
2.1 Population (Million), Ist July 156.59 162.95
2.2 Trade remoteness 36.1 35.7
2.3 Share of population in low elevated 8.9 8.9
coastal area
2.4 Merchandise export concentration 0.4 0.4
2.5 Share of agriculture, forestry and 17.0 15.4
fisheries in GDP
Shock Index 27.5 27.6
2.6 Victims of natural disaster per 100000 4.7 4.0
popn
2.7 Instability of agricultural production 3.1 3.1
2.8 Instability of merchandise exports 6.7 7.1
Source:National Accounting Wing, BBS

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 Chapter III
Population, Household and Housing Characteristics

3.1 Population of Bangladesh (Adjusted)

1981 1991 2001 2011

Male 46295000 57313929 67731320 74980386
Female 43617000 54141256 62791278 74791978
Total 89912000 111455185 130522598 149772364
Source: Population census 2011, 2001, 1991 & 1981, BBS

3.2 Population of Bangladesh (Estimated)

(Million)
2015 2016 2017 2018
Male 79.6 80.5 81.4 82.4
Female 74.5 80.3 81.3 82.2
Total 158.9 160.8 162.7 164.6
Source: Monitoring the Situation of Vital Statistics of Bangladesh (MSVSB)2018, BBS

3.3 Crude Birth Rate 2014-2017 (Per 1000) Mid-year

Population

2015 2016 2017 2018

National 18.8 18.7 18.5 18.3
Rural 20.3 20.9 20.4 20.1
Urban 16.5 16.1 16.1 16.1
Source: Monitoring the Situation of Vital Statistics of Bangladesh (MSVSB) 2018, BBS

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3.4 Age Specific Fertility Rates (per 1000 women in the
age group)

2015 2016 2017 2018

15-19 75 78 75 74
20-24 137 132 134 132
25-29 105 107 105 106
30-34 56 58 59 62
35-39 25 26 26 26
40-44 9 7 7 7
45-49 3 3 3 3
Source: MSVSB 2018, BBS.
3.5 Crude Death Rate (Per 1000 Population)

2015 2016 2017 2018

National 1.00 1.00 1.00 0.99
Rural 1.10 1.10 1.09 1.15
Urban 0.84 0.80 0.80 0.82
Source: MSVSB 2018, BBS.
3.5 Infant Mortality Rate (Per 1000 Live Birth)
2016 2017 2018
A. Sex
Both Sex 28 24 22
Male 27 25 23
Female 28 23 21
B. Residence
National 28 24 22
Urban 28 22 21
Rural 28 25 22
Source: MSVSB 2018, BBS.

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3.6 National Growth Rate of Population
2015 2016 2017 2018
National 1.37 1.36 1.34 1.37
Male 1.19 1.19 - -
Female 1.48 1.52 - -
Source: MSVSB 2018, BBS.

3.7 Maternal Mortality Ratio (Per 1000 live births)

2015 2016 2017 2018
National 1.81 1.78 1.72 1.69
Rural 1.91 1.90 1.82 1.93
Urban 1.62 1.60 1.57 1.32
Source: MSVSB 2018, BBS.

3.8 Life Expectancy at Birth by Sex ( year)

2015 2016 2017 2018
National 70.9 71.6 72.0 72.3
Male 69.4 70.3 70.6 70.8
Female 72.0 72.9 73.5 73.8
Source: MSVSB 2018, BBS.

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 Chapter IV
Education and Health
4.1 Number of Institutions, Teachers and Students by type of
Education 2018

Type of Institution Institutions Teachers Student

Primary 133901 623964 17251350
Secondary 20467 243880 10330695
College 4419 120934 3872960
Madrasah 9303 113761 2453364
Professional 877 10816 168469
Teacher Education 216 2700 35071
Technical vocational 5897 34716 891964
University 135 28568 856726
Source: BANBEIS 2018

4.2 Literacy Rate of Population

(Percent)
2015 2016 2017 2018
7 Years+
National Both Sex 63.6 71.0 72.3 73.2
Male 65.6 73.0 74.3 75.2
Female 61.6 68.9 70.2 71.2
Rural Both Sex 57.2 65.5 66.5 67.6
Male 59.2 67.7 68.6 69.7
Female 55.1 63.3 64.4 65.5
Urban Both Sex 73.3 77.7 79.5 80.1
Male 75.3 79.6 81.5 82.0
Female 71.2 75.8 77.5 78.2
15 years+
National Both Sex 64.6 72.3 72.9 73.9
Male 67.6 75.2 75.7 76.7
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 2015 2016 2017 2018
Female 61.6 69.5 70.1 71.2
Rural Both Sex 57.6 65.4 66.1 67.3
Male 60.6 68.4 69.0 70.3
Female 54.6 62.4 63.2 64.4
Urban Both Sex 74.7 80.7 81.1 81.7
Male 77.7 83.3 83.8 84.3
Female 71.8 77.9 78.4 79.2
Source: MSVSB 2018, BBS

4.3 Indicators of the Health and Family Planning Sector, 2017

Health Services Provision Strength
Total no. of government hospitals under DGHS 607
No. of non-government hospitals and Clinics (Regd, 5023
by DGHS)
No. of beds under DGHS (functioning) 49414
No. of beds in private sector Facilities (Regd, by 87610
DGHS)
No. of registered physicians 85633
Doctors working under MOHFW per 10000 people 1.26
Doctors working under other ministries -
Doctors working in private sector -
Doctors under DGHS 20914
Doctors under DGFP 727
Registered diploma nurses 48001
No. of registered dental surgeons 8130
Source: DG of Health Service, Health Bulletin, 2018.

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4.4 Secondary and tertiary hospitals/ health centers under
DGHS, with the number of functional beds (as of December
2016)

Types of Hospital/ Health Center No. of No. of

Facilities Functinal
Beds
Chest Hospital 13 816
100-bed hospital 1 100
Dental College Hospital 1 200
District/General Hospital 64 10,450
Hospital of Alternative Medicines 2 200
Infectious Diseases Hospital 5 180
Leprosy Hospital 3 130
Medical college Hospital 17 13713
Specialized Hospital 5 1050
Specilalty post graduate institute 11 3034
and Hospital
Trauma Center 5 100
Total (Hospital) 127 29973
Source: DG of Health Service, Health Bulletin, 2017.

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4.5 Primary healthcare centers run by the DGHS at the
Upazila level and Below, 2018

Type of facility Type of Total no. of Total

service facilities beds
Upazila level
Upazila Health complex (50-bed) Hospital 320 16000
Upazila health complex (31-bed) Hospital 93 2883
Upazila health complex (10-bed) Hospital 11 110
Upazila health complex (0-bed) OPD 4 -
Sub-Total of Upazila Health Complex 424 18432
Upazila Health Office) OPD 60 -
31-Bed Hospital 6 186
30-Bed Hospital Hospital 2 60
25-bed hospital Hospital 1 25
Subtotal of hospitals outside health 66 179
complexes
Total of upazila-level hospitals 559 18882
Union level
20-bed hospital Hospital 32 640
10-bed hospital Hospital 19 190
Subtotal of union-level hospitals 51 830
Union subcenter and Union OPD 1399 --
Health and Family welfare center
Total of union-level facilities 1,450
Ward level
Community clinic Functional at present 13779 -
(OPD)
Grand total of Primary Care hospitals 2003 20194
(upazila and below)
Grand total of Primary health facilities 15782 20194
(upazila and below)
*Hospital not yet started
Source: DG of Health Service, Health Bulletin, 2018

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 Chapter V
Agriculture

5.1 Land Utilization Statistics

(Area in „000‟ Acre)
Item 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Not available for cultivation 8901 36465 8841
Forest area 6368 6368 6368
Cultivable waste area 551 8901 575
Current fallow area 1009 551 907
Total cropped area 38148 1009 38536
Source: Agriculture Wing, BBS

5.2 Production of Selected Agricultural Crops

(In „000‟ MT)
Item 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Rice 34710 33803 36278
Wheat 1348 1311 1099
Maize 2446 3026
Jute 1371 8247 8895
Potato 9474 10216 9725
Sugarcane 4208 3863 3639
Tea 65 82 78
Pulses 378 387 390
Oilseeds 934 974 1033
Onion 1735 1866 1738
Tobacco 88 88 89
Fruits 4765 5019 3823
Source : Agriculture Wing, BBS,
Note : 1Bale=0.1814369 M.ton

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5.3 Species/Group-wise Annual Fish Production
(MT)
SL. Species/Group 2015-16 2016-17
NO
1 Major Carp 750880 811588
2 Other Carp 80647 100730
3 Exotic Carp 357933 409801
4 Pangas (cat fish) 504674 510097
5 Other Cat Fish 65130 66646
6 Snake Head 70106 72991
7 Live Fish 136113 127120
8 Tilapia 377346 370017
9 Other Inland fish 568446 598923
10 Hilsa 394951 496417
11 Shrimp/Prawn 234188 246774
12 Crab 13160 14421
13 Sardine 44386 48704
14 Bombay Duck 58545 69230
15 Indian Salmon 895 775
16 Pomfret 10593 10686
17 Jew Fish 31894 33768
18 Sea Cat Fish 8695 8424
19 Sharks Sjates & Ray 4622 4495
20 Other Marine Fish 165120 132827
Total 3878324 4134434
Source: Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock, Department of Fisheries

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 Chapter VI
Labour and Manpower
6.1 Key Findings of Labour Force Surveys
(In million)
Labour force characteristics 2010 2013 2015 2016-17
Economically active 56.7 60.7 62.1 63.5
population (15+)
Employed Population (15+) 54.1 58.1 59.5 60.8
Unemployed Population 2.60 2.6 2.60 2.7
Source: Labour force survey 2016-17, BBS.

6.2 Employed Population aged 15 or older, by Education level

(In 000)
Level of Education Bangladesh
Male Female Total
None 12584 9792 19376
Primary 11194 4505 15699
Secondary 12805 5905 18710
Higher Secondary 2836 801 3637
Tertiary 2581 627 3209
Others 182 14 197
Total 42182 18646 60828
Source: Labour force survey Bangladesh, 2016-17, BBS
6.3 Employed Population aged 15 or older, by age group, sex and
area
(In 000)
Age Group Bangladesh
Male Female Total
15-19 2869 1035 3904
20-24 3775 2009 5783
25-29 5373 2892 8265
30-34 5481 2962 8443
35-39 5713 3017 8730
40-44 4461 2043 6504
45-49 4280 1921 6201
50-54 3289 1227 4516
55-59 2793 853 3646
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 Age Group Bangladesh
Male Female Total
60-64 1985 397 2382
65 + 2163 290 2452
Total 42182 18646 60828
Source: Labour force survey Bangladesh, 2016-17, BBS.

6.4 Youth Labour Force

(In 000)
Category Bangladesh
Male Female Total
Working Age Population 54080 54974 109054
Total Labour Force 43528 19976 63504
Total Youth Labour 13100 7000 20100
Force(aged 15-19)
Employed 42182 18646 60828
Unemployed 1347 1330 2677
Not in Labor Force 10551 34998 45549
Source: Labour force survey Bangladesh, 2016-17, BBS.
6.5 Employed Youths Aged 15 or older, by Major Occupation
(In 000)
Major Occupation Bangladesh
Male Female Total
Managers 889 107 996
Professionals 1898 1035 2933
Technicians and Associate 961 170 1131
Clerical Support Work 756 140 896
Service and Sales Workers 9101 922 10023
Skilled Agricultural, Forestry 10039 9644 19683
and Fisheries
Craft and Related Traders 7114 3254 10368
Plant and Machine Operators 3750 411 4161
Elementary Occupation 7531 2954 10485
Others 143 8 152

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Major Occupation Bangladesh
Male Female Total
Total 42182 18646 60828
Source: Labour force survey Bangladesh, 2016-17, BBS.

6.6 Comparison of Child labor survey

(000)
Sl. Characteristics 2002-03 2013
No Male Femal Total Male Female Total
e
1 Child population 22689 19698 42387 20596 19055 39652
(.000)(Age 05-17)
2 Child Labour 2461 718 3179 953 746 1699
(.000)(Age 05-17)
3 No of working 5471 1952 7423 2103 1347 3450
children age 5-17
years (.000)
4 Child Labour as %
of
Total Working 45.0 36.8 42.8 45.3 55.4 49.3
Children
Total Child 10.8 3.6 7.5 4.6 3.9 4
Population
5 Working children aged 5-17 by broad sector of
employment (%)
Formal 7.3 6.4 7.1 3.6 7.5 5.2
Informal 92.7 93.6 92.9 96.4 92.5 94.9
6 Working children aged 5-17 by broad
Industry (%)
Agriculture 54.7 59.7 56 35.5 39.1 36.9
Industry 16.3 22.5 17.9 29.6 27.0 32.5
Service 29.1 17.8 26.1 34.9 23.9 30.6
7 Average Monthly 992 864 977 5541 6607 5948
Income age 5-17
years (Tk.)
8 Average Weekly 30.7 22.3 28.5 39.0 39.0 39.0
Hours Worked
9 Children in 1172 120 1291 772 508 1280

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 Sl. Characteristics 2002-03 2013
No Male Femal Total Male Female Total
e
hazardous work
(.000)

Fig.-6.2 Overseas Employment

Year Employment Remittance

Million Crore tk.
USD
2014 425684 14942.57 115969.62
2015 555881 15270.99 119363.62
2016 757731 13609.77 107294.60
2017 1008525 13526.84 110246.67
2018 734181 15544.68 129897.66
Sources: Bureau of Manpower, Employment and Training (BMET)

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 Chapter VII
Industry and Energy
7.1 Quantum Index of Industrial Production (Manufacturing)
(Base: 2005-06)
Group 2017-18 2018-19
General Index of Manufacturing 342.47 562.70
Food products 501.16 272.74
Beverages 240.41 138.59
Tobacco products 138.51 200.27
Manufacture of textile 195.19 443.05
Wearing apparel 388.62 348.58
Leather and related products 292.22 356.42
Wood and products of wood and cork 339.52 187.58
Paper and paper products 185.38 109.74
Coke and refined petroleum products 100.80 133.22
Mfg. of chemicals and chemical products 100.50 670.41
Pharmaceuticals and medicinal chemical 507.53 442.63
Rubber and plastic products 411.94 443.72
Other non-metalic mineral products 381.85 188.14
Basic metals 185.27 298.00
Fabricated metal products except 274.34 246.05
machinery
Computer, electronic and optical products 178.57 366.35
Electrical equipment 337.58 641.00
Machinery and equipment n.e.c 548.73 614.11
Motor vehicles,trailers and semi trailers 438.44 607.53
Other transport equipment 604.43 193.84
Furniture 184.81 178.89
Printing and reprod. of recorded media 162.22 -
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

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7.2 Production of Natural Gas and Fertilizer

Year Natural Gas Fertilizer [MT]

(MMCM) Urea TSP Am Sulp.
2011-12 21060 933686 65047 359
2012-13 22672 1026999 40152 98
2013-14 23233 838628 86432 28
2014-15 25727 878360 87536 0
2015-16 27489 1007498 95082 -
2016-17 - 922717 113563 -
2017-18 - 764006 10719 -
Source: Petrobangla & BCIC

7.3 Selected Indicators of energy sector

Items 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

A. Electricity
Total Generation Capacity 12771 15410 18438
(MW)
Maximum generation (MW) 9479 10958 12893
Energy Generation (MKWh) 52276 62678 70533
Energy Consumption (MWh) 50264 55103 62037
Transmission lines in KM 10436 11123 11650
Distribution lines in KM (33 401678 456924 532000
kv&below)
Electrification of BPDB (No)
a. Thana 173 175 195
b. Village 3778 4023 4646
c. Deep/Shallow & 28018 28020 35332
low lift pumps
B. Gas
Total Production(BCF) 969.22 968.68 961.7
Consumption (BCF) 987.3 981.98
Gas Connection (Number) 8005 1866 14121
C. Petroleum Import (000
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 Items 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
M.Ton)
Crude Oil 1387 1173 1362
Refined Oil 3871 4895 4282
Lube base Oil 0.00 0. 0
D. Petroleum Expenditure
(US$)
Crude Oil 514.099 565.994
Refined Oil - -
Lube base Oil - -
BTU-British Themal Unit.Cons.-Consumption, BCF=Billion Cubic Feet.
Source: BPDB, BOGMC, BPC

7.4 Import of Crude & Refined Oil

A. Crude Oil Import

Qty in MT
Name of Crude 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2018-19
Marban Crude 679488 588686 603932 664174
Arab Light Crude 612614 588010 699262 693985
Total 1292102 1176693 1303194 1358159

B. Import of Refined Oil

Qnty in MT
Product 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2018-19
HSD 2385164 2770477 3010279 3797015
SKO 3779 24593 0 0
JET A-1 343849 280883 348852 383128
MS HOBC 94369 63282 44757 101814
FO 803603 1016101 691704 318633
Total 3630764 4155336 4095592 4600592

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C. Import of Lube Base Oil
Qnty in MT
Grade 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2018-19
SN-150 729 0 0 0
SN-500 2615 0 0 0
SBS-150 1509 0 0 0
Total 4853 0 0 0
Source: Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation

7.5 Selected Indicators from Economic census-2013

Sl. Description Number Percentage
(%)
Establishments
1. Total 7818565 100
Permanent 4514091 57.74
Temporary 482903 6.18
Economic Household 2821571 36.09
2. Urban 2229546 100
Permanent 1577632 70.76
Temporary 205910 9.24
Economic Household 446004 20.00
3. Rural 5589019 100
Permanent 2936459 52.54
Temporary 276993 4.96
Economic Household 2375567 42.50
4. Major Economic 7818565 100
Activities
Wholesale and Retail 3589443 45.91
Trade, Repair of Motor
Vehicles....
Accommodation and Food 519845 6.65
Service Activities
Transportation and Storage 1303807 16.68
Manufacturing 868244 11.10
Education 189108 2.42
Human Health and Social 79586 1.02
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Sl. Description Number Percentage
(%)
Work Activities
Other Economic Activities 1268532 16.22
5. Male Headed 7255197 100
Urban 2087845 28.78
Rural 5167352 71.22
6. Female Headed 563368 100
Urban 141701 25.15
Rural 421667 74.85
7. Registration Status 7818565 100
Registered 2727481 34.88
Non-Registered 3990051 51.03
Not Applicable 1101033 14.08
8. Inception Period 7818565 100
Before 1971 132588 1.70
1971-89 401367 5.13
1990-99 1022999 13.08
2000-09 4128991 52.81
2010-13 2132620 27.28
9. Mode of Sales 7818565 100
Retail 4485786 57.37
Wholesale 522336 6.68
Not Applicable 2810443 35.95
10. Current Fixed Assets (In 7701501 100
Lac Taka)
(Excluding Government &
Autonomous)
Up to 5 6760654 87.78
5-50 873985 11.35
50-100 44809 0.58
100-1000 18426 0.24
1000-1500 1815 0.02
1500-3000 704 0.01
3000+ 1108 0.01
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 Sl. Description Number Percentage
(%)
11. Investment by Non 90433 100
Resident Bangladeshis
(In Thousand Taka)
Up to 50 10942 12.10
51-100 7123 7.88
101-500 16475 18.22
Above 500 55893 61.81
12. Category 7818565 100
Cottage 6842884 87.52
Micro 104007 1.33
Small 859318 10.99
Medium 7106 0.09
Large 5250 0.07
Total Persons Engaged (TPE)
13. Total 24500850 100
Urban 9500119 38.77
Rural 15000731 61.23
14. Total 24500850 100
15. Working Status of Male 20449132 100
Working Proprietors 6920215 33.84
Unpaid Family Workers 830982 4.06
Full Time Workers 12119509 59.27
Part Time Workers 395075 1.93
Casual Workers 183351 0.90
16. Working Status of Female 4051718 100
Working Proprietors 431809 10.66
Unpaid Family Workers 465978 11.50
Full Time Workers 3000846 74.06
Part Time Workers 91005 2.25
Casual Workers 62080 1.53
Source: Economic Census, 2013, BBS.

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 Chapter VIII
Transport, Communication, Tourism and IT

8.1 Transport, Storage and Communications

Indicators Unit 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18
Tourist arrival „000‟ no. 643 830 -
Earnings Million Tk. 12804 26832 -
Railway Station No. 458 455 466
Locomotives No. 282 273 272
Coaches No. 1474 1381 1630
Freight Wagons No. 12602 11524 8689
Length of Total Roads Km. 21365 21322 21128
Bus „000‟ no. 32 35 38
Micro bus „000‟ no. 74 80 84
Truck „000‟ no. 100 107 117
Motor car/taxi/jeep „000‟ no. 324 346 368
Auto rickshaw „000‟ no. 185 193 204
Tractor/trailor/others „000‟ no. 38 44 51
Rickshaw „000‟ no. 815 815 816
Pushcart „000‟ no. 35 36 36
Note : Tourism data yearly
Source : Bangladesh Railway, BRTC, Special Branch of Bangladesh Police, City
Corporation & Municipalities

8.2 Geo-coding and Distance of Districts from Dhaka by Road

Sl. Name of District Geo- Distance Sl. Name of Geo- Distance
No. code from Dhaka No. District code from Dhaka
(in KM) (in KM)
1. Dhaka 26 0 33. Rajshahi 81 256
2. Narayangonj 67 17 34. Naogaon 64 247
3. Munshigonj 59 27 35. Chapai 70 302
Nawabgonj
4. Manikgonj 56 63 36. Natore 69 210
5. Gazipur 33 37 37. Pabna 76 216
6. Norsingdi 68 51 38. Sirajgonj 88 134

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 Sl. Name of District Geo- Distance Sl. Name of Geo- Distance
No. code from Dhaka No. District code from Dhaka
(in KM) (in KM)
7. Mymensingh 61 122 39. Bogra 10 197
8. Kishoregonj 48 117 40. Joypurhat 38 249
9. Netrokona 72 158 41. Rangpur 85 304
10. Tangail 93 92 42. Gaibandha 32 268
11. Jamalpur 39 179 43. Kurigram 49 348
12. Sherpur 89 188 44. Lalmonirhat 52 343
13. Faridpur 29 101 45. Dinajpur 27 338
14. Madaripur 54 90 46. Nilphamari 73 359
15. Gopalgonj 35 127 47. Panchagarh 77 443
16. Rajbari 82 118 48. Thakurgaon 94 407
17. Shariatpur 86 101 49. Khulna 47 180
18. Chattogram 15 242 50. Bagerhat 01 178
19. Cox's Bazar 22 391 51. Satkhira 87 240
20. Noakhali 75 158 52. Jashore 41 164
21. Laxmipur 51 137 53. Magura 55 150
22. Feni 30 149 54. Narail 65 304
23. Cumilla 19 96 55. Kushtia 50 183
24. Chandpur 13 115 56. Jhenaidah 44 178
25. Brahmanbaria 12 109 57. Chuadanga 18 215
26. Rangamati 84 293 58. Meherpur 57 240
27. Khagrachhari 46 259 59. Barishal 06 169
28. Bandarban 03 316 60. Jhalakati 42 182
29. Sylhet 91 241 61. Pirojpur 79 185
30. Sunamgonj 90 296 62. Bhola 09 205
Source: LGED and BBS.

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 8.3 Key findings in Computer Software Industry

Indicators Year
2013-14 2014-15
Total employment size in computer 21514 23478
software manufacturing companies
(number)*
Male 18801 20656
Female 2713 2822
Total employment cost (million tk) 16486.65 22506.16
Total sales value of packaged software 10162.25 11629.80
produced in the country by types of
clients (million tk)
Sales to individuals and households 709.06 836.24
Sales for embedding in computer 124.25 196.58
hardware
Sales to government and semi 547.42 2036.42
government organization
Sales to other business organization in 4867.61 3940.19
Bangladesh
Total sales value of customized software 15594.61 23482.76
produced in the country (million tk)
Sales to government and semi 205.17 268.65
government organization
Sales to other business organization in 4188.64 6565.82
Bangladesh
Sales to clients outsideBangladesh 11200.80 16648.29
(export)
Total gross output of computer software 26334.12 35630.96
(million tk)
Gross value added 20658.84 28210.08
a. Compensation of employees 16486.65 22506.16
b. Operating Surplus 4172.19 5703.91
Intermediate Consumption 5675.28 7420.88
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) in 11379.94 16086.14
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 Indicators Year
2013-14 2014-15
Computer software (million tk)
Export earnings (million tk)** 15115.05 21268.65
GFCF in Computer software as percent of 0.30 0.37
total GFCF
Gross value added (GVA) associated with 0.15 0.19
computer software as percent of total
GVA
* Employment size is only for computer software manufacturing
companies (establishment based only)
* Export includes only for packaged and customized software
produced by computer software manufacturing companies
(establishment based only)
Source: Report on private sector gross fixed capital formation in
software survey 2016, BBS

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 Chapter IX
Foreign Trade
9.1 Indicators of the Foreign Trade Sector

2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Total imports (CIF) 4712495 5511644 5722675
Per capita Import (Tk.) 29134 33679 34568
% of GDP 23.85 24.49 22.51
Total export (FOB) 3003837 3087936 3481620
Per capita exports (Tk.) 18571 18869 21031
% of GDP 15.20 13.72 13.69
Balance of trade (-) 1708658 (-)2423708 (-2241055)
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

9.2 Foreign Trade

(Tk in crore)
Year 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Exports 239656 267178 335633.3
Imports 344577 435041 465793.3
Balance (-)104921 (-)167863 (-130160.0)
of Trade
Source: Economic Trends, Bangladesh Bank, Completed by National Accounting Wing,
BBS

9.3 Export to Top Ten Countries

(million tk)
Countries where we 2017-18 2018-19
exports Value % of total Value % of total
1. U.S.A 496962 16.09 579047 16.63
2. Germany 489523 15.85 52144 1.50
3. UK 324383 10.50 350600 10.07
4. France 167512 5.43 187349 5.38
5. Netherlands 101906 3.30 107530 3.09
6. Canada 83094 2.69 691666 19.87
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 Countries where we 2017-18 2018-19
exports Value % of total Value % of total
7. Italy 131967 4.28 138347 3.97
8. Spain 202533 6.56 214662 6.17
9. Belgium 27391 0.89 79530 2.28
10. Turkey 32160 1.04 34040 0.98
11.Other countries 1030505 33.37 1046705 30.06
Total exports 3087936 100.00 3481620 100.00
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

9.4 Import from Top Ten Countries

(Million Tk.)
Country 2017-18 2018-19
Value % of total Value % of total
1. China 1174122 21.30 1291540 22.00
2. India 779839 14.15 752048 13.14
3. Indonesia 240875 4.37 245289 4.86
4. Singapore 487708 8.85 483943 8.46
5. Japan 160043 2.90 159105 2.78
6. Republic of Korea 184448 3.35 134617 2.35
7. Kuwait 33648 0.61 97349 1.70
8.Hongkong 242434 4.40 262087 4.58
9. Malaysia 180366 3.27 218278 3.81
10. Germany 140932 2.56 104365 1.82
11.Others Countries 1887229 34.24 1974054 34.50
Total import 5511644 100 5722675 100
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

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9.5 Export of Principal Commodities
(Million Tk.)
Commodities 2017-18 2018-19
Value % of total Value % of total
Readymade garments 2513449 89.19 2867433 90.71
Made up textile articles 82085 2.91 78501 2.48
Vegetable textile 74119 2.63 61665
fibre/yarn 1.95
Shrimps and prawn 35094 1.25 34244 1.08
Foot wear 66367 2.36 73819 2.34
Hides, skins and leather 15118 0.54 13961 0.44
Raw jute 12781 0.45 9451 0.30
Special Woven fabrics 4037 0.14 4759 0.15
Fertilizer 1 0.00 - 0.00
Hats and other headgear 15075 0.53 17358 0.55
Total 2818126 100.0 3161191 100.00
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

9.6 Share of Ready Made Garments (RMG) in National Export

(Million US$)
Year Total Export Export of RMG Share of RMG (%)
2012-13 27027.36 21515.73 79.61
2013-14 30186.62 24491.88 81.13
2014-15 31208.94 25491.40 81.68
2015-16 34257.18 28094.17 82.01
2016-17 34655.92 28149.84 81.23
2017-18 36668.17 30614.76 83.49
2018-19 40535.04 34133.27 84.21
Sources: BGMEA, Export Promotion Bureau, Bangladesh Bank

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9.7 Imports of Principal Goods
(Million Tk.)
Principal Commodities 2017-18 2018-19
Value % of Value % of
total total
Milk and cream 28639 0.82 31900 1.37
Sugar 78171 2.24 70714 3.03
Rice 136048 3.89 10113 0.43
Wheat 124791 3.57 12363 0.53
Raw cotton 272378 7.79 31330 1.34
Petroleum oil (crude) 29925 0.86 34881 1.49
Petroleum products 502620 14.37 331251 14.19
Fertilizer 90271 2.58 11919 0.51
Plastics and articles 191460 5.48 220707 9.45
Edible oil 283464 8.11 246829 10.57
Iron & steel 234569 6.71 276335 11.83
Machinery equipment 979686 28.02 967987 41.45
Textile yarn 150738 4.30 88877 3.81
Textile fabrics 393775 11.26 - -
Total 3496535 100 2335206 100

Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

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9.8 Quantity of Import of Selected Items
(In ‘000’ MT)
Items 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Rice 298 3840 311
Wheat 6164 6265 5528
Edible oil 4621 4759 4665
Milk powder 120 130 150
Fertilizer 2907 3508 3736
Petroleum: crude 1687 1209 1385
Raw cotton 1481 1662 342
Pharmaceutical Prod 4 2 2
Coal 3395 5754
Sugar 2468 2442 2332
Cement 17669 17391 19793
Pig Iron 75 92 129
Old garments 16 15 23
Dyes 241 89 103
Chemical Products 87 1499 14035
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

9.9 Exports to SAARC Countries

(Million US$)
Countries 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Afghanistan 5.00 6.98 6.26
Bhutan 3.21 4.38 7.56
India 672.40 873.27 1248.05
Maldives 2.97 5.39 6.38
Nepal 47.40 45.30 38.05
Pakistan 62.38 73.88 56.41
Sri Lanka 42.25 31.60 45.55
Total Share of export 835.61 1010.80 1408.27
of SAARC countries
National Export 34846.84 36668.17 40535.04

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 Chapter X
National Accounts, Finance and Banking
10.1 Indicators of National Accounts
Indicator 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
1. GDP at current market prices 19758 22504 25425
(billion Tk.)
2. GDP at constant market prices 9479 10224 11058
(billion Tk.)
3. GNI at current market prices 20607 23531 26561
(billion Tk.)
4. Per capita GDP at current market 122152 137518 153578
prices (Tk.)
5. Per capita GNI at current market 127401 143789 160440
prices (Tk.)
6. Per capita GDP at current market 1544 1675 1828
prices ( in US$)
7. Per capita GNI at current market 1610 1751 1909
prices ( in US$)
8. Growth rate at constant prices 7.28 7.86 8.15
9. Sectoral shares of GDP at constant
prices (%)
Agriculture 14.74 14.23 13.65
Industry 32.42 33.66 35.00
Services 52.85 52.11 51.35
10. Consumption at current prices 14754 17365 19131
(billion Tk.)
11. Investment at current prices 6028 7029 8027
(billion Tk.)
12. Domestic savings at current prices 5005 5139 6294
(billion Tk.)
13. National savings at current prices 5857 6170 7500
(billion Tk.)
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 Indicator 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
14. Consumption as % of GDP 74.67 77.17 75.25
15. Investment as % of GDP 30.51 31.23 31.54
16. Domestic savings as % of GDP 25.33 22.83 24.75
17. National savings as % of GDP 29.64 27.42 29.50
18. Revenue receipt as % of GDP 11.06 11.53 13.34
Tax 9.73 10.32 12.03
Non-Tax 1.33 1.21 1.31
19. Total Government expenditure as 16.05 15.95 17.62
% of GDP
P-denotes Provisional

10.2 Indicators of Finance and Banking

Activity 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19

Foreign Exchange reserve 30168 33493 32944 32717
(Million US$)
Bank Advances (Crore Tk.) 642895 743650 847015 980218
Bank deposits 849581 942534 1051691 1155044
Net Foreign assets 218904 252027 264674 272400
Broad Money supply 9163779 1016076 1109981 1219612
1
Remittances 116856 101098 123156 138007
Exchange rate (Taka Per US$) 78.26 79.12 83.73 84.5
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

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10.3 Consolidated Receipts and Expenditure
(Million Tk).
Principal Heads 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Total Receipts 3246840 3809680 4751420
Revenue Receipts 2185000 2594540 3392800
Other internal Receipts 699030 660170 712260
Foreign grants and loan receipts 362810 554970 646360
Total Expenditure 2939440 3588838 4413727
Revenue Expenditure 1898860 2105780 2824150
Development Expenditure 1040580 1483058 1589577
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

10.4 Revenue Receipts by Principal Heads

(Million Tk.)
Principal Heads 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Customs 206040 265392 325536
Excise 11990 17488 21924
VAT & Supp. Tax 981940 1174789 1593227
Income tax 627540 249328 395016
Private Bank Industries and Investment 78220 528025 612170
organizations
Stamps 42690 11270 18490
Land Revenue 11200 12200 14000
Registration 48580 28630 -
Post, Telegraph and Telephone 3100 540 450
Others 173700 306878 411987
Total Revenue 2185000 2594540 3392800
Source: Budget Book, Ministry of Finance

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10.5 Deposit and Credit Disbursement
(Billion Tk.)
Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Demand Deposit 897.59 1018.85 1132.17 1182.18
Time Deposit 7039.47 7759.98 8550.87 9463.18
Domestic Credit 8012.8 8906.7 10216.26 11468.85
Source: Economic Trend, Bangladesh Bank

10.6. Shares of Public and Private Investment

Year As % of total investment

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
2005-06 prices
Private 77.39 75.92 74.73 74.74
Public 22.61 24.08 25.27 25.26
Current prices
Private 77.39 75.70 74.48 74.57
Public 22.61 24.30 25.52 25.43

10.7. Investment-GDP Ratio

Year Investment as % of GDP

2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
2005-06 prices 32.03 32.88 33.69 33.78
Private 24.79 24.96 25.55 25.24
Public 7.24 7.92 8.64 8.54
Current prices 29.65 30.51 31.23 31.57
Private 22.99 23.10 23.26 23.54
Public 6.66 7.41 7.97 8.03

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Price and Wages

11.1 Consumer Price Index (CPI), National.

(Base: 2005-06)
Year 2016-17 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Index
General 219.86 231.82 245.22 258.65
Food 234.77 248.90 266.64 281.33
Non-food 200.66 209.92 217.76 229.58
Inflation (%)
General 5.92 5.44 5.78 5.48
Food 4.90 6.01 7.13 5.51
Non-food 7.43 4.61 3.73 5.43
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS

11.2 Consumer Price Index and Inflation, National

(Base : 2005-06=100)
Period 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Index
General 231.82 245.22 258.65
Food 248.9 266.64 266.64
Food, Beverage & Tobacco 248.9 266.64 281.33
Nonfood 209.92 217.76 229.58
Clothing & Footwear 243.56 255.24 277.64
Gross Rent, Fuel & Lighting 194.01 200.25 206.98
Furniture Funishing Household equ. & Oper. 235.85 249.68 265.25
Medical Care & Health Expenses 206.70 209.28 215.31
Trnasport Communications 210.78 218.80 235.23
Recreation Enterainment, Education cul. Ser. 177.56 183.65 186.72
Misc. Goods & Services 217.51 223.81 239.87

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11.2 Wage rate Indices by Major Sector in Bangladesh
(Base: 1969-70=100)
Period 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
General 141.46 150.59 160.23
Agriculture 141.22 150.27 159.92
Industry 140.27 149.45 158.74
Service 145.01 154.44 164.78
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS.

11.3 Construction Materials Price Indices in Bangladesh

(Base: 1998-99=100)
Item 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Building materials 448.62 476.91 501.25
Labour charges 586.48 609.15 643.88
Transport charges 1840.93 1909.82 1981.59
General index 516.49 544.79 572.58
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS .

11.4 House Rent Indices for Private Residential House for

Different Centres in Bangladesh
(Base: 1973-74=100)
Year 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
Dhaka 5838.59 6304.17 6718.23 7201.85
Chattogram 3081.92 3301.70 3508.25 3749.10
Khulna 1896.34 2045.20 2182.66 2318.99
Rajshahi 4125.87 4448.62 4745.30 5038.53
Bangladesh 3735.68 4024.92 4288.51 4577.12
Source: National Accounting Wing, BBS.

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 Chapter XII
Poverty and Inequality

12.1 National poverty level of Bangladesh

Duration Percentage
Poverty rate for 2016 24.3
Extreme poverty rate for 2016 12.9
International Extreme poverty 14.8
rate*
Source: Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016
*PovCalNet, WB, 2016

Household Expenditures
Distribution of average monthly expenditure in household
consumption (%)
Indicators 2000 2005 2010 2016
Food and Beverage 54.60 53.81 54.81 47.69
Cloth and Footwear 6.28 5.51 4.95 7.12
Housing and House 9.00 12.25 9.95 12.43
Rent
Fuel and Lighting 6.81 5.98 5.63 6.07
Household Effect 1.41 2.05 1.68 2.93
Medical - - 3.79 4.54
Education - - 5.68 5.42
Miscellaneous 20.32 20.37 13.53 13.80
Source: Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) 2016

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