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Exchange rate depreciation is identified as a key channel that drives faster food inflation growth than core inflation. The note highlights stronger volatility in rice, regional differences with faster increases in the north, and how staple-food deficits and import dependence shape outcomes. It concludes with welfare and policy implications and supporting annexes on transmission methodology and welfare costs.","Disc losure Authorized  \nPolicy Note  \nPub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Authorized Pub lic Disclosure Public  \nFood Inflation in the Lao PDR: Trends, Drivers, and Impacts  \nPolicy Note  \nFood Inflation in the Lao PDR: Trends, Drivers, and Impacts  \n© 2024 International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank 1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433  \nTelephone: 202-473-1000; [Internet: www.worldbank.org](Internet: www.worldbank.org)[ ](Internet: www.worldbank.org)Some rights reserved.  \nThis work is a product of the staff of the World Bank with external contributions. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this work do not necessarily reflect the views of the World Bank, its Board of Executive Directors, or the governments they represent. 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The authors wish to thank Alexander Kremer, Rinku Murgai, Pedro Miguel Gaspar Martins, Obert Pimhidzai, and Konesawang Nghardsaysone for their valuable feedback and guidance. Special thanks are also due to Keomanivone Phimmahasay and Phetnidda Ouankhamchan for their valuable inputs for the study. 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