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CCPI headline inflation accelerates further in October 2025
The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) headline inflation (year-on-year) accelerated further in October 2025, indicating continued convergence towards the inflation
Summary
According to the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, headline inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 2.1% in October 2025 from 1.5% in September 2025, in line with the Central Bank's near-term projections. Food inflation (Y-o-Y) accelerated further to 3.5% in October 2025 from 2.9% recorded in September 2025, while Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) rose to 1.4% in October 2025 from 0.7% recorded in September 2025.
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Organisations
- Department of Census and Statistics2
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka2
- International Monetary Fund
- bank.Sri
Places
- Colombo4
- Sri Lanka2
Keywords
- inflation4
- consumer3
- october3
- ccpi3
- measured2
- basis2
- accelerated
- accelerates
- convergence
- indicating
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