The cost of a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7%in 2026 compared to 2025. A kevili table, a customary feature during New Year celebrations in Sri Lanka, includes an assortment of traditional sweetmeats symbolising prosperity and happiness. In 2026, prices increased for six of the eight items included in the kevili table. The sharpest rise was recorded in aluwa which increased by 25.8% driven by a 43.6% increase in...
The cost of a traditional kevili table for the Sinhala and Tamil New Year has risen by 7%in 2026 compared to 2025. In 2026, prices increased for six of the eight items included in the kevili table. The sharpest rise was recorded in aluwa which increased by 25.8% driven by a 43.6% increase in cashew prices.
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Organisations- Department of Census and Statistics2
- Open Market Weekly Average Retail
- Verité Research
- Kevili
Places- Colombo District2
- aluwa2
- Sri Lanka
- bananas
- banana
Keywords- traditional2
- table2
- year2
- new2
- assortment
- preparing
- percent
- sinhala
- costs
- tamil
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