Headline inflation drops to 65% in November 2022

December 21, 2022 at 4:22 PM

The overall inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year basis has decreased to 65% in November 2022, the Department of Census and Statistics reported. 

The department said in its latest report that the headline inflation in November has decreased in comparison to the 70.6% that was reported in October 2022.

Food inflation has also dipped to 69.8% in November from the 80.9% that was reported in October 2022. 

Non-food inflation also decreased to 60.4% in comparison to the 61.3% that was recorded in October. 

Full report: http://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_November_2022 (NewsWire)