The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) year-on-year, has increased to 5.4 % in May 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

The department states that the figure is an increase compared to the 4.7% recorded in April 2026.

Food inflation has also increased to 1.5% in May from the 1.1% reported in the previous month.

Non-food inflation has also increased to 8.6% in May from the 7.8% recorded in April.

Full report: https://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_May_2026  (Newswire)

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The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) year-on-year, has increased to 2.4% in March 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

The department states that the figure is an increase compared to the 1.6% recorded in February 2026.

Meanwhile, food inflation decreased to 0.7% in March from the 1.1% reported in February.

However, non-food inflation increased to 3.8% in March from the 1.9% recorded in February.

Full report: https://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_Mar_2026 (Newswire)

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The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), decreased to 1.6% in February 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

The department states that the figure reports a decrease in comparison to the 2.4% recorded in January 2026.

Meanwhile, food inflation has decreased to 1.1% in February compared to 3.4% in January this year.

However, non-food inflation has increased to 1.9% in February from the 1.6% reported in January.

Full report: https://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_Feb_2026 (Newswire)

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The Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year basis, increased to 2.9% in December 2025.

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, the increase is compared to the 2.4% recorded in November 2025.

Meanwhile, food inflation has also increased to 4.4% in December 2025, in comparison to the 3.6% reported the previous month. 

Non-food inflation has also increased to 1.6% in December 2025 from the 1.5% reported in November 2025. 

Full report:

https://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_Dec_2025 (Newswire)

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The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year basis, has increased to 2.7% in October 2025.

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, the figure is an increase from the 2.1% recorded in September this year. 

Food inflation has also increased to 4.1% in October, compared to the 3.8% reported in the previous month. 

Non-food inflation has also increased to 1.5% in October 2025, compared to the 0.7% recorded in September. 

Full report : https://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_Oct_2025 (Newswire)

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The Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year basis, is 1.5% in August 2025.

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, this is an increase from the 0.7% recorded in July 2025.

Food inflation has also increased to 2.9% in August 2025, from the 2.2% reported in July.

Non-food inflation has also increased to 0.4% in August 2025 from the -0.6% recorded the previous month.

Full report: https://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_Aug_2025 (Newswire)

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The Headline Inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year basis, has reduced to 0.3% in June 2025.

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, this is a drop from the 0.6% recorded in May this year. 

Food inflation has also decreased to 4.2% in June 2025 from the 5.9% reported in May.  

Non-food inflation also reported a drop to -2.8% in June from the -3.4% recorded in May. (Newswire)

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The Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) year-on-year, has increased to 0.6% in May 2025.

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, it is an increase from the -0.8% reported in April 2025.

Food inflation also increased to 5.9% in May 2025, compared to the 2.9% recorded in April this year. 

Meanwhile, non-food inflation was -3.4% in May 2025, an increase from April’s figure of -3.7%.  

Full report : https://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_May_2025 (Newswire)

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The Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), decreased to -0.7% in October 2024.

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, the Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by the NCPI, was -0.2% reported in September 2024.

However, food inflation increased to 1.3% in  October 2024, compared to 0.5% in September 2024, while non-food inflation was -2.3% in October 2024. 

Full report : http://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_Oct_2024 (Newswire)

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The Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has decreased to -0.2% in September 2024.

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, the decrease in September is compared to the 1.1% reported in August 2024.

Food inflation has also decreased to 0.5% in September 2024, compared to the 2.3% recorded in August this year. 

Non-food inflation has decreased to -0.7% in September from the 0.2% reported in August 2024. 

Full report : http://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_Sep_2024 (Newswire)

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The Overall Rate of Inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) year-on-year, has dropped to 1.6% in May 2024. 

According to the Department of Census and Statistics, the figure recorded in May is a drop from the 2.7% reported in April this year. 

Accordingly, food inflation has dropped to 0.5% in May from the 3.3% recorded in April. 

However, non-food inflation has increased marginally to 2.4% from April’s figure of 2.3%.

Full report : http://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_May_2024 (Newswire) 

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