Sri Lanka: Inflation Rises to 1.2% After 11-Month Deficit – The Indian Awaaz

Sri Lanka: Inflation rises to 1.2% after 11-month deficit – The Indian Awaaz

AMN/ WEB DESK Headline inflation in Sri Lanka has risen to positive after remaining in negative territory for 11 months. Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) reported that inflation, measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), rose to 1.2% in August 2025. In July, the index had recorded a deflation of 0.3%. Food inflation […]

Sri Lanka inflation up 2.0-pct over 35-months, prices deflate in Aug

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka inflation in the capital Colombo rose 2.0 percent over the 35 months since September 2022, when the central bank’s deflationary policy started to show up in the balance of payments, official data showed. In the 12-months to August 2025, consumer prices were up 1.2 percent, data from the Department of Census and Statistics showed. Sri Lanka’s Colombo Consumer Price Index fell 0.4 percent absolutely in the month of August…

CCPI based inflation turns positive in August 2025, marking the end of the deflationary phase | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Following 11 consecutive months of deflation, headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100)  returned to the positive territory in August 2025, recording 1.2%, compared to the deflation of 0.3% in July 2025. FULL TEXT Published Date: Friday, August 29, 2025