In line with the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s near-term projections, headline inflation, as measured by the YoY change in the Colombo consumer price index, stayed in the negative zone for the sixth month in a row, recording a deflation of 4.2 per cent in February compared to the deflation of 4 per cent in January 2025.
On a month-on-month basis, CCPI decreased by 0.21 per cent in February.