Sri Lanka’s consumer price index (CPI)-based inflation rate rose to 2.9 per cent in December last year compared to 2.4 per cent in November, official statistics show.
The year-on-year (YoY) non-food inflation increased to 1.6 per cent in December from 1.5 per cent in November.
Core inflation, excluding food, energy and transport groups, for December 2025 rose to 2.6 per cent from November’s 2.2 per cent.