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Colombo Experiences Inflation Surge in January 2026

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In January 2025, the overall year-on-year inflation rate, as measured by the CCPI, stood at 2.3%. By December 2025, this rate slightly decreased to 2.1%.

The year-on-year inflation for the Food Group rose to 3.3% in January 2026, up from 3.0% in December 2025. Meanwhile, the year-on-year inflation for the Non-Food Group remained stable at 1.8% in both January 2026 and December 2025.


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