CCPI-based inflation soars to 69.8% in September

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Headline inflation of Sri Lanka, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index has increased to 69.8%
in September 2022 from 64.3% in August 2022.According to the Department of Census and Statistics, this increase in Y-o-Y inflation was
driven by the monthly increases of both Food and Non-Food categories.Accordingly, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 94.9% in September
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