inflation

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake says the government plans to keep inflation below 5 per cent. President Dissanayake made this assertion while delivering the 2026 Budget speech. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake commenced…

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI), has increased to 1.5% in August 2025, compared to 0.7% in July 2025, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.…

The overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on year-on-year (Y-o-Y) basis has gone up to 1.0% in October 2023 from 0.8 % in September 2023. The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) mentioned…

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) and the government has decided to maintain the inflation rate of around 5% in the future, in accordance with the new CBSL Act, Governor Dr. Nandalal Weerasinghe said today. He mentioned this while…