Sri Lanka Tasso Di Inflazione

Sri Lanka’s annual inflation in the capital, Colombo, remained unchanged at 2.1% in December 2025, its highest level since July 2024 but below market expectations of 2.4%. This marks the third consecutive month at this level. Food prices contributed 0.97 percentage points to the annual increase, led by coconuts (+0.28 pp), milk powder (+0.28 pp), vegetables (+0.44 pp), sea fish (+0.40 pp), and coconut oil (+0.13 pp), while rice, big onions, dhal mysoor, yoghurt, and sugar saw notable declines. Non-food categories added 1.18 points, with education (+0.27 pp), restaurant and hotel services (+0.26 pp), health (+0.19 pp), furnishings and maintenance (+0.12 pp), and clothing (+0.11 pp) as main contributors. Downward pressures came from petrol (-0.20 pp) and electricity (-0.19 pp). On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 1.2% in December, rebounding from a 0.2% decline in November.