CCPI-based headline inflation accelerated in October 2026
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The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) based headline inflation (year-on-year, Y-o-Y) increased to 8.3% in October 2026 from 8.0% in September 2026. Food inflation (Y-o-Y) marginally increased to 8.8% in October 2026 from 8.7% in.
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- —The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) based headline inflation (year-on-year, Y-o-Y) increased to 8.3% in October 2026 from 8.0% in September 2026.
- —Food inflation (Y-o-Y) marginally increased to 8.8% in October 2026 from 8.7% in September 2026, and non-food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 8.0% from 7.7% over the same period.
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