The Colombo consumer price index (CCPI)-based year-on-year (YoY) headline inflation in Sri Lanka remained unchanged at 2.1 per cent in December last year, according to the country’s central bank.

This was primarily supported by the favourable statistical base effect, despite a substantial month-on-month (MoM) increase in prices in the month due to cyclone Ditwah.

Non-food inflation (YoY) accelerated to 1.8 per cent in the month from a 1.7-per cent recorded in November.

On a month-on-month basis, however, the CCPI recorded a notable increase of 1.26 per cent in December 2025. The non-food category contributed marginally by 0.01 percentage points to this.

The inflation for clothing and footwear rose from 3.6 per cent in November 2025 to 4 per cent in December.

Meanwhile, core inflation (YoY) accelerated to 2.7 per cent in December 2025 from 2.4 per cent in the preceding month, a central bank release said.

Inflation projections made at the monetary policy round in November 2025 indicate a gradual acceleration of inflation towards the target of 5 per cent in the period ahead.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)