Rising prices across food and non-food sectors signal fresh cost-of-living pressure for Sri Lankan households as inflation ticks upward.
The Department of Census and Statistics has released the National Consumer Price Index and monthly consumer inflation figures for Sri Lanka for December 2025.
According to the latest data, overall inflation, which stood at 2.4 percent in November 2025, rose to 2.9 percent in December, signaling renewed cost of living pressure across the economy.
Food price inflation recorded a sharper increase, climbing from 3.6 percent in November to 4.4 percent in December, reflecting higher prices for essential household items.
Non food inflation also edged up, rising from 1.5 percent to 1.6 percent during the same period, indicating broader price increases beyond food nationwide across sectors.
