Headline Inflation drops to 22.1 per cent in May

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By: Isuru Parakrama

Colombo (LNW): The headline inflation based on the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) has dropped to 22.1 per cent in the month of May, 2023, in comparison with the 33.6 per cent recorded in April this year, the Department of Census and Statistics revealed.

Meanwhile, food inflation has dropped to 15.8 per cent in May, 2023 from the 27.1 per cent recorded in the month before, and non-food inflation to 27.6 per cent in May from the 39.0 per cent in April.

Read Full Report: http://www.statistics.gov.lk/WebReleases/NCPI_May_2023

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