Sri Lanka, April 30 -- The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year basis, increased to 5.4% in April 2026, up from 2.2% recorded in March 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

Food inflation rose to 2.8% in April from 0.7% in March 2026, while inflation in the Non-Food Group increased to 6.8% in April 2026 from 2.9% in March 2026.

Higher fuel and electricity tariffs pushed up transport costs as well as food prices, according to the Department of Census and Statistics.

Sri Lanka raised petrol and diesel prices by nearly a third and hiked electricity tariffs by up to 40 percent after the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February.

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