Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- Prices rose by 2.1% in the twelve months through September 2025 Measured on a monthly basis, the national consumer prices rose by 0.1%, turning from a negative 0.5% in August Food prices which rose by 3.8% from a year ago, accelerated from 2.9% in August Non-food inflation rose by 0.7% in the year through September 2025, up from 0.4% from a month ago Consumer prices measured by the broader National Consumer Price Index picked up pace in September in a mirror image of how the Colombo prices changed for the same month.

The prices rose by 2.1 percent in the twelve months through September 2025, picking up from 1.5 percent in the year through August 2025 in a sign that the broader consumer prices are going up in line wi...