Sri Lanka, Oct. 22 -- 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 with Central Bank's expectations.

Measured on a monthly basis, the national consumer prices rose by 0.1 percent, turning from a negative 0.5 percent in August.

The Central Bank expects the prices to pick up pace after the country broke the nearly year-long deflationary spiral a few months ago before reaching its medium term target of 5.0 percent by m...