(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased year-on-year to 53.2% in January, after a 59.2% rise in December, the statistics department said on Tuesday.
The NCPI captures broader retail price inflation across the island nation and is released with a lag of 21 days every month.
The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), released at the end of each month, eased to 54.2% in January, data showed.
(Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Andrew Heavens)
