02.12.202510:19:31UTC+00Sri Lanka Inflation Rate Steady at 2.1%

The annual inflation rate in Colombo, Sri Lanka, held steady at 2.1% in November 2025, marking a peak since July 2024 but falling short of market predictions of 2.5%. Food prices were a major contributor, accounting for 0.95 percentage points of the yearly climb, whereas non-food categories contributed 1.14 points. Within the food sector, significant upward pressures originated from coconuts (+0.63 percentage points), milk powder (+0.26 percentage points), limes (+0.34 percentage points), sea fish (+0.16 percentage points), and coconut oil (+0.15 percentage points). Noteworthy declines were evident in items such as rice, eggs, yogurt, big onions, and sugar. In the non-food sector, education (+0.27 percentage points), restaurant and hotel services (+0.25 percentage points), housing rent (+0.22 percentage points), private medical fees (+0.09 percentage points), and clothing (+0.11 percentage points) were key contributors to inflation. Conversely, electricity (-0.20 percentage points), petrol (-0.21 percentage points), and areca nuts (-0.06 percentage points) exerted downward pressure. On a monthly basis, consumer prices dropped by 0.2%, counteracting a 0.1% rise observed in the previous period.