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Sri Lanka Inflation Trends (2026)
Year-on-year inflation rates for March and April 2026.
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Sri Lanka inflation doubles as energy prices surge - 24 News HD
Sri Lanka's inflation more than doubled to 5.4 percent in April, mainly because of higher energy prices linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict, official data showed on Thursday. 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. The island has been slowly emerging from the 2022 meltdown, when it ran out of foreign exchange reserves to pay for essential imports such as food, fuel and medicines. However, it was hit hard in November by a cyclone that killed at least 643 people and affected more than 10 percent of the island's 22 million people. The storm caused an estimated $4.1 billion in direct physical damage to buildings and agriculture, according to the World Bank. The country has been stabilising its fragile economy with the help of a $2.9 billion IMF bailout agreed in early 2023, but high energy prices have seriously challenged recovery efforts. The year-on-year increase in the Colombo Consumer Price Index was 5.4 percent in April, compared with an expansion of 2.0 percent in March and a deflation of 2.0 percent a year ago. The latest figure is higher than the 5.0 percent forecast by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. Official data showed that non-food inflation was even higher, at 6.8 percent in April, up from 2.9 percent in March and a decrease of 3.6 percent a year earlier. Inflation peaked at nearly 70 percent in September 2022, at the height of the country's worst economic crisis.
Colombo, April 30, 2026 (AFP) - Sri Lanka inflation doubles as energy ...
NAMPA / AFP 2026-04-30 Sri Lanka's inflation more than doubled to 5.4 percent in April, mainly because of higher energy prices linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict, official data showed on Thursday. 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 S...... Restricted content Business & Finance News Latest NAMPA photos WINDHOEK, 29 April 2026 - Khomas Region Governor, Sam Nujoma; Governor of Zambezi, Dorothy Kabula; and Governor of Kavango West, Verna Sinimbo. (Photo by: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA NAMPA WINDHOEK, 29 April 2026 - Bank of Namibia Governor Ebson Uanguta speaking at the second bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announcement for 2026. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA NAMPA WINDHOEK, 29 April 2026 - Bank of Namibia Governor Ebson Uanguta speaking at the second bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announcement for 2026. (Photo by: Chelva Wells) NAMPA NAMPA WINDHOEK, 24 April 2026 - Minister of Education Sanet Steenkamp pictured with Bank Windhoek Managing Director James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA HOACHANAS, 28 April 2026 - Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security, Edward Wambo, addresses residents of Hoachanas and Stampriet on the importance of national documents. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA ONDANGWA, 28 April 2026 - Minister of International Relations and Trade, Selma Ashipala-Musavyi pictured during the official opening of the 2026 Ondangwa Trade and Industrial Exhibition on Tuesday. (Photo by: Ester Hakaala) NAMPA NAMPA NDAMA, 28 April 2026 - The first Community Information Centre was unveiled at Ndama on Tuesday. (Photo by: Sawi Hausiku) NAMPA NAMPA OVINYANGE, 28 April 2026 - Team three leader Anna Namwandi vaccinates a child at Ovinyange village during polio campaign in Kunene Region. (Photo by: Kaviveterue Virere) NAMPA NAMPA
Sri Lanka inflation doubles as energy prices surge
Colombo: Sri Lanka's inflation more than doubled to 5.4 percent in April, mainly because of higher energy prices linked to the ongoing Middle East conflict, official data showed on Thursday ...
Colombo inflation rises to 5.4% in April 2026 - Sri Lanka
Colombo's overall inflation rose to 5.4% in April 2026 from 2.2% in March 2026, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. The increase was measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on a year-on-year basis.
