Sri Lanka’s overall inflation has hit a record 33.8 percent in the month of April.
The Department of Census and Statistics said the overall rate of inflation as measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on Year-on-Year basis is 33.8 percent in April while it was 21.5 percent in March.
The record 12.3 percent hike in inflation has been attributed to the increases in prices of items in both food and non-food categories.
Accordingly, the Department said within the food category, increases were observed in prices of rice, milk powder, dhal, sugar and bread while prices of items in the Non-Food category recorded increases mainly due to price increases observed in the Transport (Petrol, bus fare and diesel), Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuel (Materials for maintenance, Housing rent and LP Gas), Health (Fees to private medical practices), Education (Tuition fees), and Restaurant and Hotels sub-categories during the month.
Meanwhile, annual average inflation rose to 13.0% in April 2022 from 10.6% in March 2022.
