Headline inflation as measured by the yearon-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100) increased to 6.4 per cent in September 2020 from 6.2 per cent in August 2020. This was driven by the monthly increases in prices of items in both Food and Non-food categories. Meanwhile, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) decreased to 12.7 per cent in September 2020 from 13.2 per cent in August 2020 due to the statistical effect of the high base prevailed in September 2019, whereas Non-food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 1.4 per cent in September 2020 from 1.1 per cent in August 2020.

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