Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2013=100), decreased to 5.7 per cent in September 2021 from 6.0 per cent in August 2021. This was due to the statistical effect of the high base prevailed in September 2020. Subsequently, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) decreased to 10.0 per cent in September 2021 from 11.5 per cent in August 2021, while Non-food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 3.8 per cent in September 2021 from 3.5 per cent in August 2021.
The CCPI, measured on an annual average basis, increased to 4.5 per cent in September 2021 from 4.3 per cent in August 2021.