[Sri Lanka] - Colombo inflation dips further to 4% in August

INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
August, from -1.4% in July 2023.The CCPI for all items for the month of August 2023 was 190.1 and it records a decrease of 0.1 in index
points
August 2023 was 190.1 and it records a decrease of 0.1 index points that is 0.02 percentage change compared to the month of July 2023 on an
expenditure value basis for which the index was 190.2
Food items by 0.41% and increase in Non Food items by 0.39%.The overall rate of inflation as measured by the CCPI on Y-on-Y basis is 4.0% in
August 2023 from -1.4% in July 2023 and the Y-on-Y inflation of Non Food Group decreased to 8.7% in August 2023 from 10.5% in July 2023.