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month.Food prices rose 1.6% in December after falling 2.2% in November on the year, the Department of Census and Statistics said in a
statement.Prices for non-food items, however, fell 6.3% in December from 7.1% year-on-year in November.Sri Lanka racked up record high
inflation last year after its economy was pummelled by the worst financial crisis in decades, triggered by a plunge in foreign exchange
