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Investing.com -- Sri Lanka’s consumer prices have seen a decrease of 1.9% year-on-year in March, following a 3.9% decrease in February, according to official data released on Monday.
This comes as the nation is on the path of recovery from its worst financial crisis in decades.
The National Consumer Price Index (LKNCPI=ECI), which tracks broad retail price inflation, is published every month with a delay of 21 days.
There was a slight increase in the food category with prices rising by 0.8% in March. This rise partly offset the 1.1% drop in February.
However, in the non-food category, prices continued to decrease, falling by 4.1% in March. This follows a 6% drop in the previous month.
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