Sri Lanka clothing-footwear inflation up from 3.6% in Nov to 4% in Dec

This was primarily supported by the favourable statistical base effect, despite a substantial month-on-month (MoM) increase in prices in the month due to cyclone Ditwah.

Non-food inflation (YoY) accelerated to 1.8 per cent in the month from a 1.7-per cent recorded in November.

On a month-on-month basis, however, the CCPI recorded a notable increase of 1.26 per cent in December 2025. The non-food category contributed marginally by 0.01 percentage points to this.

The inflation for clothing and footwear rose from 3.6 per cent in November 2025 to 4 per cent in December.

Meanwhile, core inflation (YoY) accelerated to 2.7 per cent in December 2025 from 2.4 per cent in the preceding month, a central bank release said.

Inflation projections made at the monetary policy round in November 2025 indicate a gradual acceleration of inflation towards the target of 5 per cent in the period ahead.

ALCHEMPro News Desk (DS)