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title: "Colombo’s inflation drops to -0.5% in Sept. 2024"
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date: 2024-09-30
modified: 2024-09-30
markdown_url: https://www.lankaxpress.com/colombos-inflation-drops-to-0-5-in-sept-2024.md
author: "LankaXpress Reporter"
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# Colombo’s inflation drops to -0.5% in Sept. 2024

The overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) on Year-on-Year basis, has decreased to -0.5% in September 2024, compared to 0.5% in August 2024, according to the latest data released by the Department of Census and Statistics.

Meanwhile, food inflation has decreased to -0.3% in September 2024 compared to 0.8% in August 2024.