The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI) for all items for the month of May 2017 was 118.2.
The CCPI records an increase of 1.1 index points (or 0.91 percentage points) compared to the month of April 2017 for which the index was 117.1.
This represents an increase of expenditure value by Rs.641.31 in the ‘Market Basket’, said the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS).
Contributions to the increase in CCPI from April to May 2017 was due to the increases on Food and on Alcoholic Beverages items by 0.66% and Non-Food items by 0.25% respectively.
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