COLOMBO, April 28 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka's key inflation
rate eased to 35.3% in April from 50.3% in March, the statistics
department said on Friday.
The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI)
reflected a reduction in food inflation to 30.6% in April from
47.6% in March, while non-food inflation reached 37.6, the
Census and Statistics Department said in a statement.
The CCPI acts as a lead indicator for broader national
prices and shows how inflation is evolving in Colombo, Sri
Lanka's biggest city.
(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe in Colombo and Rama Venkat in
Bengaluru)
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