This shows a decrease of 0.4 index points or 0.3 percentage points in March 2017 compared to February 2017.
The Year on Year inflation based on NCPI has slightly increased to 8.6% in March 2017 from 8.2% in February 2017.
November 16, 2024
National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) in March 2017 has declined to 119.5 from 119.9 reported for February 2017, said Dr. Amara Satharasinghe, Director General of Census and Statistics.
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