People shop at a wholesale vegetable and fruit market on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 17, 2022. /CFP
Inflation in Sri Lanka surged to a record 60.8 percent in July, the country's statistics department said on Friday, compared to a 54.6 percent rise in June.
The jump in the Colombo Consumer Price Index was led by a 90.9 percent climb in food inflation, the Census and Statistics Department said in a statement.
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