2025年4月,斯里兰卡首都科伦坡的消费者价格同比下降2%,低于上个月2.6%的跌幅。这标志着消费者连续第八个月出现通货紧缩,但速度是四个月来最慢的,因为住房和公用事业价格下降幅度更为温和(-9.3%对3月份的-11.9%)。此外,食品和非酒精饮料(1.3%对0.6%)以及杂项商品和服务(3.9%对3.7%)的成本增长速度更快,而健康(6.7%)、教育(5.6%)、通信(-0.1%)以及餐馆和酒店(-0.10%)的成本保持不变。与此同时,酒精饮料和烟草(1.7%对4.2%)、服装和鞋类(4.1%对5.6%)以及娱乐和文化(0.4%对1%)的价格有所下降。此外,运输业的通货紧缩加剧(-6.2%对-5.3%)。按月计算,4月份消费者价格指数下降0.2%,而前一个月下降0.3%。
Consumer prices in Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, decreased by 2% year-on-year in April 2025, slowing from a 2.6% drop in the previous month. This marked the eighth consecutive month of consumer deflation, but at the softest pace in four months, as prices declined more moderately for housing and utilities (-9.3% vs -11.9% in March). Moreover, costs increased at a faster pace for food and non-alcoholic beverages (1.3% vs 0.6%) and miscellaneous goods and services (3.9% vs 3.7%), while it remained unchanged for health (6.7%), education (5.6%), communication (-0.1%), and restaurants and hotels (-0.1%). Meanwhile, prices eased for alcoholic beverages and tobacco (1.7% vs 4.2%), clothing and footwear (4.1% vs 5.6%), and recreation and culture (0.4% vs 1%). In addition, deflation worsened for transport (-6.2% vs -5.3%). On a monthly basis, consumer prices fell by 0.2% in April, after a 0.3% decrease in the prior month.