FX.co ★ Sri Lanka Producer Prices Fall the Least in 6 Months

In April 2025, producer prices in Sri Lanka decreased by 1.1% compared to the same month the previous year, following an adjusted 2.9% decrease in March. This represented the seventh consecutive month of deflation, although the rate of decline was the slowest in six months. The easing was observed in the manufacturing sector, which saw prices decrease by 1.0% compared to a 3.2% decline previously, and in the utility sector, with a significant reduction from a 46.3% drop to 42.0%. Conversely, prices in the agriculture sector increased, accelerating to 17.1% from the previous 8.5%. On a month-to-month basis, producer prices increased by 0.4% in April, recovering from a 0.2% decrease in March.