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FILE PHOTO: A general view of Sri Lanka's main business city as Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe announced 2023 budget amid the country's economic crisis, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 14, 2022. REUTERS/ Dinuka Liyanawatte/File Photo Image for illustrative purpose
Sri Lanka's key inflation rate rose to 1.5% year-on-year in April from 0.9% in March, the statistics department said on Tuesday.
The Colombo Consumer Price Index, a leading indicator for broader national prices, tracks inflation in Colombo, Sri Lanka's biggest city.
(Reporting by Uditha Jayasinghe; Editing by Andrew Heavens)