Sri Lanka inflation hits record high

Sri Lanka's inflation hit a record high for the fourth consecutive month, official data showed Tuesday as an economic crisis driven by a crippling foreign exchange shortage worsens.

The National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) rose 16.8 per cent in January from a year earlier, the fourth consecutive record rise and more than double October's figure of 8.3 per cent.

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