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Bread, flour and pulses

Food basket at market prices. Rupees, monthly.

2,994.0 Rs · Sep 2026 (+1.5% on Aug 2026)

Jan 2021 – Sep 2026

Values

Latest · Sep 20262,994.0 Rs+1.5% on Aug 2026
PeriodRupeesChange, %
Sep 20262,994.0+1.5
Aug 20262,951.1−0.1
Jul 20262,955.5−1.6
Jun 20263,002.1−0.3
May 20263,009.9−3.9
Apr 20263,131.9+5.0
Mar 20262,983.5+1.1
Feb 20262,950.0+0.6
Jan 20262,931.5−0.4
Dec 20252,942.5−0.1
Nov 20252,946.6−0.7
Oct 20252,968.5+0.4

Data source: Macro Lab, calculated, No source file: this series is calculated in the warehouse.

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About this series

  • Source Macro Lab, calculated, compiled by Macro Lab
  • Unit Rupees
  • Date range Jan 2021 – Sep 2026
  • Last checked 30 Sep 2026

Checks: no discrepancies recorded. Calculated by Macro Lab from the published series listed under Related series.

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Food basket at market prices: Bread, flour and pulses
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Notes
Macro Lab calculation: the food a Colombo urban household bought in 2019 (CCPI 2021 = 100 weights, Rs 91,880.34 a month at 2021 prices), priced each month from the CBSL Daily Price Report and the DCS weekly retail prices. Rupees per household a month. The sum of its items.

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No source file: this series is calculated in the warehouse.

Releases and revisions

None: recalculated from its source series on every build (last 18 Oct 2026).

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