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Wheat flour

Food basket at market prices. Rupees, monthly.

255.1 Rs · Sep 2026 (+5.5% on Aug 2026)

Jan 2021 – Sep 2026

Values

Latest · Sep 2026255.1 Rs+5.5% on Aug 2026
PeriodRupeesChange, %
Sep 2026255.1+5.5
Aug 2026241.9−0.5
Jul 2026243.0−0.1
Jun 2026243.2−0.8
May 2026245.3+1.1
Apr 2026242.6+3.6
Mar 2026234.2+1.0
Feb 2026231.8−0.6
Jan 2026233.2−1.4
Dec 2025236.7+0.3
Nov 2025235.9−2.3
Oct 2025241.4−0.7

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: Wheat flour
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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. Weight 0.14 of the CCPI.

Source documents

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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