Sri Lanka, Nov. 1 -- The consumer prices in the Colombo district picked up pace for the third month in a row, on the rising food prices as well as the increasing spending on the discretionaries such as dine-outs and higher expenses on healthcare.

The consumer prices, measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index, rose by 2.1 percent in the 12 months through October 2025, picking up from 1.5 percent through September.

On a monthly basis however, the prices rose by 0.1 percent in October, decelerating from 0.2 percent in September.

October also marked the third consecutive month the prices rose after the country bucked the nearly year's long spell of deflation.

The trend seen in the headline prices showed that they are on course to the C...