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Sri Lanka average household spend nears Rs116k a month in 2025

EconomyNext ·

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lankan household expenditure rose sharply to an average of 116,191 rupees per month in early 2025, driven largely by higher market prices, official data showed. The Department of Census and Statistics reported that nominal average monthly household expenditure surged 84.1 percent…

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