{
  "id": 2706870,
  "title": "Inflation jumps to 7.2% in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/23/inflation-jumps-to-7-2-in-july",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-23T00:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/inflation-jumps-to-7-2-in-july/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sri Lanka’s headline inflation rose to 7.2% in July 2026 from 6.5% in June, driven largely by a sharp increase in food prices, according to the Department of Census and Statistics. Inflation, measured by the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) on a year-on-year basis, increased by 0.7 percentage points during the month. Food inflation climbed […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}