ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s overall rate of inflation, as measured by the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), rose to more than three-year high of 8.0 percent in September 2026, steady from previous month, breaching the Central Bank’s upper inflation target rate of 7 percent for the third month, data from the state statistics office showed. The CCPI for all items in September 2026 stood at 209.1, recording an increase of 0.3 index points or 0.1 p…