Sri Lanka's national consumer price inflation eases to 59.2% in Dec

(Reuters) - Sri Lanka's National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased year-on-year to 59.2% in December, after a 65% rise in November, the statistics department said on Monday.

Food prices were up 59.3% in December from a year ago, while non-food inflation was 59% higher, the Department of Census and Statistics of the island nation said in a statement.

The NCPI captures broader retail price inflation across the island nation and is released with a lag of 21 days every month.

The Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI), released at the end of each month, eased to 57.2% in December, data showed.

(Reporting by Rama Venkat in Bengaluru; Editing by Toby Chopra)