Measures of Underlying Inflation in Sri Lanka /

During the first half of 2008, Sri Lanka witnessed significantly higher inflation than most other emerging Asian countries. Inflation has since declined amid declining world commodity prices and tight monetary policy. Given the sensitivity to global commodity prices, a core inflation measure could b...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gupta, Souvik
Other Authors: Saxegaard, Magnus
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/167
Online Access:Full text available on IMF