Bath Curry Indicator Tracking the Cost of a Sri Lankan Meal

To make changes in food prices easier to understand through the cost of a familiar Sri Lankan meal.

The Bath Curry Indicator tracks how the cost of a commonly consumed Sri Lankan rice-and-curry meal changes over time. It follows a selected basket of everyday ingredients and presents those movements through a familiar household example.

BCI is not a replacement for official inflation measures. It offers a focused view of food-price pressure and helps households, researchers, journalists and policymakers understand how changing prices affect the cost of a basic meal.