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CCPI for the month of September 2023 is 191.8 - Infographic
PPI for all activities reported for August 2023 is 234.7 - Infographic
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
NCPI for the month of August 2023 was 201.9 and the year on year inflation has reported as 2.1%. - Infographic
The district official poverty line at the National level for January , February , March , April , May , June and July 2023 are 15,970/- , 16,152/- , 16,207/- , 16,041/- , 16,073/- , 16,089/- and 15,978/-.
Economic growth rate for the second quarter of 2023 has been estimated as negative 3.1 percent.
The estimated labour force participation rate is 48.9% and unemployment rate is 4.8% for fourth quarter 2022.
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of July 2023 is 91.7
A number of 35 SDG Indicators have been compiled from surveys and censuses of the DCS
Majority of persons engaged in private education sector (61%) are females.
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