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Sri Lanka in Figures

Inflation
(Base NCPI)  (2018-Dec.):
  Annual Average 2.1%
  Year on Year 0.4%

CCPI
(Base 2013=100)
(2018 - Dec.): 126.3

GDP growth (2010 Base):

2018 Q3 2.9%

Poverty
(H:C: 2016): 4.1%

Unemployment
(2018- Q3): 4.1%

Paddy Production-Yala(2017): 909,321(Mt)

Paddy Production-Maha(2016/17): 1,473,832(Mt)

Producer's Price Index(2018-Nov.): 135.5

NCPI(2018-Dec.): 127.1

Index of Industrial
Production
(2018-Nov.): 107.3

News in Brief

'Bana' Sermon Ceremony at DCS on October 31, 2018

Continued improvements in health indicators, article of the 'DailyFT' on September 19, 2017.

Team of the Department of Census and Statistics that developed the webpage on Status of Sustainable Development Goal(SDG)s in Sri Lanka.

Seminar to improve Statistical Literacy among Puttalam District officers on 23rd June 2017.

Awareness raising seminar for Journalists on new indicators published by DCS.

The Foundation stone for the construction of the Polonnaruwa District Circuit Bungalow of the DCS was laid on 5th October 2016.

Launch of National Survey on Self-reported Health in Sri Lanka

Training Workshop on preparation of Food Balance Sheet and Food Security Statistics

Use of Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing System (CAPI) to prepare Official Statistics was kicked off on 28th April 2016

Training on Introduction to Satellite Data was conducted at DCS from 11-14 January,2016.

Regional Workshop on Reviewing the Accelerated Data Programme was held from 12 – 16 October, 2015

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Latest Reports and Bulletins

Press Release on NCPI and Inflation - December 2018
NCPI for the month of December 2018 was 127.1 and the year on year inflation has reported as 0.4%.
NCPI News Release - December 2018
News Release the National Consumer Price Index (BASE 2013=100) :- November 2018
Weekly Retail Prices
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
Producer's Price Index (PPI) - November 2018
PPI for all activities reported for November 2018 is 135.5
Index of Industrial Production- November 2018
Index of Industrial Production for the month of November 2018 is 107.3
District Official Poverty Line - December 2018
The District Official Poverty line at the national level for December 2018 is Rs.4711
Annual Survey of Trade and Services - Final Report 2016
Total number of privately owned large, medium and small scale establishments in trade & services sector in Sri Lanka are 50,108.
Sri Lanka Labour Force Statistics -3rd Quarter 2018
In 3rd Quarter 2018, the estimated labour force is about 8.4 million and Unemployment rate is 4.1%
Web Release on CCPI – December 2018
CCPI for the month of December 2018 is 126.3
GDP Summary Indicators - 3rd Quarter 2018 (2010 Base Year)
Sri Lanka has recorded 2.9 percent economic growth rate for the Third Quarter of 2018
Computer Literacy statistics -2017(Annual)
The estimated computer literacy rate for 2017 is 28.6%
Report on Census of Government and semi government sector employment 2016

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