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Sri Lanka in Figures

Inflation
(Base NCPI)  (2017-Aug):
  Annual Average 6.5%
  Year on Year 7.9%

CCPI
(Base 2013=100)
(2017 - Aug): 118.8

GDP (2010 Base)
(2017 - 2Q): 4.0%

Poverty
(H:C: 2012/13): 6.7%

Unemployment
(2017-1Q): 4.1%

Paddy Production-Yala(2016): 1,517,392(Mt)

Paddy Production-Maha(2016/17): 1,419,253(Mt)

Producer's Price Index(2017-July): 126.7

NCPI(2017-Aug): 122.3

Index of Industrial
Production
(2017-July): 104.9

News in Brief

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

The Seventh Meeting of Heads of SAARC Statistical Organizations (SAARCSTAT) was held in Colombo on 23-24 July 2015

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Latest Reports and Bulletins

Press Release on NCPI and Inflation - August 2017
NCPI for the Month of August 2017 was 122.3 and the year on year inflation has reported as 7.9%.
NCPI News Release - August 2017
News Release the National Consumer Price Index (BASE 2013=100) :- August 2017
Continued improvements in health indicators , article on 'DailyFT'
Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey Annual Report - 2016
The estimated labour force for the year 2016 is about 8.3 million.
Demographic and Health Survey Report – 2016
Demographic and Health Survey – 2016 report launched.
GDP Summary Indicators - 2nd Quarter 2017 (2010 Base Year)
Sri Lanka has recorded 4.0 percent economic growth for the Second Quarter of 2017.
Producer's Price Index (PPI) - July 2017
PPI for all activities reported for July of 2017 is 126.7
Weekly Retail Prices
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
District Official Poverty Line - August 2017
Official Poverty line at national level for August 2017 is Rs. 4305
Index of Industrial Production (IIP) – July 2017
Index of Industrial Production for July 2017 is 104.9
The Preliminary Report of the Census of Public and Semi Government Sector Employment – 2016
The total number of employees in the Public and Semi - Government sector is 1,117,808 of which 54.9 percent are males and 45.1 percent are females.
Report on Child Activity Survey - 2016 (English)
The working child population in Sri Lanka is rapidly declining from 12.9% in 2008/09 to 2.3% in 2016.

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