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Sri Lanka in Figures

Inflation
(Base NCPI) (2019- Nov.):
Annual Average 3.0%
Year on Year 4.1%

CCPI
(Base 2013=100)
(2019 - Dec.): 132.4

GDP growth (2010 Base):
Q3 2019 2.7%

Poverty
(H:C: 2016): 4.1%

Unemployment
(2019- Q3): 5.1%

Paddy Production-Yala(2018): 1,532,905(Mt)

Paddy Production-Maha(2018/19): 3,072,581(Mt)

Producer's Price Index(2019-Nov.): 138.3

NCPI(2019- Nov.): 132.9

Index of Industrial
Production
(2019 -Nov.): 108.8

News in Brief

A stakeholder meeting of the Census of Population & Housing – 2021 (CPH 2021) was held on 17th September 2019, at Hilton Colombo Residences

National Training Workshop on compiling SDG Indicators based on the Food Insecurity Experience Scale (FIES) was held on 25-29, March 2019

Launch of Reviewing National Statistical System of Sri Lanka – 26th February, 2019

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

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Latest Reports and Bulletins

District Official Poverty Line - December 2019
The District Official Poverty line at the national level for December 2019 is Rs.4939
Producer's Price Index (PPI) - November 2019
PPI for all activities reported for November 2019 is 138.3
Weekly Retail Prices
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
Index of Industrial Production- November 2019
Index of Industrial Production for the month of November 2019 is 108.8
Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey – Quarterly Bulletin – 3rd Quarter 2019
The estimated Labour force participation rate is 52.2% and unemployment rate is 5.1% for 3rd quarter 2019.
Web Release on CCPI – December 2019
CCPI for the month of December 2019 is 132.4
Annual Survey of Industries - 2018
The industry sector (excluding micro enterprise) employees around 1.5Mn people and the output from this sector is estimated around 4.8 trillion Rupees.
Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey - Annual Report 2018
The estimated labour force participation rate is 51.8%
Web Release on NCPI and Inflation -November 2019
NCPI for the month of November 2019 was 132.9 and the year on year inflation has reported as 4.1%.
NCPI News Release - November 2019
News Release the National Consumer Price Index (BASE 2013=100) :- November 2019
GDP Summary Indicators -3rd Quarter 2019
Sri Lanka has recorded 2.7 percent economic growth rate for the Third Quarter of 2019.
Computer Literacy Statistics - 2018 (Annual)
The estimated computer literacy rate is 29.0% digital literacy rate is 42.4% for 2018.

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