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2023 - Q1 : -11.5 -
2023 - July : 201.9 -
2023 - Aug. : 190.1 -
2023 - July : 236.1 -
2023 - June : 90.1 -
2023 - July : 4.6% -
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- Weekly Retail PricesNew
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
- SDG Indicators with UpdatesNew
A number of 35 SDG Indicators have been compiled from surveys and censuses of the DCS
- Annual Survey of Educational Services - 2020New
Majority of persons engaged in private education sector (61%) are females.
- Web Release on CCPI (Base:2021=100) – August 2023
CCPI for the month of August 2023 is 190.1 - Infographic
- Producer Price Index (PPI) - July 2023
PPI for all activities reported for July 2023 is 236.1 - Infographic
- Web Release on NCPI (Base:2021=100) and Inflation - July 2023
NCPI for the month of July 2023 was 201.9 and the year on year inflation has reported as 4.6%. - Infographic
- Report on Survey of Construction Industries 2019/20
The total estimated value added by all type of construction activities in Sri Lanka was Rs. 176,652 million.
- Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey – Quarterly Bulletin - 1st Quarter 2023
The estimated labour force participation rate is 49.9% and unemployment rate is 4.7% for 2023 first quarter.
- Index of Industrial Production (IIP) - June 2023
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of June 2023 is 90.1
- Computer Literacy Statistics – 2022 (Annual)
The estimated computer literacy rate is 36.0% and digital literacy rate is 60.0% for 2022.
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The 15th Census of Population and Housing 2023/24
The 15th Population and Housing Census is scheduled to take place in 2023/24. The listing phase of the census is set to commence in late 2023, followed by the enumeration phase in 2024. Read more
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Measuring the Impact of Economic Crisis (2022) on SMEs: A Quick Survey
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