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Due to the economic crisis in 2023, 60.5% of households experienced a decrease in their average monthly household income.
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
The official poverty line and the district official poverty lines at the national level for March, 2025 is Rs. 16,302
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of March 2025 is 103.9
SDG Indicators with Updates 2024 - Department of Census & Statistics
The estimated labour force participation rate is 47.4% and unemployment rate is 4.4% for 2024.
The estimated labour force participation rate is 47.7% and unemployment rate is 4.2% for fourth quarter 2024.
CCPI for the month of April 2025 is 191.2 - Infographic
PPI for all activities reported for March 2025 is 235.6 - Infographic
The estimated number of employees in all Public and Semi - Government Sector institutions is 1,156,018.
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The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) is currently conducting the latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) throughout 2025. Read more
The Enumeration stage of the fifteenth Census of Population and Housing (CPH) in Sri Lanka starts in October 2024. Read more
Sri Lanka is currently experiencing one of its biggest economic crises since its independence in 1948 due to the Easter Attack in 2019 which worsened with the COVID 19 pandemic. Read more
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