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The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of May 2025 is 98.2
The official poverty line and the district official poverty lines at the national level for May, 2025 is Rs. 16,421/-.
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
CCPI for the month of June 2025 is 194.5 - Infographic
PPI for all activities reported for May 2025 is 237.1 - Infographic
NCPI for the month of May 2025 was 207.5 and the year on year inflation has reported as 0.6%. - Infographic
The official poverty line and the district official poverty lines at the national level for April, 2025 is Rs. 16,342/-.
The estimated computer literacy rate is 36.4% and digital literacy rate is 64.3% for first six months in 2024.
Economic growth rate for the first quarter of 2025 has been estimated as 4.8 percent.
Due to the economic crisis in 2023, 60.5% of households experienced a decrease in their average monthly household income.
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The preliminary report of the ‘Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment 2024’, conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), was published on 29 April 2025. Read more
The Department of Census and Statistics (DCS) is currently conducting the latest Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) throughout 2025. Read more
The Preliminary Report of the Census of Population and Housing 2024, which was conducted in accordance with the powers conferred by the Census Ordinance,was presented to the minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; Read more
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