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Sri Lanka in Figures

Inflation
(Base NCPI)  (2018-April):
  Annual Average 6.1%
  Year on Year 1.6%

CCPI
(Base 2013=100)
(2018 - May): 122.9

GDP growth (2010 Base):

2018 Q1 3.2%

Poverty
(H:C: 2016): 4.1%

Unemployment
(2017-4Q): 4.0%

Paddy Production-Yala(2017): 909,321(Mt)

Paddy Production-Maha(2016/17): 1,473,832(Mt)

Producer's Price Index(2018-Apr): 129.8

NCPI(2018-April): 122.9

Index of Industrial
Production
(2018-Apr): 97.7

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

GDP Summary Indicators - 1st Quarter 2018 (2010 Base Year)
Sri Lanka has recorded 3.2 percent economic growth for the First Quarter of 2018
Producer's Price Index (PPI) - April 2018
PPI for all activities reported for April 2018 is 129.8
Weekly Retail Prices
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
Index of Industrial Production- April 2018
Index of Industrial Production for the month of April 2018 is 97.7
Survey of Constrution Industries - Final Report 2016
The total estimated value added by all type of construction activities in Sri Lanka was Rs. 113,007 million in 2015.
Web Release on CCPI – May 2018
CCPI for the month of May 2018 was 122.9
Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey - Annual Bulletin 2017
The estimated unempolyment rate for the year 2017 is 4.2 percent
Annual survey of Industries - Final Report 2016
In industry sector, 20,571 establishments with more than 5 persons engaged are reported in Sri Lanka and the number of persons engaged in them are 1,236,551 .
Paddy Statistics – 2017 Yala Season
This report contains area and production of paddy cultivation and other ancillary information by district reference to the 2017 Yala season.
Final Report on Informal Non Agricultural Activities - Economic Census 2013/14
Total number of persons engaged in informal non agricultural activities in Sri Lanka is 1,920,179
District Official Poverty Line - April 2018
Official Poverty line at national level for April 2018 is Rs.4532
Status of Sustainable Development Goals Indicators in Sri Lanka :2017
Status of Sustainable Development Goals Indicators in Sri Lanka :2017

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