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Sri Lanka in Figures

Inflation
(Base NCPI)  (2017-May):
  Annual Average 6.1%
  Year on Year 7.1%

CCPI
(Base 2013=100)
(2017 - May): 118.2

GDP (2010 Base)
(2017 - 1Q): 3.8%

Poverty
(H:C: 2012/13): 6.7%

Unemployment
(2016-4Q): 4.2%

Paddy Production-Yala(2016): 1,517,392(Mt)

Paddy Production-Maha(2015/16): 2,902,693(Mt)

Producer's Price Index(2017-Apr): 122.9

NCPI(2017-May): 121.8

Index of Industrial
Production
(2017-Apr): 98.7

News in Brief

Establishment of CAPI System for DCS, International news on ‘The E-today News’ in the Republic of Korea.

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.

Releasing of National Accounts of Sri Lanka for the 2nd Qtr of 2015

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

Weekly Retail Prices
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
Press Release on NCPI and Inflation - May 2017
NCPI for the Month of May 2017 was 121.8 and the year on year inflation has reported as 7.1%.
NCPI News Release - May 2017
News Release the National Consumer Price Index (BASE 2013=100) :- May 2017
GDP Summary Indicators - 1st Quarter 2017 (2010 Base Year)
Sri Lanka has recorded 3.8 percent economic growth for the First Quarter of 2017.
Producer's Price Index (PPI) - April 2017
PPI for all activities reported for April of 2017 is 122.9
District Official Poverty Line - May 2017
Official Poverty line at national level for May 2017 is Rs. 4284.
Index of Industrial Production (IIP) – April 2017
Index of Industrial Production for April 2017 is 98.7
Paddy Statistics - 2016 Yala Season
This report contains area and production of paddy cultivation and other ancillary information by district reference to the 2016 yala season.
Sri Lanka Labour Force Survey - Annual Bulletin 2016
The labour force participation rate for year 2016 is 53.8 percent and estimated unemployment rate for year 2016 is 4.4 percent.
The Preliminary Report of the Census of Public and Semi Government Sector Employment – 2016
The total number of employees in the Public and Semi - Government sector is 1,117,808 of which 54.9 percent are males and 45.1 percent are females.
Report on Child Activity Survey - 2016
The working child population in Sri Lanka is rapidly declining from 12.9% in 2008/09 to 2.3% in 2016.
Computer Literacy Statistics – 2016 (First six months)
Overall Computer Literacy reported in 1st half of 2016 for Sri Lanka is 27.5%.

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