CCPI for the month of November 2023 is 193.4 - Infographic
PPI for all activities reported for October 2023 is 233.5 - Infographic
Majority of persons engaged in trade sector (74%) are males.
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
NCPI for the month of October 2023 was 203.6 and the year on year inflation has reported as 1.0%. - Infographic
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of September 2023 is 90.3
The estimated labour force participation rate is 48.6% and unemployment rate is 5.2% for 2023 second quarter.
The district official poverty line at the National level for August 2023 is 15,978/-.
The estimated labour force participation rate is 49.8% and unemployment rate is 4.7% for the year of 2022.
Economic growth rate for the second quarter of 2023 has been estimated as negative 3.1 percent.
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