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NCPI for the month of February 2026 was 209.4 and the year on year inflation has reported as 1.6%. - Infographic
Open market retail prices of food and miscellaneous items with respect to main markets in Colombo district.
The economic growth rates for the fourth quarter and annual 2025 have been estimated at 4.8 percent and 5.0 percent, respectively.
The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) for the month of January 2026 is 99.3
CCPI for the month of February 2026 is 195.3 Infographic
PPI for all activities reported for January 2026 is 242.1 - Infographic
The official poverty lines at the National level for November, December 2025 and January 2026 are Rs. 16,397/-, Rs. 16,658/- and Rs. 16,730/- respectively.
The estimated labour force participation rate is 49.9% and unemployment rate is 4.3% for third quarter 2025.
According to the summary report of the 2025 school census conducted on 1st, June 2025, 3,747,544 students and 242,309 teaching staff (teachers and principals) were reported in 10,047 government schools (396 of which were national schools) operating on that date.
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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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