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Central Bank of Sri Lanka Co-hosted the 5th CBSL-ADBI-APAEA Macroeconomics Conference

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) in collaboration with the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) and the Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA), co-hosted the CBSL-ADBI-APAEA Macroeconomics Conference for the fifth consecutive year on 06 September 2024. This year’s conference theme was ‘Inflation and Exchange Rate Dynamics in Asia and the Pacific.

CCPI based headline inflation decelerated sharply in August 2024

Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index (CCPI, 2021=100) decelerated sharply to 0.5% in August 2024 from 2.4% in July 2024. This deceleration in the headline inflation is broadly in line with the projections of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

Release of ‘Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka – 2024’

‘Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka – 2024’, an annual release of socio-economic statistics of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public access.

External Sector Performance July 2024

The external sector remained resilient with increased inflows from workers' remittances and tourist earnings despite an expansion in the trade deficit In July 2024.

Merchandise trade deficit widened in July 2024 (y-o-y), recording the highest monthly trade deficit thus far in 2024.

SL Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for Construction Industry – July 2024

Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index for Construction (PMI – Construction) increased further in July 2024, recording an index value of 62.9. Most respondents highlighted a steady increase in construction work, spearheaded by projects funded by multilateral agencies.

Land Valuation Indicator – First Half of 2024

Land Valuation Indicator (LVI) for Colombo District increased by 6.9 per cent on a year-on-year basis during the first half of 2024. All sub indicators of LVI, namely, Residential, Commercial and Industrial LVIs contributed to this increase recording annual increases of 8.5 per cent, 8.5 per cent and 3.7 per cent, respectively. On a semi-annual basis, LVI and its sub indicators increased at a higher rate during first half of 2024 compared to the values recorded in second half of 2023. Further, it was observed that Industrial LVI increased at a slower pace compared to Commercial and Residential LVIs.

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