Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index (NCPI, 2013=100) which followed an increasing trend since October 2021, declined to 70.6% in October 2022 from 73.7% in September 2022. Similarly, the Food inflation (Y-o-Y) decreased to 80.9% in October 2022 from 85.8% in September 2022, while Non-Food inflation (Y-o-Y) decreased to 61.3% in October 2022 from 62.8% in September 2022.

“Sri Lanka Socio Economic Data – 2022”, the annually published data folder of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public information. The current data folder is the 45th volume of the series.

This easy-to-carry booklet contains information categorised under 14 topics, namely, Country Profile; Key Economic Indicators; Country Comparisons; Socio Economic Conditions; Human Resources; National Accounts; Agriculture; Industry; Economic and Social Infrastructure; Prices and Wages; External Trade and Tourism; External Finance; Government Finance; and Money, Banking and Finance. As the data folder presents a wide range of socio economic data of current interest in summary form, it will be a very useful reference material for policy makers, researchers, academics, professionals, students and the general public.