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Last Updated On: 11th November 2017
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| SDDS Data Category and Components | Unit of Description | Observations | Percentage Change from Previous to Latest Period |
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| REAL SECTOR | Metadata | |||||
| National Accounts | Metadata | |||||
| Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 3,116,276 | 3,225,865 | -3.4 | More Data |
| Agriculture | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 254,171 | 224,869 | 13.0 | |
| Industries | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 806,382 | 994,415 | -18.9 | |
| Services | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 1,762,708 | 1,687,888 | 4.4 | |
| Gross Domestic Product at Constant 2010 Prices | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 2,211,612 | 2,161,735 | 2.3 | More Data |
| Agriculture | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 153,981 | 156,419 | -1.6 | |
| Industries | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 558,869 | 696,380 | -19.7 | |
| Services | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 1,329,429 | 1,207,488 | 10.1 | |
| Gross Domestic Product (Implicit Price Index) | Index 2010=100 | Q2/17 | 140.9 | 149.2 | -5.6 | More Data |
| Agriculture | Index 2010=100 | Q2/17 | 165.1 | 143.8 | 14.8 | |
| Industries | Index 2010=100 | Q2/17 | 144.3 | 142.8 | 1.0 | |
| Services | Index 2010=100 | Q2/17 | 132.6 | 139.8 | -5.1 | |
| Industry Production Index | Metadata | |||||
| Index of Industrial Production | Index 2015=100 | Aug/17 | 108.6 | 104.9 | 3.5 | More Data |
| Price Indices | ||||||
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) | Index 2013=100 | Sep/17 | 119.7 | 118.8 | 0.8 | Metadata More Data |
| Wholesale Price Index (WPI) | Index 1974=100 | Sep/17 | 5,721.8 | 5,669.3 | 0.9 | Metadata More Data |
| Labour Market | ||||||
| Labour Force (15 years and above) | In thousands | Q2/17 | 8,531 | 8,584 | -0.6 | More Data |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | % | Q2/17 | 54.0 | 54.7 | -1.3 | More Data |
| Employment Rate | % | Q2/17 | 95.5 | 95.9 | -0.4 | Metadata More Data |
| Unemployment Rate | % | Q2/17 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 9.8 | Metadata More Data |
| Labour Market : Wages/Earnings | Metadata | |||||
| Formal Private Sector (Nominal Wage Rate) | Index 1978=100 | Aug/17 | 4,736.8 | 4,736.9 | -0.003 | More Data |
| Formal Public Sector (Nominal Wage Rate) | Index 1978=100 | Aug/17 | 8,333.2 | 8,333.2 | - | More Data |
| Informal (Monthly Average of Daily Wages) (Nominal) | Rs. | Aug/17 | 1,093.1 | 1,078.1 | 1.4 | More Data |
| FISCAL SECTOR | Metadata | |||||
| General Government Operations | Metadata More Data |
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| Total Revenue and Grants | Rs. million | 2016 | 1,770,621 | 1,559,678 | 13.5 | |
| Total Revenue | Rs. million | 2016 | 1,763,125 | 1,553,664 | 13.5 | |
| Tax Revenue | Rs. million | 2016 | 1,532,958 | 1,424,709 | 7.6 | |
| Non Tax Revenue | Rs. million | 2016 | 230,167 | 128,955 | 78.5 | |
| Grants | Rs. million | 2016 | 7,496 | 6,014 | 24.6 | |
| Total Expenditure and Lending Minus Repayments | Rs. million | 2016 | 2,410,946 | 2,389,180 | 0.9 | |
| Recurrent Expenditure | Rs. million | 2016 | 1,822,374 | 1,772,522 | 2.8 | |
| of which Interest Payments | Rs. million | 2016 | 610,895 | 509,674 | 19.9 | |
| Capital Expenditure and Net Lending | Rs. million | 2016 | 588,573 | 616,657 | -4.6 | |
| Overall Fiscal Surplus (+)/Deficit (-) | Rs. million | 2016 | -640,325 | -829,502 | -22.8 | |
| Total Financing | Rs. million | 2016 | 640,325 | 829,502 | -22.8 | |
| Foreign Financing | Rs. million | 2016 | 391,914 | 236,803 | 65.5 | |
| Domestic Financing | Rs. million | 2016 | 248,411 | 592,699 | -58.1 | |
| Bank | Rs. million | 2016 | 139,955 | 291,841 | -52.0 | |
| Non Bank | Rs. million | 2016 | 108,456 | 300,858 | -64.0 | |
| Central Government Operations | Metadata More Data |
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| Total Revenue and Grants | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 440,922 | 436,655 | 1.0 | |
| Total Revenue | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 440,257 | 436,005 | 1.0 | |
| Tax Revenue | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 403,886 | 415,081 | -2.7 | |
| Non Tax Revenue | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 36,371 | 20,924 | 73.8 | |
| Grants | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 665 | 650 | 2.3 | |
| Total Expenditure and Lending Minus Repayments | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 573,848 | 636,322 | -9.8 | |
| Recurrent Expenditure | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 433,992 | 484,220 | -10.4 | |
| of which Interest Payments | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 139,610 | 209,034 | -33.2 | |
| Capital Expenditure and Net Lending | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 139,856 | 152,102 | -8.1 | |
| Overall Fiscal Surplus (+)/Deficit (-) | Rs. million | Q2/17 | -132,926 | -199,667 | -33.4 | |
| Total Financing | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 132,926 | 199,667 | -33.4 | |
| Foreign Financing | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 113,739 | -50,676 | -324.4 | |
| Domestic Financing | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 19,187 | 250,343 | -92.3 | |
| Bank | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 16,759 | 218,782 | -92.3 | |
| Non Bank | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 2,428 | 31,561 | -92.3 | |
| Central Government Debt | Metadata More Data |
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| Total Debt | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 10,163,868 | 9,736,193 | 4.4 | |
| Total Domestic Debt | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 5,666,488 | 5,659,540 | 0.1 | |
| Short Term | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 1,098,316 | 1,095,575 | 0.3 | |
| Medium and Long Term | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 4,568,172 | 4,563,966 | 0.1 | |
| Total Foreign Debt | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 4,497,380 | 4,076,652 | 10.3 | |
| Short Term | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 21,483 | 12,708 | 69.1 | |
| Medium and Long Term | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 4,475,897 | 4,063,945 | 10.1 | |
| Outstanding Government Guaranteed Debt | Rs. million | Q2/17 | 639,323 | 565,463 | 13.1 | |
| FINANCIAL SECTOR | Metadata | |||||
| Depository Corporations Survey | Metadata More Data |
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| Monetary Aggregates | ||||||
| Broad Money (M2b) | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 6,132.1 | 6,050.6 | 1.3 | |
| Net Credit to the Government | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 2,223.6 | 2,237.5 | -0.6 | |
| Other Domestic Credit | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 5,156.6 | 5,112.0 | 0.9 | |
| Net Foreign Assets of the Banking Sector | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 10.5 | -50.1 | 120.9 | |
| Central Bank Survey | Metadata More Data |
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| Monetary Base | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 909.0 | 911.4 | -0.3 | |
| Net Claims on Government | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 252.6 | 293.5 | -13.9 | |
| Claims on Commercial Banks | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 17.1 | |
| Other Items Net | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | -124.2 | -131.7 | 5.7 | |
| Net Foreign Assets of the Central Bank | Rs. billion | Sep/17 | 776.2 | 745.8 | 4.1 | |
| Interest Rates | Metadata | |||||
| Standing Deposit Facility Rate (SDFR)/Repo Rate | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| Standing Lending Facility Rate (SLFR)/Reverse Repo Rate | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| Average weighted Call Money Rate (AWCMR) | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| Average Weighted Lending Rate (AWLR) | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR) | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| Average Weighted Fixed Deposit Rate (AWFDR) | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| 91 days Treasury Bills | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| 182 days Treasury Bills | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| 364 days Treasury Bills | percent per annum | Data | ||||
| Stock Market | Metadata | |||||
| Colombo Stock Exchange | Data | |||||
| EXTERNAL SECTOR | ||||||
| Balance of Payments | Metadata More Data |
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| Goods (Credit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 2,623 | 2,774 | -11.5 | |
| Goods (Debit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 4,872 | 5,279 | -6.9 | |
| Goods (Net) | US $ million | Q2/17 | -2,248 | -2,505 | 6.9 | |
| Services(Credit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,622 | 2,024 | -19.9 | |
| Services(Debit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,102 | 1,136 | -3.0 | |
| Services(Net) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 520 | 887 | -41.4 | |
| Primary Income(Credit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 38 | 35 | 6.9 | |
| Primary Income(Debit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 502 | 609 | -17.6 | |
| Primary Income(Net) | US $ million | Q2/17 | -464 | -574 | -19.1 | |
| Secondary Income(Credit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,625 | 1,736 | -6.4 | |
| Secondary Income (Debit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 228 | 230 | -0.9 | |
| Secondary Income (Net) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,397 | 1,506 | -7.3 | |
| Current Account Balance | US $ million | Q2/17 | -795 | -685 | 16.1 | |
| Capital Account (Credit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 13 | 10 | 25.9 | |
| Capital Account (Debit) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 7 | 8 | -10.3 | |
| Capital Account (Net) | US $ million | Q2/17 | 6 | 2 | 161.9 | |
| Financial Account (Net) | US $ million | Q2/17 | -614 | -682 | -10.0 | |
| Direct Investment: Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 18 | 18 | - | |
| Direct Investment: Liabilities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 395 | 114 | 245.1 | |
| Portfolio Investment: Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 0 | 0 | - | |
| Portfolio Investment: Liabilities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,339 | -303 | -541.7 | |
| Other Investment: Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 186 | -436 | -142.7 | |
| Other Investment: Liabilities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,061 | -254 | -518.6 | |
| Reserve Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,976 | -706 | -380.0 | |
| Errors and Omissions | US $ million | Q2/17 | 176 | 1 | 14,327.7 | |
| International Reserve Position | Metadata More Data |
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| Official Reserve Assets | US $ million | Sep/17 | 7,279.84 | 7,693.55 | -5.4 | |
| Foreign Currency Reserves | US $ million | Sep/17 | 6,286.80 | 6,688.00 | -6.0 | |
| SDR | US $ million | Sep/17 | 2.32 | 2.30 | 0.7 | |
| Gold | US $ million | Sep/17 | 922.02 | 934.59 | -1.3 | |
| Reserve Position in IMF | US $ million | Sep/17 | 67.63 | 67.64 | 0.0 | |
| Other Reserve Assets | US $ million | Sep/17 | 1.07 | 1.02 | 4.3 | |
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| Reserve Data Template | Sep/17 | More Data | ||||
| Merchandise Trade | Metadata More Data |
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| Total Exports (f.o.b.) | US $ million | Aug/17 | 1,001 | 1,015 | -1.4 | |
| Total Imports (c.i.f.) | US $ million | Aug/17 | 1,857 | 1,591 | 16.7 | |
| Total trade balance | US $ million | Aug/17 | -856 | -576 | ||
| International Investment Position | Metadata More Data |
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| Total Foreign Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 10,813 | 8,767 | 23.3 | |
| Direct Investment Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,173 | 1,155 | 1.6 | |
| Portfolio Investment: Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | |
| Equity | US $ million | Q2/17 | - | - | - | |
| Debt Securities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | |
| Other Investment: Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 2,681 | 2,495 | 7.5 | |
| Reserve Assets | US $ million | Q2/17 | 6,959 | 5,117 | 36.0 | |
| Total Foreign Liabilities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 58,094 | 54,747 | 6.1 | |
| Direct Investment: Liabilities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 10,249 | 9,727 | 5.4 | |
| Portfolio Investment: Liabilities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 15,019 | 13,511 | 11.2 | |
| Equity | US $ million | Q2/17 | 1,726 | 1,363 | 26.6 | |
| Debt Securities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 13,293 | 12,147 | 9.4 | |
| Other Investment: Liabilities | US $ million | Q2/17 | 32,827 | 31,509 | 4.2 | |
| Net International Investment Position | US $ million | Q2/17 | -47,281 | -45,980 | 2.8 | |
| External Debt | Metadata More Data |
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| Total Gross External Debt | US $ million | Q2/17 | 49,147 | 46,516 | 5.7 | |
| Exchange Rates | Metadata | |||||
| Rupees per US Dollar | - | Data | ||||
| Forward Rates | More Data | |||||
| POPULATION | ||||||
| Population | Metadata | |||||
| Population | In thousands | 2016 | 21,203 | 20,966 | 1.1 | More Data |