The 'Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka – 2016' an annual publication of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public access. The publication contains economic and social indicators of Sri Lanka in the areas of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), agriculture, industry, external trade and finance, government finance, banking and financial institutions, money and capital markets, prices and wages, labour force, transportation, education, health, telecommunication services, population, climate and selected information on economic and social indicators of other countries. In addition, information on living conditions, poverty and household characteristics in Sri Lanka from Household Income and Expenditure Survey (HIES) conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics also available in the publication. Further, it includes disaggregated information at the provincial level on key economic variables.

The statistics in this publication has been presented in various breakdowns and in time series / cross sectional basis to serve the diverse needs of users. The data can be used for analysing recent trends in the economy, and will be useful to entrepreneurs, policy makers, researchers, teachers, students and the general public.

This publication can be purchased in three languages (English, Sinhala and Tamil) from the Sales and Distribution Counters of the Central Bank at its Central Point Building (Chatham Street, Colombo 01), Centre for Banking Studies (No. 58, Sri Jayewardenepura Mawatha, Rajagiriya), Regional Offices of the Central Bank (Matara, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Trincomalee and Anuradhapura) and from leading bookshops. Electronic version of this publication is also available at aforesaid outlets. In addition, this publication can also be downloaded from the Central Bank official website (http://www.cbsl.gov.lk) in three languages.