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.