Special Data Dissemination Standard [SDDS]

Special Data Dissemination Standard [SDDS]

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Last Updated On: 11th November 2017

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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
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Wholesale Price Index (WPI) Index 1974=100 Sep/17 5,721.8 5,669.3 0.9 Metadata
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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
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Unemployment Rate % Q2/17 4.5 4.1 9.8 Metadata
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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  
Reserve Data Template  
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Merchandise Trade Metadata
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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
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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
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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
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POPULATION  
Population Metadata
Population In thousands 2016 21,203 20,966 1.1 More Data