Sri Lanka Purchasing Managers’ Index - January 2019

Manufacturing activities expanded at a higher rate in January 2019 compared to December 2018. This was mainly driven by the expansion in employment and production, especially in manufacturing of textiles, wearing apparels, leather and related activities. A significant improvement in employment was experienced with the recruitment of new employees to fill the vacancies. Accordingly, the production also increased with the enhanced level of employment as well as the orders carried forward from the previous month.

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Friday, February 15, 2019