ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STATISTICS Of SRI LANKA 2006

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL STATISTICSOf SRI LANKA

2006

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Printed at the Central Bank of Sri Lanka Printing Press

Central Bank of Sri LankaStatistics DepartmentP. O. Box 590Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Tel. : 2477377Fax : 2477728E-mail : [email protected]

Volume XXVIIIISSN 1391 - 3611November 2006

This publication was prepared by a team of officers in the Statistics Depart-ment under the supervision of Mr. C P A Karunathilake, Deputy Director. Mr. T.M.Z. Mutaliph, Senior Assistant Director, led the team comprising Mr. I H M S Herath, Senior Assistant Director, Mr. N D Y C Weerasinghe, Assistant Director, Mr. Jayantha Abeyratne and Mrs. J Amarawansha. It is our hope that the statistics in this publication would be usedtowards more evidence - based policies and informed decision - making.Any suggestions for the improvement of this publication would be most welcome.

Anila Dias BandaranaikeDirector of StatisticsCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

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KEY SOCIO – ECONOMIC INDICATORS

Sri Lanka - Country Profile… … … 1Real Sector … … … 1Agriculture and Industry … … … 2Government Finance … … … 2External Sector … … … 3Prices and Wages … … … 3Money and Money Rates … … … 4Money and Capital Markets … … 4Financial Institutions … … … 5Infrastructure … … … 5Graphs… … … … 6-7

CLIMATE

Mean Temperature … … … 8Rainfall and Rain Days - Hydro-Catchment Areas … 8Rainfall and Rain Days - Selected Stations … 9Humidity … … … 10

POPULATION AND LABOUR FORCE

Population by Districts and Sector … … 11Population by Religion and Ethnicity … … 11Population by District, Religion and Ethnicity … 12Vital Statistics … … … 12Population by Age Group … … … 13Population by Province and District … … 13Population Density … … … 14Crude Birth Rates and Death Rates by District … 14Public Sector Employment … … 15Employment … … … 16Unemployment … … … 17Migration for Foreign Employment … … 18Departures for Foreign Employment by Skill Level,

Age Group and Gender … … … 19Departures for Foreign Employment by Country 20-21Departures for Foreign Employment by District,Province and Gender … … 20-21

Labour Force … … … 22

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS

Summary of National Accounts … … 23GDP, GNP and Deflators … … … 24Gross Domestic Product at Constant Prices … 25Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices … 26Gross National Product at Constant Prices … 27Gross National Product at Current Prices … 28Composition of Gross Domestic Product … 29Investment and Savings … … … 30Quarterly Estimates of GDP … … 30

AGRICULTURE

Aggregate Demand … … … 31GDP by Province at Current Prices ... … 32GDP at Current Prices by Province ... 33-34 (Continued)

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Paddy … … … 35Tea … … … 36Rubber … … … 37Coconut … … … 38Principal Crops by Province … … 39Subsidiary Food Crops … … … 40Agricultural Crops - Yield, Farmgate Prices and

Cost of Cultivation … … … 41National Livestock Statistics by District... ... 42Fish and Livestock … … … 43Cultivation Loans – Refinance Credit Schemes … 43Fish Production by Province … 44Operating Fishing Craft by Province and Type … 44Livestock and Poultry by Province - Producer Prices 45Plantation Sector – Manpower, Extent, Production

and Yield … … … 46Minor Export Crops ... ... ... 47Fertilizer ... ... ... 48Settlements and New Land Cultivated under

Mahaweli Programme ... ... 48

INDUSTRY

Industrial Production … … … 49Petroleum … … … 50Cement … … … 50Sugar … … … 51Milk and Milk Products … … … 51Water Consumers, Consumption and Revenueby Province … … 52-53

Textiles … … … 54Electricity … … … 54Gross Generation of Electricity by Power Stations … 55Electricity Sales by Province … … 56Board of Investment (BOI) Enterprises … … 57Minerals … … … 57

PRICES AND WAGES

Consumer Price Indices … … … 58Wholesale Price Index … … … 58Colombo Consumers’ Price Index … … 59Average Retail Prices of Selected Consumer Items 60-61Average Retail Prices of Selected Food Items

by Province … … … 62Average Producer Prices of Selected Items … 63Average Producer Prices of Selected Food Items

by Province … … … 64Retail Prices of Selected Food Items inSelected Districts … … 65-66

Nominal Wage Rate Indices … … 67Average Daily Wage Rates in Selected Activities … 68 Minimum Wage Rate Indices of Wages Board Trades 69Wage Rate Indices of Govt. Employees … … 69All Island Wages in the Unorganised Sector … 70Cost of Construction Indices… … … 71

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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TABLE OF CONTENTS (Continued)Page Page

EXTERNAL TRADE AND FINANCE

Summary of External Trade … … 72Selected Exports … … … 73Selected Imports … … … 73Imports by Major Categories … … 74Major Export Markets … … 75Major Import Sources … … … 76Central Bank Trade Indices - Volume … … 77Central Bank Trade Indices - Value … … 77Central Bank Trade Indices - Unit Value … 78Exchange Rates -Year End … … … 78Balance of Payments … … 79-81Financing of the External Resource Gap … 82Private Remittances from Abroad … … 83Tourism … … … 84External Debt and Debt Service Payments… … 85

MONEY AND CAPITAL MARKETS

Reserve Money … … … 86Money Supply … … … 87Broad Money Supply (M2b)… … … 88Interest Rates … … … 89Government Debt Market … … … 90Share Market Indicators … … … 91Share Trading Indicators by Business Sector 92-99Share Trading Indicators by Major Company 100-101Share Issues … … … 102

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

Summary of Fiscal Operations … … 103Current Expenditure … … … 104Capital Expenditure and Lending … … 104Government Revenue … … … 105Government Domestic Debt … … 105Government Foreign Debt … … 106Revenue and Expenditure of Provincial Councils … 107

BANKING AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

Assets and Liabilities of the Central Bank … 108Selected Financial Highlights of Commercial Banks 109Assets and Liabilities of Commercial Banks … 110Mobilization of Deposits by Type of Deposit … 111Deposits of Commercial Banks by Ownership … 111Loans and Advances of Commercial Banks by Purpose 112Number of Bank Branches by Province … … 113Banking Density by District … … 114Bank Branch Network … … … 115Merchant Banks … … … 115Finance Companies … … … 116Unit Trusts … … … 117Summary of Regional Rural / Regional

Development Banks … … … 118Summary of Co-operative Rural Banks and

Credit Societies … … … 118

TRANSPORTATION

Road Network … … … 119Road Kilometerage by Province and District ... 119Road Kilometerage by Province … 120Motor Vehicles by Province… … 121New Registration of Motor Vehicles … … 122SLCTB / Regional Bus Companies … … 122Sri Lanka Railways … … … 123Aviation - Air Lanka / Sri Lankan Airline… … 124Port Services … … … 125Selected Public Transport Indicators by Province … 126

SOCIO-ECONOMIC SERVICES

Sri Lanka Socio-Economic Conditions … 127-128Socio-Economic Conditions by Province 129-130Monthly Per Capita Consumption of

Selected Food Items ... ... 131-134Per Capita Daily Energy Intake ... … 135Per Capita Daily Protein Intake ... … 136General Education … … … 137Teachers and Pupils by Province and District … 138Government Schools by Size of Student Population 139Government School Teachers by

Category of Appointment … … 140Students and New Admissions in Government Schools 141Government Schools by Sector … … 142University Education … … … 142Eligibility, Admission and Enrolment of Students for

University Education … … 143University Admission by Province and District … 144University Admission by Academic Stream

and District … … 145-146University Admission by Academic Stream and Race 147Technical Colleges … … … 148Health Services … … … 149Selected Public Health Personnel … … 150Public Health Personnel by District … 150-151Activities of Health Campaigns … … 152Postal Services … … … 153Telecommunication Services … … 154Film Industry … … … 155Mass Media … … … 156Prisoners … … … 157Prisoners by District … … … 158Selected Demography of Prisoners … … 159

WORLD TABLES

Sri Lanka in the Asian Context … 160-169World Tea Production Land Area, Exports

and Imports … … 170-171Consumer Price Changes … … … 172Growth of Real GDP … … … 173Exports … … … 174Imports … … … 175Human Development Index … 176-177

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KEY SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORS

AREA Sq. Km. ’000 ha. Mn. Acres Gross 65,610 6,561 16.2 Excluding Inland Waters 62,705 6,270 15.5CLIMATETemperature : °C Low Country, min. 24.4 max. 31.7

Hill Country,min. 17.1 max.26.3Annual Rainfall (Average) : 1,706 mmDEMOGRAPHYPopulation, mid-year(b)(’000) : 19,462 (2004) 19,668 (2005)Population Growth (c)(%) : 1.1 (2004) 1.1 (2005) Province Population Land Area Density of

(2004) ’000 (Sq. km.) PopulationWestern 5,587 3,593 1,555Central 2,528 5,575 453Southern 2,367 5,383 440North-Western 2,235 7,506 298Sabaragamuwa 1,854 4,921 377Northern 1,133 8,290 137Eastern 1,555 9,361 166Uva 1,240 8,335 149North-Central 1,159 9,741 119Total 19,668 62,705 314Composition of Population (1981 Census)(d) By Ethnicity % By Religion %Sinhalese 74.0 Buddhists 69.3Sri Lankan Tamils 12.6 Hindus 15.5Indian Tamils 5.5 Muslims 7.5Moors 7.1 Christians 7.6Others 0.8 Others 0.1 By Sector % By Age Groups %Urban 21.5 0 - 14 35.2Rural 72.2 15 - 54 60.5Estate 6.3 55 & Above 4.3

SOCIAL INDICATORSHuman Development Index (2004) 0.755 (min. 0.0, max. 1.0)Life Expectancy, Years 74 (Male 72, Female 77)Literacy Rate, % 90 (Male 92, Female 89)

ECONOMYReal SectorGNP at Market Prices, Rs.Bn. US $ Bn.Per Capita GNP, Rs. US$Per Capita GDP (PPP) US $Growth of GDP (in Real Terms), %Sectoral Composition of GDP, % Agriculture Industry ServicesUnemployment, % of Labour ForceMoney and InflationInflation : Change of CDCPI, % Change of CCPI, % Change of SLCPI, % Change of GCPI, %Money Stock M2b , Rs. Bn. M2b Growth, %External SectorExports (Goods, Services), Rs. Bn. US $ Mn.Imports (Goods, Services), Rs. Bn. US $ Mn.External Assets, Rs. Bn. US$ Mn.Exchange Rate (Ave.), Rs./ US $ Rs./ SDRExternal Debt, Rs. Bn. US $ Mn. % of GDPFiscal SectorRevenue, Rs. Bn.Expenditure & Net Lending, Rs. Bn.Budget Deficit , Rs. Bn. % of GDPPublic Debt, Rs. Bn. % of GDP

1,559.9 1,741.8 2,015.7 2,348.616.3 18.0 19.9 23.4

82,068 90,472 103,570 119,413858 937 1,024 1,188

3,670 3,778 4,210 –4.1 6.6 5.3 5.5

19.8 19.0 17.9 17.226.6 26.5 26.4 27.053.6 54.5 55.7 55.88.8 8.4(e) 8.3(f) 7.7(g)

6.8 2.1 5.0 9.89.6 6.3 7.6 11.6

10.2 2.6 7.9 10.610.6 3.1 7.2 10.0

622.5 717.9 858.6 1,022.313.4 15.3 19.6 19.1

449.9 495.4 584.0 638.34,699 5,133 5,757 6,347584.6 643.8 811.1 891.46,106 6,672 8,000 8,863241.4 311.3 359.7 4,2892,495 3,218 3,438 4,20195.66 96.52 101.19 100.50

123.93 135.23 149.88 148.45902.8 1,029.7 1,186.8 1,160.89,333 10,647 11,346 11,36857.0 59.0 58.5 49.1

261.9 276.5 331.6 379.7403.9 417.7 476.9 384.8

-141.1 -141.2 -165.4 -205.0-8.9 -8.0 -8.2 -8.7

1,670.3 1,863.9 2,139.5 2,222.3105.4 105.8 105.5 93.9

2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

SRI LANKA - COUNTRY PROFILE

REAL SECTOR

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional (b) Revised from 1994 onwards on the basis of provisional estimates from the Census of Population and Housing - 2001(c) Calculated by the Central Bank using mid-year population estimates received from DCS. (d) Average of 1st, 3rd & 4th quarters(e) Upto 4th quarter 2002, data excludes both Northern and Eastern provinces. Commencing from 1st quarter 2003, Eastern province is included andonly Northern province excluded from the survey. (f) QLFS was conducted as a one-off survey in August 2005.

(a) Provisional. (b) Provisional estimates from Department of Census & Statistics (DCS) on the basis of the Census of Population and Housing -2001.(c) Calculated by the Central Bank using mid-year population estimates received from DCS (d) Data refer to population census - 1981 as comparative databased on Census of Population and Housing - 2001 are yet to be estimated. (e) Upto 2002, data excludes both Northern and Eastern provinces. Commencingfrom 1st quarter 2003, Eastern province is included and only Northern province excluded from the survey (f) Data excluded both Mullaitivu and KilinocchiDistricts. (g) Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) was conducted as a one-off survey in August 2005.

Demography Population, ’000 (Mid-year) (b) 17,702 17,935 18,208 18,467 18,732 19,007 19,252 19,462 19,668 Population Growth, % (c) 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1 Labour Force, % of Population (10 Yrs. & above) 48.7 51.7 50.7 50.3 48.8 50.3 48.9(d) 48.6(e) 48.3(f) Unemployment, % of Labour Force 10.5 9.2 8.9 7.6 7.9 8.8 8.4(d) 8.3(e) 7.7(f)National AccountsGNP (Market Prices) : Rs. Bn. 880.0 1,001.9 1,090.3 1,233.4 1,382.3 1560.3 1,737.4 2,016.4 2,348.6 US $ Bn. 14.9 15.5 15.5 16.3 15.5 16.3 18.0 19.3 23.4Per Capita GNP : Rs. (b) 49,711 55,863 59,882 66,790 73,789 82,090 90,472 103,507 119,413 US $ 843 865 851 881 826 858 937 1,024 1,188GDP (Market Prices) : Rs. Bn. 890.3 1,018.0 1,106.0 1,257.6 1,407.4 1582.7 1,760.3 2,029.4 2,365.7 US $ Bn. 15.1 15.7 15.7 16.6 15.7 16.5 18.2 19.9 23.5Real GDP Growth, % 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 -1.5 4.0 5.9 5.4 6.0GDP by Sectors,% Agriculture 21.7 21.3 21.3 20.5 20.1 19.8 19.0 17.9 17.2 Industry 26.8 27.1 27.2 27.6 27.4 26.6 26.5 26.5 27.0 Services 51.5 51.7 51.5 52.0 52.5 53.6 54.5 55.7 55.8Expenditure and Savings, % of GDP Consumption 82.7 81.1 80.5 82.6 84.2 85.5 84.1 84.1 82.8 Government Consumption 10.4 9.8 9.0 10.5 10.3 8.8 7.9 8.1 8.2 Investment 24.4 25.1 27.3 28.0 22.0 21.3 22.1 25.0 26.5 Government Investment 3.4 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 4.2 Domestic Savings 17.3 19.1 19.5 17.4 15.8 14.5 15.9 15.9 17.2 National Savings 21.5 23.4 23.5 21.5 20.3 19.5 21.9 21.6 23.3

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Principal Agricultural Produce

Paddy, M.T. ’000 2,239 2,692 2,868 2,860 2,695 2,859 3,071 2,628 3,246

AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(Billion of Rupees)

Revenue 165.0 175.0 195.9 211.3 234.3 261.9 276.5 331.6 379.7Expenditure and Net Lending 235.1 268.2 279.2 335.8 386.5 403.0 417.7 476 584.8Current Expenditure 184.7 199.6 207.3 254.3 303.4 330.8 334.7 389.7 443.4Capital Expenditure 44.0 54.2 60.0 67.8 67.9 58.6 75.1 83.8 140.2Current Account Surplus/Deficit ( - ) -19.7 -24.6 -11.4 -43.0 -69.1 -69.0 -58.2 -78.2 63.6Budget Deficit (b) -70.1 -93.1 -83.0 -124.5 -152.2 -141.1 -141.2 -165.4 -205.0Financing - Foreign Grants 7.3 7.2 6.8 5.1 5.5 7.1 8.0 8.7 10.2Borrowing - Foreign 9.9 10.2 1.5 0.5 14.5 2.0 43.1 37.1 47.8 Domestic 30.3 71.4 74.9 118.5 123.6 126.4 79.7 117.2 123.6Privatization Proceeds 22.5 4.4 0.1 0.4 8.6 5.7 10.2 2.4 7.5Public Debt, Rs. Bn. 764.1 924.7 1,051.3 1,218.7 1,452.7 1,670.3 1,863.9 2,139.5 2,222.3

(Per Cent of GDP)

Revenue 18.5 17.2 17.7 16.8 16.7 16.5 15.7 15.4 16.1Expenditure and Net Lending 26.4 26.3 25.2 26.7 27.5 25.4 23.7 23.5 24.7Current Expenditure 20.8 19.6 18.7 20.3 21.6 20.9 19.0 19.2 18.7Capital Expenditure 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.4 4.8 3.7 4.3 4.1 5.9Current Account Surplus/Deficit ( - ) -2.2 -2.4 -1.0 -3.4 -4.9 -4.4 -3.3 -3.9 -2.7Budget Deficit (b) -7.9 -9.2 -7.5 -9.9 -10.8 -8.9 -8.0 -8.2 -8.7Public Debt 85.8 90.8 95.1 96.9 103.2 105.5 105.9 105.5 93.9 Domestic Debt 43.6 45.5 49.1 53.8 58.0 59.9 58.0 56.4 53.5 Foreign Debt 42.3 45.3 45.9 43.1 45.3 45.5 47.9 49.1 40.4Debt Service Payments, % of GDP 9.4 11.3 9.4 14.0 12.7 17.9 19.6 14.8 14.6Interest payments, % of GDP 6.2 5.4 5.6 5.7 6.7 6.7 6.4 5.2 4.8

(a) Provisional (b) Before grants and privatization proceeds.

Bushels, Mn. 107 129 137 137 135 137 147 126 156

Tea, Mn. Kgs. 277 280 284 306 295 310 303 310 317 Rubber, Mn. Kgs. 106 96 97 88 86 91 92 95 104

Coconut, Mn. Nuts 2,631 2,522 2,828 3,096 2,769 2,392 2,562 2,591 2,515

Agricultural Exports, Rs. Bn. 62.7 70.2 66.8 76.4 83.2 89.7 93.1 107.9 116

Tea 42.5 50.3 43.7 53.1 61.6 63.1 65.9 74.9 815 Rubber 4.6 2.8 2.3 2.2 2.1 2.6 3.7 5.1 4.7 Coconut 6.9 6.1 9.1 9.2 7.3 8.0 8.9 11.5 11.4 Minor Agricultural Crops 8.6 11.0 11.6 11.8 12.2 16.0 14.5 16.4 18.4

Industrial Production, Rs. Bn. 323.1 368.3 397.9 462.7 498.2 548.4 604.2 697.1 778.4Value Added in Industry, Rs. Bn. 112.0 129.5 143.4 167.5 179.6 199.1 221.0 256.6 286.8Public Sector Industry Output Index (1997=100) 100.0 97.9 83.1 103.2 91.5 98.4 91.4 92.7 87.9Private Sector Industry Output Index (1990=100) 230 246 259 286 276 282 297.0 315.1 334.8Industrial Exports, Rs. Bn. 203.1 233.5 250.5 325.9 331.7 347.7 383.8 457.2 497.7 Textile & Wearing Apparel 134.5 159.3 171.1 226.9 227.4 232.0 248.6 285.2 291.1 Petroleum Products 5.7 4.7 5.2 7.4 6.1 7.0 6.3 10.1 13.2 Other Industrial Products 62.9 69.5 74.2 91.6 98.3 108.6 128.9 161.9 193.4

Petroleum Local Refined Products, MT ’000 1,578 1,841 1,609 1,969 1,758 1,970 1,779 1,936 1,600 Petrol 161 187 169 213 189 226 196 203 161 Diesel 532 680 588 736 614 702 612 677 559 Kerosene 147 204 167 192 179 196 154 144 142 Furnace Oil 664 716 631 736 687 774 721 786 624 Aviation Fuel 74 54 54 92 89 72 96 126 114

BOI Enterprises - Investments, Rs. Bn. 119.0 151.2 176.0 194.7 208.1 241.5 277.5 319.5 380.1 Employment, ’000 258 294 327 368 386 417 431 438 411

(a) Provisional

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PRICES AND WAGES

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

EXTERNAL SECTOR

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Balance of payments (Billion of Rupees) Trade Balance -71.8 -69.7 -91.7 -134.2 -102.6 -134.7 -148.3 -227.2 -253.1 Exports 274.2 310.4 325.2 420.1 430.4 449.9 495.4 584.0 638.3 Imports 346.0 380.1 421.9 554.3 533.0 584.6 643.8 811.1 891.4 Income and Services Account -0.3 -2.3 -7.5 -20.1 -9.2 4.1 19.6 22.0 4.0 Net Remittances 46.5 54.8 62.5 73.6 87.8 105.0 116.3 139.7 183.8 Current Account Balance 23.1 -13.7 -39.9 -78.9 -22.0 -22.7 -9.6 -65.4 -65.2 Overall Balance 15.8 13.8 -14.2 -31.0 29.8 36.1 48.6 -7.5 48.1Balance of payments (Million of US Dollars) Trade Balance -1,225 -1,092 -1,369 -1,798 -1,157 -1,406 -1,539 -2,243 -2,516 Exports 4,639 4,798 4,610 5,522 4,817 4,699 5,133 5,757 6,347 Imports 5,864 5,889 5,979 7,319 5,974 6,106 6,672 8,000 8,863 Income and Services Account -15 -35 -107 -267 -92 42 204 215 39 Net Remittances 788 848 887 974 984 1,097 1,205 1,350 1,828 Current Account Balance -408 -226 -563 -1,066 -215 -237 -101 -648 -850 Overall Balance 163 37 -263 -522 220 338 502 -205 501Balance of payments (Per Cent of GDP) Trade Balance -8.1 -6.9 -8.7 -10.7 -7.3 -8.5 -8.4 -11.2 -10.7 Exports 30.8 30.4 29.3 33.3 30.6 28.4 28.1 28.8 26.9 Imports 38.9 38.6 38.1 44.1 37.8 36.8 36.6 40.0 37.6 Net Remittances 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.2 6.6 6.6 6.7 7.8 Current Account Balance -2.6 -1.4 -3.6 -6.3 -1.6 -1.4 -0.5 -3.2 -2.8

Terms of Trade (1997=100) 100.0 113.4 107.7 101.1 99.8 102.5 110.4 104.4 100

Gross External Assets Rs. Bn. 191.9 196.8 186.0 170.3 208.5 241.4 311.3 359.7 428.9 US $ Mn. 3,132 2,907 2,582 2,131 2,238 2,495 3,218 3,438 4,201 In Months of Imports 5.7 5.2 4.6 3.1 3.8 4.2 5.0 4.5 5.0External Debt Rs. Bn. 502.4 590.3 654.5 722.1 779.9 902.8 1,029.7 1,186.8 1,160.8 US $ Mn. 8,197 8,749 9,088 9,031 8,372 9,333 10,735 11,346 11,368 % of GDP 56.4 58.0 59.2 57.5 55.4 57.0 58.5 59.7 49.1 Debt Service, % of Foreign Earnings 10.8 10.9 12.4 12.6 10.9 10.6 9.3 9.3 6.3Tourist Arrivals, ’000 366.2 381.1 436.4 400.4 336.8 393.2 500.6 566.2 549.3Exchange Rates (Annual Average) Rs./US$ 58.99 64.59 70.39 75.78 89.36 95.66 96.52 101.19 100.50 Rs./SDR 81.17 87.66 96.25 99.90 113.75 123.93 135.23 149.88 148.45 Rs./Pound Sterling 96.69 107.05 113.91 114.78 128.66 143.74 157.71 185.35 182.87 Rs./Euro – – 72.53 74.32 82.27 101.38 121.60 142.32 123.86 Rs./Yen 0.49 0.50 0.62 0.70 0.74 0.77 0.83 0.94 0.91 Rs./Indian Rs. 1.63 1.57 1.64 1.68 1.89 1.97 2.07 2.20 2.28

(a) Provisional

Price Indices - Twelve Month Average Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (1952=100) 2,089.1 2,284.9 2,392.1 2,539.8 2,899.4 3,176.4 3,377.0 3,632.8 4,055.5 Change ( % ) 9.6 9.4 4.7 6.2 14.2 9.6 6.3 7.6 11.6 Greater Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (b) 220.1 235.2 244.1 252.0 279.6 309.3 319.0 342.0 376.1 Change (%) 7.1 6.9 3.8 3.2 11.0 10.6 3.1 7.2 10. 0 Colombo District Consumers' Price Index (c) 102.0 109.5 113.4 117.5 129.7 138.5 141.4 148.5 163.1 Change ( % ) 7.4 7.3 3.6 3.6 10.3 6.8 2.1 5.0 9.8 Sri Lankas Consumers’ Price Index (d) – 118.4 123.2 125.1 140.1 154.4 158.4 170.9 189.1 Change ( % ) – – 4.0 1.5 12.1 10.2 2.6 7.9 10.6 Wholesale Price Index (1974 = 100) 1,224.3 1,298.7 1,295.3 1,317.2 1,471.2 1,629.0 1,679.1 1,889.0 2,105.9 Change ( % ) 6.9 6.1 -0.3 1.7 11.7 10.7 3.1 12.5 11.5 Implicit GNP Deflator (1996 = 100) 108.7 117.8 123.1 131.2 147.4 159.7 167.9 183.5 202.1 Change ( % ) 8.7 8.4 4.5 6.7 12.3 8.3 5.1 9.3 10.1 Construction Cost Index (1990 = 100) 159.2 165.8 167.8 175.5 196.6 208.6 220.6 245.2 290.6 Change ( % ) 3.7 4.2 1.2 5.4 12.0 5.9 5.7 11.1 18.5 Wage Rate Indices - Twelve Month Average Central Govt. Employees (1978 Dec. = 100) 906.5 1,001.4 1,001.4 1,084.7 1,310.8 1,525.0 1,525.0 1,872.1 2,417.5 Change ( % ) 5.1 10.5 – 8.3 20.8 16.4 – 22.8 29.1 Government Teachers (1978 Dec. = 100) 778.5 805.5 805.5 865.1 1,026.8 1,180.1 1,180.1 1,428.4 1,818.6 Change ( % ) 1.2 3.5 – 7.4 18.7 13.0 – 21.0 27.3 Wages Board Workers (1978 Dec. = 100) 849.1 953.3 977.6 1,000.4 1,049.3 1,126.5 1,205.2 1,233.0 1,329.7 Change ( % ) 2.9 12.3 2.5 2.3 4.9 7.4 7.0 2.3 7.8

(a) Provisional (b) Base, Jan - June 1989 = 100 (c) Base, Oct.1996 - Sept.1997 = 100 (d) Base 1995 - 1997 = 100

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KEY SOCIO-ECONOMIC INDICATORSMONEY AND MONEY RATES

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)


1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Reserve Money, Rs. Bn. 83.7 92.9 100.4 105.2 112.5 126.4 141.5 171.0 197.9Monetary Aggregates, Rs. Bn. Narrow Money (M1) 85.9 96.3 108.6 118.5 122.2 139.4 161.6 188.5 230.7 Broad Money M2 289.9 316.2 358.0 404.7 450.7 510.4 580.7 688.0 822.9 Broad Money M2b (b) 333.7 377.7 428.3 483.4 549.1 622.5 717.9 858.6 1,022.3 Currency 45.7 51.8 58.5 62.6 65.5 75.3 85.6 99.7 114.1 Demand Deposits 40.2 44.5 50.1 55.8 56.7 64.1 76.0 88.8 116.6 Quasi Money 247.8 281.5 319.7 364.9 426.9 483.1 556.2 670.2 791.6 %Change of : M2 14.5 9.1 13.2 13.0 11.4 13.2 13.8 18.5 19.6 M2b 15.6 13.2 13.4 12.9 13.6 13.4 15.3 19.6 19.1 Domestic Credit, Rs. Bn. 323.0 369.5 432.9 549.9 639.0 680.4 731.9 895.9 1,034.4 Domestic Banking Units Rs. Bn. 228.0 258.0 298.2 341.8 395.1 445.7 507.0 619.8 734.8 Foreign Currency Banking Units Rs. Bn. 19.9 23.5 21.6 23.2 31.8 37.4 49.3 50.4 56.8Money Multiplier :for M2 3.44 3.40 3.57 3.85 4.01 4.04 4.11 4.02 4.16 for M2b 3.98 4.07 4.26 4.60 4.88 4.92 5.08 5.02 5.16Velocity : of M2 3.31 3.40 3.33 3.11 3.39 3.30 3.25 3.23 3.14 of M2b 2.89 2.88 2.74 2.79 2.76 2.69 2.65 2.61 2.53Interest Rates (Year End),% Bank Rate 17 17 16 25 18 18 15 15 15 Prime Lending Rate 14.20 15.10 15.16 21.46 14.25 12.17 8.95 10.17 12.0 Treasury Bill Yield : Primary -3 Months 9.97 12.01 11.79 17.77 12.92 9.92 7.35 7.25 10.10 6 Months 10.09 12.34 12.29 17.90 13.27 9.89 7.30 7.40 10.32 12 Months 10.21 12.59 12.77 18.22 13.74 9.91 7.24 7.65 10.37 Repo Overnight 11.00 11.75 9.25 17.00 12.00 9.75 7.00 7.50 8.75 Reverse Repo Overnight – 15.00 13.5 20.00 14.00 11.75 8.50 9.00 10.25 Treasury Bonds Yield to Maturity 11.56 12.84 13.01 16.71 14.94 11.86 10.75 8.30 10.72 Rupee Securities Rate 11-14 11-12 12-12.5 11-12 13-15 13 8-13 8.9 11.00 Call Money Rate 9-20 11-16 9-14 20-32 12-14 10-11 7-9 9-11 10-11 Savings Rates Commercial Banks - AWDR (c) 10.0 9.2 9.1 9.9 10.8 7.5 5.3 5.3 6.2 NSB - Savings 10.8 10.5 9.2 8.4 8.4 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 12 Months Deposits 11.0 11.5 11.5 15.0 13.0 10.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

(a) Provisional (b) M2 Composition for 1978 (c) AWDR : Average Weighted Deposit Rate

Call Money, Rs. Bn. 1,015.5 880.6 995.1 1,365.2 1,496.6 1,276.2 935.8 1,363.5 1,057.2Treasury Bills, Rs. Bn.

Primary Market Issues 210.9 230.7 214.3 182.0 248.0 342.7 342.8 470.0 485.8Central Bank Secondary Market

Repurchases 446.4 728.3 307.6 110.4 55.5 1,076.1 2,444.5 1,624.9 2,507 Reverse Repurchases – 1.1 200.6 1,717.2 4,780.4 154.7 7.5 37.3 80.0 Other - Sales 18.8 11.4 6.8 14.9 21.7 46.5 3.0 2.2 36.9 Purchases 17.2 14.9 1.4 2.1 0.1 1.1 0.0 6.3 0.0

Bills Outstanding 115.0 120.0 125.0 135.0 171.0 211.0 219.3 243.9 234.2Central Bank Holdings 6.7 9.5 27.3 42.2 64.8 44.9 13.4 78.2 38.9Other 108.3 110.5 97.7 92.8 106.2 156.1 205.9 165.7 195.3

Treasury Bonds, Rs. Bn. Subscribed 10.0 38.9 63.5 125.3 47.1 207.2 214.8 217.2 224.6 Outstanding (Year End) 10.0 48.9 104.9 204.1 229.2 347.1 483.1 643.3 751.6Rupee Securities, Rs. Bn.

Subscribed 48.5 52.3 23.0 42.2 50.9 38.4 50.44 0.6 43.7Outstanding (Year End) 239.5 250.6 262.1 263.9 292.8 287.7 248.4 164.8 140.6

Commercial Papers, Rs. Bn.Issued 11.4 16.5 16.2 14.2 23.3 24.0 12.1 14.5 10.9Outstanding 3.7 4.3 4.4 4.0 6.5 5.6 3.2 2.8 2.8

Share MarketListed Companies 239 240 237 239 238 238 244 242 239Trading Turnover, Rs. Bn. 18.3 18.2 14.3 10.6 14.1 30.5 73.6 59.1 114.7Non-National Transactions (Net), Rs. Bn. 0.7 -1.6 -0.9 -3.4 -1.0 2.4 0.2 1.1 6.1Market Capitalization, Rs. Bn. 129.4 116.7 112.8 88.8 123.8 162.6 263.0 382.0 584.0All Share Price Index (1985=100) 702.2 597.3 572.5 447.6 621.0 815.1 1,062.1 1,506.9 1,922Milanka Price Index (31.12.98=100) – – 937.5 698.5 1,031.0 1374.6 1,897.8 2,073.7 2,451Market Price Earning Ratio 12.5 9.0 6.6 5.2 7.5 12.1 11.0 10.8 12.4Market Dividend Yield, % 3.2 4.5 5.2 6.5 6.8 4.3 3.0 3.2 2.7

(a) Provisional (b) Discontinued computation from 1999

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INFRASTRUCTURE

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional (b) Excluding Regional Rural and Regional Development Banks

Central BankAssets, Rs. Bn. 183.9 188.7 200.6 217.2 247.5 304.2 354.6 414.0 440.6

International Reserves 119.0 127.2 108.2 77.2 111.9 208.6 278.4 284.6 334.3Credit to Government 35.9 38.8 61.3 106.9 101.1 71.1 42.7 108.7 75.3Credit to Financial Institutions 1.7 1.1 0.7 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Currency in Circulation, Rs. Bn. 53.1 60.1 70.2 73.3 76.6 88.3 98.8 115.9 132.4Deposits, Rs. Bn. 76.1 72.4 70.4 70.1 90.8 130.3 157.8 189.0 204.1

Commercial BanksNo. of Banks 26 26 25 26 25 23 22 22 22Branches 987 1,028 1,045 1,083 1,137 1,216 1,258 1,374 1,405Assets, Rs. Bn. 442.8 501.7 570.9 677.7 741.2 788.0 885 1,028.1 1,242.2Loans 230.2 263.8 304.8 356.7 378.2 383.9 432.7 528.7 648.0Investments 35.4 32.2 32.8 30.3 60.1 101.9 142.5 118.3 137.1Capital, Rs. Bn. 44.4 50.2 51.6 51.8 44.5 51.8 75.2 77.2 103.1Deposits, Rs. Bn. 302.2 339.5 389.7 445.7 518.8 573.2 651.2 792.5 945.6

Finance CompaniesAssets, Rs. Bn. 19.2 23.0 27.6 33.6 36.9 44.9 54.0 66.2 87.5

Investments 1.1 1.6 1.9 4.6 5.0 6.3 6.4 7.1 8.0Loans 13.0 14.5 18.1 22.3 24.0 30.5 37.1 46.6 62.3

Deposits, Rs. Bn. 11.1 14.8 17.0 20.8 24.4 28.6 33.9 38.4 47.1

Selected Other Institutions - Assets, Rs. Bn. Merchant Banks

(MBSL, PMBL, Seylan, Vanik) 19.8 19.7 24.5 18.2 13.5 13.4 22.0 21.0 – Regional Rural/Regional Development Banks 4.9 6.1 5.9 6.8 9.1 11.3 13.5 17.5 23.2 Licensed Specialised Banks (b) 136.7 150.8 174.9 194.8 215.8 233.8 285.9 317.3 319.9 Unit Trusts 3.1 2.4 1.4 1.9 2.4 3.7 3.6 4.2 4.4

Employees’ Provident Fund, Rs. Bn. 144.1 167.5 193.8 222.8 256.3 295.1 339.0 379.4 418.0

Employees’ Trust Fund, Rs. Bn. 19.8 22.7 25.6 25.6 34.6 39.9 46.3 51.8 58.6

Electricity Installed Capacity, MW 1,575 1,636 1,691 1,779 1,901 1,930 2,223 2,329 2,407 Generation, GWh 5,145 5,683 6,184 6,844 6,625 6,951 7,612 8,158 8,766

TelecommunicationTelephones - Telecom Ltd. 315,241 455,598 580,199 653,144 708,200 768,620 822,992 860,468 954,060 Cellular Phones 114,888 174,202 256,655 430,202 667,662 931,580 1,393,403 2,211,158 3,393,345 Wireless Local Loop 26,381 67,931 91,717 114,267 121,082 114,488 116,021 130,771 289,933 Public Pay Phones 3,682 4,761 5,799 8,222 7,281 6,681 6,440 6,095 6,285Telephones per 1,000 persons 25 37 49 62 80 96 122 165 236Internet and E-mail Subscribers 10,195 18,984 25,535 40,497 61,532 70,082 85,500 93,444 115,072Radio Paging Subscribers 10,829 10,511 10,300 7,009 6,535 5,516 2,851 828 –

Port Services (Port of Colombo)Vessels Arrived 3,627 3,879 3,968 3,832 3,570 3,787 3,838 3,688 4,140Cargo Discharged, MT ’000 15,645 15,657 15,928 16,381 15,697 16,869 17,830 19,688 21,540Cargo Loaded, MT ’000 9,471 9,136 8,896 8,841 9,044 9,404 10,368 11,611 12,932Container Throughput, TEU ’000 1,687 1,714 1,704 1,733 1,727 1,765 1,959 2,221 2,455

TransportationRoad Kilometerage (A & B Class) 11,147 11,148 11,462 11,484 11,547 11,650 11,650 11,661 –New Registration of Motor Vehicles, No. 83,381 103,760 102,853 91,929 72,634 113,357 181,542 223,907 229,669S L T B / Regional Bus Companies

Buses Operated (Daily Average) 4,490 4,528 4,721 5,243 6,190 4,988 4,336 4,133 3,808Passenger Kilometers, Mn. 19,156 17,749 17,956 19,864 21,204 20,436 17,446 14,537 13,086

Private Operator Buses 11,205 14,830 15,369 16,379 15,520 16,274 16,583 16,727 16,842Sri Lanka Railways

Passenger Kilometers, Mn. 3,146 3,073 3,104 3,208 3,979 4,079 4,627 4,680 4,356Freight Ton Kilometers, Mn. 96 105 103 88 109 131 129 134 135

Sri Lankan Air LinesPassengers, ’000 1,232 1,213 1,422 1,742 1,718 1,745 1,962 2,413 2,808Freight, MT ’000 37 34 57 55 53 53.3 64.5 78.6 89.8

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CLIMATE

RAINFALL AND RAINY DAYS – HYDRO CATCHMENT AREAS 1996 – 2005

Station 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

MEAN TEMPERATURE 1996 – 2005Degrees Celsius

Meteorological Station 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

n.a. - Not available

Anuradhapura 28.1 28.8 29.0 28.1 28.4 28.3 28.5 28.5 28.3 28.6

Badulla 24.1 24.4 26.2 24.2 24.1 24.3 24.3 24.5 24.5 24.8

Batticaloa 28.1 28.2 29.9 27.8 28.0 28.2 28.3 28.2 28.4 28.8

Colombo 27.8 27.8 28.4 27.5 27.8 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.0 27.9

Bandarawela 20.7 21.1 21.6 20.6 20.9 21.2 21.2 21.3 21.2 21.2

Galle 27.0 27.5 28.0 27.0 27.2 27.4 27.7 27.5 27.4 27.5

Hambantota 27.5 27.7 28.4 27.5 27.5 28.0 27.9 27.8 27.8 28.0

Jaffna n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 28.2 28.2 27.9 28.2

Katugastota 24.7 25.2 25.6 24.6 24.9 25.1 25.1 25.0 24.9 24.7

Katunayake 27.7 27.8 28.3 27.6 27.6 27.8 27.8 27.9 27.8 27.8

Kurunegala 27.5 27.9 28.1 27.3 27.5 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.8

Maha Illuppallama 27.4 27.7 28.2 27.3 27.5 27.6 27.8 27.8 27.7 27.9

Mannar n.a. n.a. n.a. 28.4 27.9 28.5 28.4 28.6 28.4 28.5

Mullativu n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Nuwara Eliya 16.0 16.4 16.7 15.9 15.6 16.2 16.3 16.5 16.3 16.4

Pottuvil 27.0 26.3 27.1 28.8 28.7 28.5 28.7 28.7 n.a. 28.8

Puttalam 28.3 28.7 29.0 28.2 27.9 28.0 28.1 28.2 28.0 28.2

Ratmalana 28.0 28.1 28.7 28.0 28.1 28.0 28.0 28.2 28.2 28.1

Ratnapura 27.1 27.6 27.8 27.0 27.3 27.6 27.7 27.5 27.4 27.5

Trincomalee 28.7 23.0 29.4 28.7 28.9 28.9 29.2 29.0 28.5 28.9

Vavuniya 28.2 28.4 28.7 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.7 28.5 28.3 28.1

Annual Rainfall, Millimetres

Canyon 3,983.5 3,868.2 4,183.4 4,000.9 3,578.5 3,395.9 3,290.4 3,173.7 3,834.9 4,076.5

Castlereigh 4,274.5 4,358.4 4,966.1 4,757.9 4,289.5 3,833.2 3,917.3 3,892.2 3,190.1 3,297.2

Laxapana 4,280.5 4,375.3 5,010.1 5,276.5 4,256.2 3,834.5 3,956.7 4,301.5 4,549.1 3,744.6

Norton 4,336.3 4,002.0 5,275.9 4,854.7 4,168.5 3,748.9 4,014.8 4,244.7 4,371.2 4,630.5

Maussakele 2,986.1 3,298.8 2,950.0 3,339.0 2,731.2 2,459.7 2,600.8 2,459.3 2,631.6 2,837.8

Samanala Power Station 3,941.8 4,976.5 4,883.5 4,880.9 3,837.9 3,615.3 3,471.0 3,611.0 4,498.6 4,322.1

Wimalasurendra Power Station 773.2 2,286.9 5,273.5 4,577.0 4,084.3 n.a. 3,965.3 4,265.2 n.a. 4,625.0

Kothmale Power Station 1,371.4 1,827.4 2,148.8 2,557.5 2,420.7 921.2 901.1 1,593.4 2,129.1 1,980.2

Annual Rainy Days

Canyon 191 305 221 227 195 200 201 212 225 206

Castlereigh 180 208 206 208 193 208 205 208 203 197

Laxapana 191 207 215 224 205 206 203 205 225 197

Norton 196 214 218 224 196 195 202 207 218 209

Maussakele 176 191 207 192 163 170 177 177 197 184

Samanala Power Station 162 184 192 207 176 195 179 166 199 197

Wimalasurendra Power Station 44 105 218 n.a. 198 n.a. 201 204 n.a. 210

Kothmale Power Station 96 118 144 175 172 133 139 172 162 156

n.a. - Not available Source : Department of Meteorology

Source : Department of Meteorology

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CLIMATE

RAINFALL AND RAINY DAYS – SELECTED STATIONS 1996 – 2005

Meteorological Station 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Annual Rainfall, Millimetres

Anuradhapura 1,068.3 1,330.3 1,206.6 1,192.7 1,245.9 1,262.4 1,260.4 1,192.3 1,444.3 798.8

Badulla 1,607.2 2,115.1 1,348.7 1,460.7 1,592.0 1,321.8 1,989.9 1,532.1 1,982.0 1,683.4

Bandarawela 1,497.3 2,010.3 1,198.1 1,431.1 1,354.6 1,528.9 1,602.1 1,498.0 1,590.8 1,515.5

Batticaloa 1,681.6 1,631.1 1,010.4 1,990.3 2,021.4 1,636.3 1,872.8 1,858.5 2,594.7 1,372.9

Colombo 2161.0 2,530.0 2,387.7 2,888.2 2,012.4 1,932.6 2,099.7 2,030.0 1,958.1 2,814.0

Galle 1,970.3 2,150.3 2,290.6 2,964.1 2,516.0 1,771.6 1,536.7 1,894.3 2,252.3 1,879.7

Hambantota 943.5 1,377.2 885.0 913.4 1,146.2 730.3 982.1 1,272.7 1,164.7 977.9

Jaffna n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1,413.5 1,328.4 1,868.9 1,2353

Katugastota 1,707.1 1,912.2 1,542.1 1,898.1 1,669.8 1,922.0 1,926.7 1,502.2 1,565.3 1,783.6

Katunayake 1,795.2 2,131.5 2,465.4 3,223.7 2,162.3 1,539.8 2,008.6 1,790.9 1,672.0 2,,396.0

Kurunegala 1,757.1 2,645.9 2,199.9 1,755.1 1,584.1 1,599.0 2,046.0 1,228.2 1,998.3 2,006.0

Maha Illuppallama 1,269.2 1,897.2 1,018.0 1,458.7 1,461.0 1,441.5 1,801.9 1,137.2 1,383.9 1,134.4

Mannar 999.6 873.6 888.9 735.9 870.3 1,164.6 923.4 1,130.5 1,158.2 1,190.8

Mullaitivu n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Nuwara Eliya 2,176.5 2,.28.0 1,784.3 1,893.6 1,824.3 2,665.6 1,517.4 1,373.8 1,741.1 1,347.1

Pottuvil 1,079.7 1,196.0 1,141.7 1,396.9 1,769.9 1,216.8 1,691.8 1,918.9 1,300.3 430.5

Puttalam 1,112.5 1,105.8 1,183.4 965.5 947.8 945.3 1,584.9 1,280.0 1,219.9 990.0

Ratmalana 1,855.8 2,539.2 2,867.5 3,103.6 2,705.0 2,087.6 2,302.2 2,247.1 2,108.5 3,207.1

Ratnapura 3,674.1 4,162.9 4,557.8 4,381.0 3,629.4 3,418.1 3,202.3 4,021.2 3,741.6 3,404.8

Trincomalee 1,459.4 1,617.7 1,129.4 1,840.0 1,409.9 1,431.4 1,724.5 1,424.8 1,926.1 1,791.6

Vavuniya 1,124.8 1,488.6 1,369.6 1,438.8 1,717.4 1,352.2 1,196.9 1,370.7 1,411.2 1,167.2

Annual Rainy Days

Anuradhapura 94 114 89 111 90 102 97 108 114 87

Badulla 130 156 112 137 151 136 132 141 153 136

Bandarawela 137 162 128 152 158 143 147 145 154 155

Batticaloa 105 98 80 102 110 89 89 103 113 103

Colombo 146 159 153 174 151 128 162 162 162 163

Galle 171 164 179 197 185 183 154 195 184 172

Hambantota 92 104 84 93 105 75 91 104 104 82

Jaffna . n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 73 76 96 69

Katugastota 149 170 158 170 161 154 166 172 168 179

Katunayake 122 153 149 139 150 125 144 149 142 160

Kurunegala 124 144 141 146 137 114 144 130 148 150

Maha Illuppallama 102 115 89 103 98 102 107 94 115 87

Mannar 61 71 53 54 50 70 73 86 80 65

Mullaitivu n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Nuwara Eliya 193 199 176 194 175 178 182 179 206 188

Pottuvil 37 50 35 80 95 93 88 91 93 49

Puttalam 89 101 91 97 86 94 107 101 102 92

Ratmalana 150 170 167 191 173 141 175 188 170 178

Ratnapura 213 215 227 220 225 205 213 223 229 211

Trincomalee 93 92 67 93 94 100 79 111 118 87

Vavuniya 69 97 86 94 88 105 95 110 109 89

n.a. - Not available Source : Department of Meteorology

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CLIMATE

MeteorologicalStation

HUMIDITY 2004 – 2005 Percentage

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D N D N D N D N D N D N D N D N D N D N D N D N

Year 2004

Anuradhapura 73 94 64 92 62 91 68 92 74 91 68 89 65 87 60 84 68 91 77 94 85 96 83 96Badulla 81 94 74 94 64 92 73 94 64 89 58 87 60 85 51 79 73 94 77 96 85 96 83 96Bandarawela 80 94 73 91 62 86 77 95 65 79 58 71 62 75 55 71 75 85 81 92 87 96 84 95Batticaloa 79 87 77 83 76 88 72 88 69 85 59 77 61 79 61 80 72 84 77 89 83 91 83 90Colombo 69 85 68 85 71 87 74 90 79 87 78 86 79 86 77 84 80 89 80 92 78 93 73 89Galle 78 90 73 87 73 87 79 89 84 89 85 89 85 90 82 86 85 89 86 93 81 93 80 92Hambantota 70 83 71 84 74 85 81 90 81 88 79 90 76 90 72 88 82 91 83 92 83 93 79 90Jaffna 71 n.a. 63 n.a. 67 n.a. 69 n.a. 78 n.a. 74 n.a. 76 n.a. 70 n.a. 79 n.a. 81 n.a. 85 n.a. 80 n.a.Katugastota 69 93 65 93 64 94 74 97 79 95 77 91 80 91 72 90 76 96 78 96 80 96 79 96Katunayake 63 85 63 84 67 87 71 91 79 87 80 86 79 86 75 84 82 89 79 93 78 94 74 91Kurunegala 61 80 57 79 57 83 70 90 78 87 77 87 77 86 71 82 75 88 78 92 79 91 74 88Maha Illuppallama 71 91 61 91 58 88 65 90 73 88 66 86 64 82 57 78 65 87 75 93 82 95 80 94Mannar 75 85 62 78 71 83 69 81 78 84 75 81 78 84 76 83 76 82 79 87 82 89 78 83Nuwara Eliya 78 89 69 82 63 76 79 93 85 92 88 92 89 94 83 92 85 91 87 94 89 94 84 92Puttalam 77 n.a. 71 n.a. 73 n.a. 73 n.a. 68 n.a. 63 n.a. 67 n.a. 69 n.a. 76 n.a. 79 n.a. 82 n.a. n.a. n.a.Pottuvil 74 95 66 89 68 88 71 91 80 89 79 86 76 86 71 83 74 88 77 92 82 96 81 96Ratmalana 67 n.a. 66 n.a. 68 n.a. 72 n.a. 75 n.a. 75 n.a. 75 n.a. 74 n.a. 79 n.a. 77 n.a. 77 n.a. 72 n.a.Ratnapura 71 94 70 93 72 95 80 97 82 95 78 91 81 92 76 91 82 96 85 97 84 97 80 96Trincomalee 77 85 72 80 71 86 70 87 69 85 57 78 61 80 62 79 71 87 79 91 87 91 82 88Vavuniya 72 91 65 90 63 90 65 88 71 88 62 84 59 83 58 71 68 87 76 92 83 94 79 91

Year 2005Anuradhapura 77 95 65 92 65 90 71 93 68 91 67 88 66 86 61 86 61 85 72 92 83 95 79 93Badulla 82 96 68 92 66 90 73 95 69 92 61 88 60 85 57 86 62 89 72 94 80 92 78 94Bandarawela 82 95 65 85 70 90 78 92 76 89 62 74 62 75 60 75 64 76 78 91 84 95 80 93Batticaloa 81 87 74 83 73 85 75 88 70 87 58 77 62 80 65 80 66 81 74 90 80 91 81 90Colombo 71 85 69 85 71 87 75 90 80 89 80 86 81 89 76 84 77 86 81 91 79 92 75 88Galle 81 91 73 87 76 89 79 89 83 87 86 90 86 91 83 89 84 89 84 90 83 92 80 91Hambantota 79 90 71 87 72 87 77 88 83 91 78 91 77 90 75 88 77 88 80 88 81 92 77 89Jaffna 74 n.a. 66 n.a. 65 n.a. 77 n.a. 73 n.a. 72 n.a. 74 n.a. 69 n.a. 74 n.a. 77 n.a. 86 n.a. 78 n.a.Katugastota 76 94 63 94 68 94 75 97 72 95 77 89 78 88 71 92 75 92 76 96 83 97 80 97Katunayake 69 88 64 87 72 89 75 92 77 90 79 86 79 89 73 85 76 88 80 92 82 94 75 91Kurunegala 70 86 60 82 65 89 74 91 73 87 77 87 76 87 67 83 71 85 75 90 81 94 76 85Maha Illuppallama 77 92 63 89 61 87 70 90 69 87 68 84 67 85 60 82 59 79 71 90 81 93 78 92Mannar 74 83 68 80 72 84 75 83 73 80 78 83 79 85 77 85 77 83 78 86 85 90 77 85Nuwara Eliya 79 86 63 68 67 82 77 90 78 90 87 92 88 94 80 91 84 89 86 95 87 94 83 92Puttalam 77 95 69 94 71 92 75 92 75 88 76 86 77 87 72 85 72 83 75 87 83 95 76 93Pottuvil n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 74 n.a. 67 81 69 82 86 72 69 78 72 86 76 91 96 76 89Ratmalana 70 n.a. 67 n.a. 70 n.a. 72 n.a. 76 n.a. 76 n.a. 77 n.a. 73 n.a. 75 n.a. 79 n.a. 78 76 72 n.a.Ratnapura 96 95 65 90 75 96 78 96 79 95 81 92 79 91 75 91 79 93 81 96 83 n.a. 78 95Trincomalee 81 87 71 81 73 85 77 91 67 85 59 79 59 80 61 80 61 79 73 91 86 97 81 89Vavuniya 76 92 65 90 64 96 72 88 65 87 62 83 63 82 59 83 61 83 72 80 81 93 75 94

D – Day Source : Department of Meteorology.N – Night

n.a. – not available

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POPULATION BY DISTRICT AND SECTOR 1981 AND 2001

1981 Census 2001 Census (a)

District No. ’000 Per cent No. ’000 Per cent

Total Urban Rural Estate Urban Rural Estate Total Urban Rural Estate Urban Rural Estate

POPULATION BY RELIGION AND ETHNICITY 1881 – 2005

By Religion (%) By Ethnicity (%)

Bud- Hin- Mus- Chris- Others Sinha- Sri Lankan Indian Moors Burg- Malays Othersdhist dus lims tians lese Tamils Tamils hers

TotalPopu-lation’000

CensusYear

(a) Based on Census of Population and Housing - 2001 conducted after a period of 20 years since the last Census conducted in 1981.(b) Comparative Sectoral Data based on Census of Population and Housing 2001 are yet to be estimated.(c) Although in the 1981 Census, Jaffna and Kilinochchi comprised one district, the disaggregated population data for the two districts have been

provided for 1981 as well, to be consistent with the present district structure.n.a. – Not available

Source : Department of Census and Statistics

Colombo 1,698.3 1,262.0 427.4 9.0 74.3 25.2 0.5 2,234.1 1,221.8 1,005.0 7.3 54.7 45.0 0.3Gampaha 1,389.5 386.1 1,001.4 2.0 27.8 72.1 0.1 2,066.1 301.7 1,763.8 0.6 14.6 85.4 0.0Kalutara 827.2 177.0 605.7 44.5 21.4 73.2 5.4 1,060.8 112.7 913.2 34.9 10.6 86.1 3.3Galle 814.6 168.1 625.6 20.9 20.6 76.8 2.6 990.5 110.7 862.9 17.0 11.2 87.1 1.7Matara 644.2 71.5 552.6 20.1 11.1 85.8 3.1 761.2 64.5 676.5 24.2 8.5 88.9 2.6Hambantota 424.1 41.4 381.2 1.5 9.8 89.9 0.3 525.4 21.5 502.3 1.4 4.1 95.6 0.3Moneragala 279.7 6.0 265.1 8.6 2.2 94.8 3.0 396.2 – 388.0 8.2 – 97.9 2.1Badulla 642.9 51.5 430.1 161.3 8.0 66.9 25.1 774.6 52.5 565.2 156.8 6.8 73.0 20.2Kandy 1,126.3 147.4 848.4 130.5 13.1 75.3 11.6 1,272.5 156.9 1,023.1 92.4 12.3 80.4 7.3Matale 357.4 37.9 289.1 30.5 10.6 80.9 8.5 442.4 36.3 384.2 21.9 8.3 86.8 4.9Nuwara Eliya 522.2 37.9 171.7 312.7 7.3 32.9 59.8 700.1 43.0 283.9 373.2 6.1 40.5 53.3Kegalle 682.4 53.5 566.7 62.2 7.8 83.0 9.2 779.8 17.4 706.7 55.6 2.2 90.6 7.1Ratnapura 796.5 59.2 629.7 107.6 7.4 79.1 13.5 1,008.2 58.4 847.9 101.9 5.8 84.1 10.1Kurunegala 1,212.8 43.9 1,157.9 10.9 3.6 95.5 0.9 1,452.4 34.7 1,410.9 6.7 2.4 97.1 0.5Puttalam 493.3 61.8 428.6 3.0 12.5 86.9 0.6 705.3 65.1 638.7 1.5 9.2 90.6 0.2Trincomalee (b) 256.8 83.3 169.7 3.8 32.4 66.1 1.5 340.0 n.a. n.a. – n.a. n.a. –Batticaloa (b) 330.9 79.6 251.2 0.2 24.0 75.9 0.1 486.0 n.a. n.a. – n.a. n.a. –Ampara 388.8 53.6 335.2 – 13.8 86.2 – 589.3 112.4 476.9 – 19.1 80.9 –Anuradhapura 587.8 41.7 544.6 1.5 7.1 92.7 0.2 746.5 56.6 689.8 – 7.6 92.4 –Polonnaruwa 262.8 20.8 240.1 1.9 7.9 91.4 0.7 359.2 – 359.2 – – 100.0 –Jaffna (b)(c) 739.0 270.6 560.5 – 32.6 67.4 0.0 491.0 n.a. n.a. – n.a. – –Mullativu (b) 77.5 7.2 70.2 0.1 9.3 90.6 0.1 122.0 – n.a. – – – –Mannar (b) 106.9 14.5 91.8 0.7 13.5 85.8 0.7 152.0 – n.a. – n.a. – –Vavuniya (b) 95.9 18.5 77.4 – 19.3 80.7 – 150.0 n.a. n.a. – n.a. – –Kilinochchi(b) (c) 92.1 – – – – – – 127.0 – n.a. – n.a. – –

Total 14,850.0 3,194.9 10,721.7 933.5 21.5 72.2 6.3 18,732.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. – –

1881 2,759.8 61.5 21.5 7.2 9.7 0.1 66.9 24.9 6.7 0.7 0.3 0.5

1891 3,007.8 62.4 20.5 7.1 10.0 … 67.9 24.1 6.5 0.7 0.3 0.5

1901 3,566.0 60.0 23.2 6.9 9.8 0.1 65.4 26.7 6.4 0.6 0.3 0.6

1911 4,106.4 60.3 22.8 6.9 10.0 … 66.1 12.9 12.9 6.5 0.7 0.3 0.6

1921 4,498.6 61.6 21.8 6.7 9.9 … 67.1 11.5 13.4 6.3 0.6 0.3 0.8

1931 5,306.9 61.5 22.0 6.7 9.8 … 65.5 11.3 15.4 6.1 0.6 0.3 0.8

1946 6,657.3 64.5 19.8 6.6 9.1 … 69.4 11.0 11.7 6.2 0.6 0.3 0.8

1953 8,097.9 64.3 19.9 6.7 8.9 0.2 69.4 10.9 12.0 6.3 0.6 0.3 0.5

1963 10,582.0 66.2 18.5 6.8 8.4 0.1 71.0 11.0 10.6 6.5 0.4 0.3 0.2

1971 12,689.8 67.3 17.6 7.1 7.9 0.1 72.0 11.2 9.3 6.7 0.4 0.3 0.1

1981 14,850.0 69.3 15.5 7.6 7.5 0.1 74.0 12.7 5.5 7.0 0.3 0.3 0.2

2001 18,732.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.



2004 19,462.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.2005(a) 19,668.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

… – Negligible Source: Department of Census and Statistics(a) Comparative religion and ethnicity data based on Census of Population and Housing 2001 are yet to be estimated.n.a. – Not available

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VITAL STATISTICS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

POPULATION BY DISTRICT, RELIGION AND ETHNICITY – 2001 CENSUS

Population by Religion , % Population by Ethnicity , %

District Popu- Bud- Hin- Mus- Chris- Others Sinha- Sri Lankan Indian Moors Burg- Malays Otherslation dhist dus lims tians lese Tamils Tamils hers(’000)

Source : Registrar-General’s Office

Source : Department of Census and Statistics.(a) Comparative religion and ethnicity data based on Census of Population and Housing 2001 are yet to be estimated.n.a. – Not available

Colombo 2,234.1 70.4 8.8 10.9 9.8 0.2 76.4 11.2 1.2 9.1 0.7 0.9 0.5Gampaha 2,066.1 71.6 2.1 4.6 21.8 0.1 91.1 3.1 0.4 3.9 0.5 0.6 0.4Kalutara 1,060.8 83.9 3.4 8.9 3.7 0.0 87.1 1.3 2.7 8.8 0.1 0.1 0.0Galle 990.5 94.1 1.6 3.6 0.7 0.0 94.3 1.2 0.9 3.6 0.0 0.0 0.0Matara 761.2 94.0 2.4 3.0 0.7 0.0 94.2 0.6 2.2 2.9 0.0 0.0 0.0Hambantota 525.4 96.9 0.3 2.5 0.4 0.0 97.1 0.4 0.1 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1Moneragala 396.2 94.4 3.0 2.1 0.6 0.0 94.5 1.4 1.9 2.0 0.0 1.4 0.0Badulla 774.6 71.6 20.7 5.5 2.2 0.0 72.1 4.2 18.2 5.2 0.1 0.2 0.1Kandy 1,272.5 73.1 10.7 13.7 2.5 0.1 74.0 3.9 8.4 13.3 0.2 0.2 0.1Matale 442.4 79.1 9.7 9.0 2.1 0.0 80.2 5.4 5.3 8.8 0.1 0.1 0.1Nuwara Eliya 700.1 39.5 51.3 2.9 6.2 0.1 40.0 5.9 51.3 25 0.1 0.1 0.0Kegalle 779.8 84.7 6.8 6.8 1.7 0.0 85.6 1.8 5.9 6.6 0.0 0.0 0.0Ratnapura 1,008.2 86.4 9.9 2.2 1.6 0.0 86.6 3.4 7.8 2.1 0.0 0.0 0.0Kurunegala 1,452.4 88.9 1.0 6.9 3.3 0.0 91.7 1.2 0.2 6.7 0.1 0.1 0.0Puttalam 705.3 43.1 4.3 19.0 32.8 0.0 73.8 6.9 0.3 18.7 0.1 0.1 0.1Trincomalee (a) 340.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Batticaloa (a) 486.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Ampara 589.3 39.2 17.2 41.6 1.9 0.0 39.3 18.7 0.1 41.6 0.2 0.0 0.1Anuradhapura 746.5 90.1 0.6 8.3 1.1 0.0 90.8 0.7 0.1 8.2 0.0 0.0 0.2Polonnaruwa 359.2 89.3 1.9 7.7 1.2 0.1 90.3 2.0 0.0 7.6 0.0 0.0 0.0Jaffna (a) 491.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Mullathivu (a) 122.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Mannar (a) 152.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Vavuniya (a) 150.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Killinochchi (a) 127.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

(a) Provisional Data(b) Historical estimates of mid-year population from the Registrar-General’s Department.(c) Provisional estimates from DCS, on the basis of the Census of Population and Housing - 2001.(d) Calculated by the Central Bank using mid-year population estimates received from DCS.

Population, ’000 (b) 18,336 18,552 18,774 19,043 19,359 18,732(c) 19,007 19,252 19,462 19,668

0 - 14 years 6,456 6,531 6,609 6,705 6,815 4,631 5,062 5,125 5,185 5,24015 - 54 years 10,146 10,267 10,390 10,538 10,714 11,493 11,410 11,556 11,678 11,80155 years & over 1,734 1,754 1,775 1,800 1,830 2,608 2,535 2,571 2,599 2,627

Population Growth Rate, % 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.0

Mid-year Population '000 (c) 17,490 17,702 17,935 18,208 18,467 18,732 19,007 19,252 19,462 19,668

Growth of Mid-year Population, % (d) 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.1 1.1

Crude Birth Rate per 1,000 19.5 18.8 18.2 18.1 18.4 18.9 19.1 18.9 18.5 18.1

Crude Death Rate per 1,000 7.0 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.1 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.5

Rate of Natural Increase per 1,000 12.5 12.4 12.0 11.8 12.3 13.0 13.3 13.0 12.5 11.6

In Migration, ’000 861.0 921.0 922.0 1,029.0 1,002.0 882 1,023 1,204 1,463 1,391

Out Migration, ’000 855.0 916.5 901.0 941.0 973.0 898 1,034 1,230 1,487 1,421

Net Migration Rate per 1,000 (c) 0.3 0.3 1.2 4.8 1.6 -0.9 -0.6 -1.3 -1.2 -1.5

Density of Population,Persons per Sq. km.(c) 279 282 286 304 295 299 304 307 310 314

Infant Mortality per 1,000 Live Births 17.3 15.9 14.1 13.4 13.3 12.2 11.2 11.1 n.a. n.a.

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POPULATION BY AGE GROUP 1996 – 2005Thousands

1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a) Age Groups

M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F M F

POPULATION BY PROVINCE AND DISTRICT 1996 – 2005Thousands

Province / District 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001(a) 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

Source : Registrar-General’s Office

0 - 4 1,167 1,125 1,180 1,138 1,194 1,151 1,211 1,168 1,232 1,187 824 795 836 807 846 817 856 827 865 8365 - 9 1,057 1,021 1,070 1,033 1,082 1,046 1,098 1,061 1,116 1,078 842 823 855 836 865 847 875 857 884 866

10 - 14 1,065 1,021 1,077 1,033 1,090 1,046 1,106 1,061 1,124 1,078 870 833 883 845 894 856 904 866 913 87615 - 19 1,004 976 1,016 988 1,028 1,000 1,043 1,014 1,060 1,031 935 899 949 912 960 924 971 926 982 93520 - 24 946 939 957 950 969 962 982 976 999 992 852 871 864 884 875 895 885 906 894 91525 - 29 788 786 797 796 807 805 818 817 832 830 704 757 714 769 723 779 731 788 739 79630 - 34 704 687 712 695 721 703 731 713 743 725 685 720 695 730 704 740 711 748 719 75635 - 39 521 515 527 521 533 527 541 535 550 544 676 710 686 721 694 730 702 738 709 74640 - 44 444 418 449 423 455 428 461 434 469 441 630 653 639 663 647 672 654 679 661 68745 - 49 381 371 386 376 390 380 396 385 403 392 556 577 563 586 571 594 577 601 583 60750 - 54 351 315 356 318 360 322 365 327 371 332 500 521 507 528 513 535 519 542 525 54755 - 59 275 247 278 250 281 253 285 257 290 261 361 388 366 394 371 399 375 404 379 40760 - 64 226 194 229 196 232 199 235 202 239 205 268 284 272 288 276 292 279 295 282 29865 - 69 164 147 166 148 168 150 171 152 174 155 213 246 216 249 219 253 221 256 224 25970 - 74 121 104 122 105 123 106 125 107 127 109 157 180 159 182 162 185 163 187 165 18975 & Over 133 123 135 125 137 126 139 127 141 130 185 217 188 221 190 224 192 227 194 229

Total 9,347 8,989 9,457 9,095 9,570 9,204 9,707 9,336 9,870 9,490 9,258 9,474 9,392 9,615 9,510 9,742 9,615 9,847 9,718 9,950

TotalPopulation (b) 18,336 18,552 18,774 19,043 19,360 18,732(c) 19,007 19,252 19,462 19,668

Western 4,717 4,769 4,828 4,889 4,959 5,361 5,412 5,471 5,526 5,587Colombo 2,131 2,164 2,199 2,234 2,273 2,234 2,266 2,305 2,342 2,382Gampaha 1,600 1,608 1,621 1,637 1,655 2,066 2,077 2,089 2,099 2,111Kalutara 986 997 1,008 1,018 1,031 1,061 1,069 1,077 1,085 1,094

Southern 2,394 2,415 2,440 2,469 2,500 2,277 2,299 2,324 2,346 2,367Galle 1,010 1,019 1,030 1,043 1,057 991 1,000 1,011 1,020 1,030Matara 835 842 852 863 875 761 770 780 788 795Hambantota 549 554 558 563 568 525 529 533 538 542

Sabaragamuwa 1,771 1,784 1,801 1,824 1,853 1,788 1,804 1,825 1,840 1,854Ratnapura 998 1,006 1,017 1,033 1,053 1,008 1,020 1,036 1,049 1,060Kegalle 773 778 784 791 800 780 784 789 791 794

Central 2,316 2,352 2,384 2,438 2,507 2,415 2,443 2,474 2,506 2,528Kandy 1,312 1,340 1,359 1,389 1,426 1,273 1,288 1,307 1,325 1,343Matale 445 451 457 465 474 442 448 453 459 456Nuwara Eliya 547 561 568 584 607 700 707 714 722 729

Uva 1,140 1,154 1,169 1,194 1,225 1,171 1,188 1,206 1,223 1,240Badulla 757 770 780 800 826 775 787 801 813 825Monaragala 383 384 389 394 399 396 401 405 410 415

Eastern 1,337 1,354 1,379 1,404 1,427 1,415 1,476 1,518 1,540 1,555Batticaloa 460 471 480 490 499 486 522 536 544 549Ampara 535 540 550 558 565 589 596 605 613 618Trincomalee 342 343 349 356 363 340 358 377 383 388

North Western 2,162 2,183 2,205 2,227 2,254 2,157 2,174 2,196 2,214 2,235Kurunegala 1,514 1,528 1,541 1,553 1,569 1,452 1,461 1,475 1,486 1,498Puttalam 648 655 664 674 685 705 713 721 728 737

North Central 1,122 1,130 1,144 1,158 1,174 1,106 1,117 1,132 1,145 1,159Anuradhapura 777 783 793 803 814 747 754 764 773 782Polonnaruwa 345 347 351 355 360 359 363 368 372 377

Northern 1,389 1,411 1,424 1,440 1,461 1,042 1,094 1,106 1,122 1,133Jaffna 907 916 921 928 937 491 532 589 596 603Mannar 135 144 146 148 150 152 98 97 97 99Vavuniya 123 126 128 130 133 150 146 139 142 145Mullaitivu 104 106 109 112 116 122 164 141 144 141Killinochchi 120 119 120 122 125 127 154 140 143 145

Total 18,336 18,552 18,774 19,043 19,360 18,732 19,007 19,252 19,462 19,668

(a) Based on Census of Population and Housing- 2001 Source: Registrar General’s Office(b) Provisional

M – Male F – Female(a) Provisional(b) Historical estimates of mid-year population from the Registrar-General’s Department.(c) Based on Census of Population and Housing - 2001

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POPULATION DENSITY 1995 AND 2005

Province/District Total Area Inland Waters Forests Land Area(a) Population, ’000 Density, Persons per Sq. Km.

Sq. km. Sq. km. Sq. km. Sq. km. 1995 2005(b) 1995 2005(b)

District

(a) Total land area excluding inland waters Sources : Surveyor-General’s Office.(b) Provisional Registrar-General’s Office.

Department of Census and Statistics.

Per 1,000 Persons

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

CRUDE BIRTH RATES AND DEATH RATES BY DISTRICT 1998 – 2005

Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude Crude CrudeBirth Death Birth Death Birth Death Birth Death Birth Death Birth Death Birth Death Birth DeathRate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate Rate

Colombo 24.4 9.2 24.9 9.6 25.7 9.1 27.1 9.2 27.0 9.0 27.3 8.9 27.1 8.7 27.2 8.2Gampaha 14.4 6.2 14.9 6.5 13.8 6.1 13.3 5.2 12.6 5.0 12.4 5.2 12.4 5.3 13.7 5.5Kalutara 15.3 6.0 15.0 6.2 15.4 6.0 15.7 5.6 15.2 5.8 14.7 5.8 15.6 5.6 15.3 5.9Galle 17.8 6.3 17.8 6.6 17.4 6.4 18.7 6.8 19.1 6.8 19.2 7.1 19.3 7.0 18.1 9.2Matara 17.0 5.6 17.5 5.8 17.0 5.3 19.7 5.9 18.7 5.8 18.5 6.0 18.2 6.3 18.0 7.2Hambantota 11.7 3.9 11.8 3.7 11.3 3.9 12.5 4.2 12.8 4.0 13.6 4.5 14.2 4.6 14.1 9.3Moneragala 14.6 3.1 14.9 3.3 14.2 3.3 14.8 3.3 17.2 3.1 16.2 3.1 15.6 3.3 15.1 3.4Badulla 19.9 6.9 20.7 5.6 19.3 5.2 23.5 5.7 23.1 5.3 20.6 5.1 22.0 5.4 21.8 5.6Kandy 19.7 7.1 18.4 6.7 19.9 6.5 22.9 6.9 22.8 6.9 22.9 6.7 22.8 6.9 22.4 6.6Matale 19.0 5.3 17.4 5.4 18.8 5.2 20.3 5.6 19.5 5.0 20.0 5.2 20.4 5.3 19.7 5.0Nuwara Eliya 15.8 5.9 18.2 7.6 18.0 6.6 15.3 5.2 16.3 5.1 15.9 5.0 15.2 5.3 14.5 5.1Kegalle 10.6 5.6 11.7 5.6 11.2 5.8 13.4 5.7 13.0 5.6 11.9 5.6 11.2 5.8 11.5 5.8Ratnapura 15.1 4.9 15.4 5.0 15.6 4.8 17.9 5.1 19.2 5.3 17.8 5.3 17.2 5.0 18.3 5.2Kurunegala 13.1 5.8 13.7 5.9 14.1 5.7 15.6 6.1 17.1 6.3 15.9 6.5 15.7 5.7 18.4 6.2Puttalam 19.6 5.8 18.6 5.4 17.7 5.1 17.5 4.8 19.9 4.8 17.1 4.5 16.9 4.8 17.3 4.5Anuradhapura 17.8 5.0 17.3 5.4 18.6 5.4 19.6 5.7 20.7 5.5 20.2 5.7 19.9 6.0 19.3 5.1Polonnaruwa 18.0 5.1 15.1 4.6 18.0 4.8 18.9 4.6 20.0 4.9 19.3 5.5 18.8 4.7 20.0 4.6Ampara 19.3 3.9 16.2 4.1 11.3 2.1 19.2 4.0 19.3 4.1 19.2 4.0 19.6 3.9 21.4 11.0Batticaloa 24.0 4.4 21.6 5.1 23.4 5.6 23.1 5.2 23.5 4.5 25.1 4.8 20.4 4.4 20.6 8.2Trincomalee 20.9 3.3 21.0 3.6 23.7 3.9 24.9 4.4 24.7 4.7 21.5 3.9 21.1 3.6 21.7 4.7Jaffna 8.2 3.0 8.7 2.8 9.0 2.2 16.7 5.5 14.1 4.6 19.4 5.2 17.8 4.8 17.2 6.8Mullativu 42.5 10.6 42.5 7.9 35.0 11.3 38.1 6.9 26.6 7.3 33.5 12.8 15.4 5.1 13.9 26.1Mannar 14.2 3.4 15.6 2.8 10.0 2.1 11.5 2.1 17.9 2.9 12.1 3.7 20.3 3.0 20.8 3.3Vavuniya 19.5 5.9 25.2 5.7 23.8 5.6 21.4 5.0 23.1 5.8 27.4 5.5 27.1 5.2 23.9 4.6Kilinochchi 23.6 9.7 28.8 8.4 25.4 8.5 24.7 8.5 23.5 5.1 29.0 6.9 18.1 3.1 19.8 4.5Sri Lanka 17.3 5.9 17.3 6.0 17.3 5.7 18.9 5.9 19.1 5.8 18.9 5.9 18.5 5.8 18.8 6.6

(a) Provisional Source: Registrar-General’s Office

Western 3,684 91 195 3,593 5,526 5,587 1,538 1,555Colombo 699 23 15 676 2,342 2,382 3,464 3,524Gampaha 1,387 46 14 1,341 2,099 2,111 1,565 1,574Kalutara 1,598 22 166 1,576 1,085 1,094 688 694

Central 5,674 99 1,402 5,575 2,506 2,528 450 453Kandy 1,940 23 317 1,917 1,325 1,343 691 701Matale 1,993 41 599 1,952 459 456 235 234Nuwara Eliya 1,741 35 486 1,706 722 729 423 427

Southern 5,544 161 932 5,383 2,346 2,367 436 440Galle 1,652 35 236 1,617 1,020 1,030 631 637Matara 1,283 13 187 1,270 788 795 620 626Hambanthota 2,609 113 509 2,496 538 542 216 217

Northern 8,884 594 3,946 8,290 1,122 1,133 135 137Jaffna 1,025 96 3 929 596 603 642 649Mannar 1,996 116 1,024 1,880 97 99 52 53Vavuniya 1,967 106 889 1,861 142 154 76 83Mullativu 2,617 202 1,679 2,415 144 141 60 58Killinochchi 1,279 74 351 1,205 143 145 119 120

Eastern 9,996 635 3,030 9,361 1,540 1,555 165 166Batticaloa 2,854 244 517 2,610 544 549 208 210Ampara 4,415 193 1,696 4,222 613 618 145 146Trincomalee 2,727 198 817 2,529 383 388 152 154

North Western 7,888 382 1,002 7,506 2,214 2,235 295 298Kurunegala 4,816 192 185 4,624 1,486 1,498 321 324Puttalam 3,072 190 817 2,882 728 737 253 256

North Central 10,472 731 3,326 9,741 1,145 1,159 118 119Anuradhapura 7,179 515 1,979 6,664 773 782 116 117Polonnaruwa 3,293 216 1,347 3,077 372 377 121 123

Uva 8,500 165 2,000 8,335 1,223 1,240 147 149Badulla 2,861 34 683 2,827 813 825 288 292Monaragala 5,639 131 1,317 5,508 410 415 74 75

Sabaragamuwa 4,968 47 765 4,921 1,840 1,854 374 377Ratnapura 3,275 39 648 3,236 1,049 1,060 324 328Kegalle 1,693 8 117 1,685 791 794 469 471

All Island 65,610 2,905 16,598 62,705 18,136 19,668 289 314

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Government InstitutionsExecutives and Professionals (c) 271,034 3,764 274,798 253,193 3,273 25,466 256,466 2,861 303,397Non-Executives (d) 293,767 57,037 350,804 364,848 49,683 414,531 328,728 50,435 379,163Minor Employees (e) 144,559 15,595 160,154 155,941 15,316 71,257 152,826 14,935 167,761

Total 709,360 76,396 785,756 773,982 68,272 842,254 782,090 68,231 850,321

Semi-Government InstitutionsExecutive and Professionals (c) 30,827 2,724 33,550 33,945 2,555 36,500 33,892 2,413 36,305Non-Executives (d) 104,251 4,619 108,869 107,768 4,894 112,662 110,252 5,619 115,871Minor Employees (e) 101,253 13,779 115,033 92,876 10,622 103,498 91,170 10,576 101,746

Total 236,331 21,122 257,452 234,589 18,071 252,660 235,660 18,608 253,922

Public Sector (Total)Executive and Professionals (c) 301,861 6,488 308,348 287,138 5,828 292,966 334,428 5,274 339,702Non-Executives (d) 398,018 61,656 459,673 472,616 54,577 527,193 438,980 56,054 495,034Minor Employees (e) 245,812 29,374 275,187 248,817 25,938 274,755 243,996 25,511 269,507

Total 945,691 97,518 1,043,208 1,008,571 86,343 1,094,914 1,017,404 86,839 1,104,243

PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYMENT 2003 – 2005

Grades Grades Grades Grades Grades GradesRegular Other (b) Total Regular Other (b) Total Regular Other (b) Total

(a) Data are based on the Census of Public and Semi-Government Sector Employment - 2002 conducted by the Departmentof Census and Statistics and the Annual Public Sector Employment Surveys of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

(b) Employees on contractual and casual basis.(c) Executive and professionals such as doctors, engineers, accountants, legal officers and teachers.(d) Clerical/technical/field officers and other middle level officers.(e) Office assistants, labourers, drivers, machine operators etc.(f) Provisional

Category2003 2004 2005

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EMPLOYMENT 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001(a) 2002(b) 2003(c) 2004(d) 2005(e)

Percentages

By Industrial Category, %

Agriculture 37.4 36.2 40.6 36.3 36.0 32.6 34.5 34.0 33.5 30.7

Mining & Quarrying 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.3 1.1

Electricity, Gas & Water 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5

Manufacturing 14.6 16.4 14.3 14.8 16.6 17.0 16.5 16.5 17.7 18.4

Construction 5.4 5.6 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.2 4.4 5.3 5.1 6.1

Trade & Hotels 12.0 12.4 11.6 12.1 12.6 13.0 14.7 14.1 13.9 13.9

Transport, Storage & Communication 4.9 4.8 4.7 5.1 4.9 6.2 4.7 5.2 5.6 6.5

Insurance & Real Estate 2.0 1.7 1.9 1.7 2.1 2.3 2.6 2.8 2.4 3.1

Personal Services 18.2 17.3 17.2 18.5 17.5 18.5 15.9 15.5 14.8 14.9

Not Defined 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.2 3.4 6.8 6.6 6.9 6.5

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

By Occupational Groups, %

Senior Officials and Managers 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6

Professionals 5.6 5.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.7 5.4 5.1 5.5 6.3

Technicians & Associate Professionals 3.9 4.2 4.2 5.1 4.8 5.5 4.9 4.9 5.1 5.4

Clerks 4.7 4.6 3.8 4.2 4.1 4.8 4.4 4.4 4.2 4.0

Sales & Service Workers 11.8 11.7 12.1 12.5 12.1 12.5 14.1 13.8 14.4 14.5

Skilled Agricultural and Fishery Workers 23.5 22.7 25.2 22.2 25.6 22.8 24.8 23.4 20.3 20.8

Craft & Related Workers 16.2 15.7 13.4 14.8 16.0 15.9 14.4 15.5 14.9 16.2

Plant & Machine Operators & Assemblers 5.1 6.1 5.5 6.0 5.5 6.6 5.8 6.0 6.2 7.1

Elementary Occupations 25.8 25.6 26.4 24.6 23.1 22.8 24.8 24.8 27.3 23.4

Not Identified 2.1 2.4 2.3 4.0 2.1 2.0 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.8

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

By Employment Status %

Public Employees 15.0 15.1 13.9 14.5 13.4 13.8 13.4 13.5 13.0 13.3

Private Employees 45.8 44.3 40.5 43.1 42.9 44.8 44.5 44.4 46.4 46.1

Employers 2.3 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.3 2.3 2.8 2.6 2.9 3.1

Own Account Workers 26.8 28.8 29.4 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 29.6 28.3 29.7

Unpaid Family Workers 10.0 9.4 14.2 12.2 13.0 10.6 10.7 9.9 9.4 7.9

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

(a) Average of 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters. Source : Department of Census and Statistics(b) Mining & Quarrying, Electricity, Gas & Water categorised under Not Defined from 2002.(c) Upto 4th quarter 2002,data excludes both Northern and Eastern Provinces. Commencing from 1st quarter 2003, Eastern province is included and only Northern province is excluded from the survey.(d) Data excluded both Mullaitivu and Killinochchi Districts.(e) All the districts are included. QLFS was conducted as a one-off survey in August 2005.

1.8 – – – –

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UNEMPLOYMENT 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001(a) 2002 2003(b) 2004(c) 2005(d)

... Negligible Source : Department of Census and Statistics(a) Average of 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters.(b) Upto 4th quarter 2002, data excludes both Northern and Eastern Provinces. Commencing from 1st quarter 2003, Eastern province is included and only Northern province is excluded from the survey.(c) Data excluded both Mullaitivu and Killinochchi Districts.(d) All the districts are included. QLFS was conducted as a one-off survey in August 2005.

0.9 1.6 1.1 1.3 1.2

By Age Group

Percentage Distribution

15 - 19 24.0 22.5 21.9 23.9 19.5 21.2 19.8 19.9 18.1 19.520 - 24 39.3 41.5 40.8 40.5 44.4 45.4 47.1 45.8 45.9 44.825 - 29 18.1 19.0 17.6 17.2 18.4 17.8 16.6 17.2 17.4 16.430 - 39 14.3 12.7 13.6 12.5 11.9 10.4 11.0 11.6 11.7 12.240 - 49 3.6 3.4 4.8 3.9 3.850 - 59 0.6 0.7 1.1 0.6 2.0 5.1 5.5 5.6 6.8 7.160 and above 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.4 0.1

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

% of Labour Force15 - 19 36.5 34.0 27.3 28.4 23.4 29.8 30.1 30.3 28.3 30.820 - 29 22.0 21.9 19.5 18.9 17.4 18.4 20.1 19.4 19.2 17.230 - 39 6.0 5.2 4.9 4.4 3.6 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.0 3.840 - 49 1.9 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.3

50 and above 0.5 0.6 0.7 1.0 0.8Total 11.3 10.5 9.2 8.9 7.6 7.9 8.8 8.4 8.3 7.7

By Level of Education

Percentage Distribution

No Schooling 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.6Grade 0 - 4 6.7 4.9 5.4 3.1 2.6(1 - 5 years)Grade 5 - 10 47.1 44.7 44.2 42.0 45.6 40.7 40.7 40.2 36.6 37.2(6 -11 years)G.C.E. (O/L) 26.1 28.2 27.1 29.2 26.0 27.3 25.2 26.1 26.2 28.6G.C.E. (A/L) 19.0 21.4 22.9 24.5 25.3 28.4 29.4 28.9 31.7 29.7and above

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

% of Labour Force

No Schooling 2.8 2.0 1.0 0.4 1.2Grade 0 - 4 3.4 2.4 2.4 1.9 1.0(1 - 5 years)Grade 5 - 9 12.2 10.6 9.0 8.2 7.5 7.1 7.9 7.4 7.3 6.3(6 -10 years)G.C.E. (O/L) 16.4 15.9 13.7 13.6 11.3 11.8 13.3 13.0 12.7 11.5G.C.E. (A/L) 19.0 19.3 17.5 17.9 14.9 15.3 16.8 16.5 16.9 13.8and above

Total 11.3 10.5 9.2 8.9 7.6 7.9 8.8 8.4 8.3 7.7

By Sector and Sex, % of Labour Force

Urban

Male 9.5 7.9 7.2 7.8 6.5 6.3 6.5 7.1 6.1 5.3Female 18.8 19.5 15.9 13.3 11.5 11.1 12.7 12.9 13.7 9.3

Total 12.3 11.3 9.9 9.5 8.1 7.7 8.4 8.9 8.4 6.4

Rural

Male 8.3 7.5 6.4 6.5 5.7 6.2 6.6 5.9 6.0 5.6Female 17.9 16.0 13.8 13.0 11.5 11.5 13.0 13.2 12.7 12.2

Total 11.5 10.3 9.1 8.8 7.5 8.0 8.8 8.3 8.3 7.8

All

Male 8.2 7.7 6.5 6.7 5.8 6.2 6.6 6.0 6.0 5.5Female 17.7 16.1 14.0 13.0 11.1 11.4 13.0 13.2 12.8 11.9

Total 11.3 10.5 9.2 8.9 7.6 7.9 8.8 8.4 8.3 7.7

1.3 1.8 1.7 1.9 1.8

3.6 4.7 4.8 5.4 4.5

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(a) Provisional Source : Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment

MIGRATION FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT 1998 – 2005

Category /Year 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

159,816 179,735 182,188 183,888 203,710 208,803 213,453 230,981

53,867 63,720 59,793 59,751 70,522 74,508 79,979 93,98233.7 35.5 32.8 32.6 34.7 35.7 37.5 40.7

105,949 116,015 122,395 124,200 133,251 135,338 133,474 136,99966.3 64.5 67.2 67.5 65.3 64.5 62.5 59.3

438 492 499 504 558 572 585 633

32.8 36.2 34.8 37.2 37.2 35.0 31.4 31.3

0.4 0.7 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.21.9 1.8 2.4 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.1 3.53.1 3.5 3.2 3.3 3.6 3.2 3.1 3.3

19.9 20.9 20.1 20.0 22.0 23.0 21.4 19.721.3 24.2 19.3 18.2 17.8 21.2 20.1. 18.153.4 48.9 54.4 56.0 53.3 48.6 51.6 54.1

740,000 785,000 853,000 932,500 970,000 1,003,600 1,217,053 1,221,763.0

11.1 11.8 12.5 13.8 13.6 13.1 15.1 15.0

12.2 12.9 13.5 15.0 14.9 14.3 16.5 16.3

39,466 45,766 55,252 62,680 75,579 77,79 87,871 111,17925,051 28,576 32,445 40,500 47,604 58,896 70,420 84,077

61.2 61.7 62.9 60.7 61.4 56.9 55.5 56.020.8 22.8 21.0 23.3 27.4 27.5 27.1 30.6

Total Migration for Employment (No.)

Male (No.)%

Female (No.)%

Average no. of Migrant travellers foremployment per day

Migration for employment as a % of alldepartures

Migrant Employment by skills (%)

ProfessionalMiddle levelClerical & relatedSkilled LabourUnskilled LabourHousemaids

Estimated stock of foreign employment

Foreign employment as a % of total labour force

Foreign employment as a % of total numberemployed

Migrant remittances (Rs. Mn.)

Middle-EastOther

Middle-East as % of totalAs a % of Export earnings

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DEPARTURES FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT BY SKILL LEVEL, AGE GROUP AND GENDER 2003 - 2005

Source : Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment

Year \Age Group

Below 20 20 - 24 TotalAge NotReported

Above49

45 - 4940 - 4435 - 3930 - 3425 - 29

Departures for Professional, Middle and Clerical Level Jobs

Departures for Skilled Level Jobs

Departures for Unskilled Level Jobs

Departures for Housemaid Jobs (Female only)

Departures for all Occupations

Departures for all Occupations as a % of Total Departures

Male 42 1,237 2,436 2,271 1,555 1,320 910 2,262 0 11,9632003 Female 116 504 1,093 665 686 349 140 240 1 3,771

Total 158 1,741 3,529 2,936 2,241 1,669 1,050 2,502 1 15,734Male 46 1,450 2,627 2,267 1,589 1,207 926 868 1,962 12,942

2004 Female 82 505 436 307 281 201 131 86 98 2,127Total 128 1,955 3,063 2,574 1,870 1,408 1,057 954 2,060 15,069Male 70 2,592 3,928 2,872 1,838 1,256 1,009 859 2,183 16,607

2005 Female 14 273 378 266 207 204 139 87 274 1,842Total 84 2,865 4,306 3,138 2,045 1,460 1,148 946 2,457 18,449

Male 157 4,178 6,058 5,801 4,975 4,217 2,434 3,811 7 31,6382003 Female 801 5,160 3,783 2,479 2,031 1,204 446 198 4 16,106

Total 958 9,338 9,841 8,280 7,006 5,421 2,880 4,009 11 47,744Male 242 5,779 6,581 5,738 5,144 4,273 2,596 1,476 3,097 33,947

2004 Female 636 4,085 3,248 1,774 1,290 603 216 68 59 11,979Total 878 8,885 9,829 7,512 6,434 4,876 2,812 1,544 3,156 45,926Male 390 5,774 8,199 6,471 5,572 4,621 3,056 1,769 2,981 38,833

2005 Female 348 2,468 1,972 1,009 557 255 70 35 43 6,757Total 738 8,242 10,171 7,480 6,129 4,876 3,126 1,804 3,024 45,590

Male 692 8,173 7,633 5,061 3,385 2,128 1,002 2,757 6 30,8372003 Female 252 2,076 3,161 2,539 2,554 1,816 751 275 3 13,427

Total 944 10,249 10,794 7,600 5,939 3,944 1,753 3,032 9 44,264Male 1,024 9,287 8,055 5,204 3,463 2,182 1,071 540 2,986 33,812

2004 Female 207 1,701 2,019 1,603 1,715 1,281 591 170 105 9,392Total 1,231 10,988 10,074 6,807 5,178 3,463 1,662 710 2,091 43,204Male 1,205 10,862 10,018 5,773 4,001 2,296 1,093 546 2,731 38,525

2005 Female 67 669 768 531 534 388 198 117 73 3,345Total 1,272 11,531 10,786 6,304 4,535 2,684 1,291 663 2,804 41,870

2003 Total 1,789 13,685 20,399 18,911 21,189 15,497 6,139 4,378 24 102,0112004 Total 2,450 15,682 22,484 19,359 21,656 16,479 7,062 1,784 3,556 110,5122005 Total 2,495 18,944 23,695 20,022 23,288 19,884 10,395 3,041 3,390 125,154

Male 891 13,588 16,127 13,133 9,915 7,665 4,346 8,830 13 74,5082003 Female 2,958 21,425 28,436 24,594 26,460 18,866 7,476 5,091 32 135,338

Total 3,849 35,013 44,563 37,727 36,375 26,531 11,822 13,921 45 209,846Male 1,312 15,537 17,263 13,209 10,196 7,662 4,593 2,884 8,045 80,701

2004 Female 3,375 21,973 28,187 23,043 24,942 18,564 8,000 2,108 3,818 134,010Total 4,687 37,510 45,450 36,252 35,38 26,226 12,593 4,992 11,863 214,711Male 1,665 19,228 22,145 15,116 11,411 8,173 5,158 3,174 7,895 93,965

2005 Female 2,924 22,354 26,813 21,828 24,586 20,731 10,802 3,280 3,780 137,098Total 4,589 41,582 48,958 36,944 35,997 28,904 15,960 6,454 11,675 231,063

Male 1.2 18.2 21.6 17.6 13.3 10.3 5.8 11.9 0.0 100.02003 Female 2.2 15.8 21.0 18.2 19.6 13.9 5.5 3.8 0.0 100.0

Total 1.8 16.7 21.2 18.0 17.3 12.6 5.6 6.6 0.0 100.0Male 1.6 19.3 21.4 16.4 12.6 9.5 5.7 3.6 10.0 100.0

2004 Female 2.5 16.4 21.0 17.2 18.6 13.9 6.0 1.6 2.8 100.0Total 2.2 17.5 21.2 16.9 16.4 12.2 5.9 2.3 5.5 100.0Male 1.8 20.5 23.6 16.1 12.1 8.7 5.5 3.4 8.4 100.0

2005 Female 2.1 16.3 19.6 15.9 17.9 15.1 7.9 2.4 2.8 100.0Total 2.0 18.0 21.2 16.0 15.6 12.5 6.9 2.8 5.1 100.0

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DEPARTURES FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT

Country \ Year 1998 1999

Province / District /Year

1998 1999

DEPARTURES FOR FOREIGN EMPLOYMENT

Male FemaleMale Female

No. %No. %

2000

2000

WesternColomboGampahaKalutara

CentralKandyMataleNuwara Eliya

SouthernGalleMataraHambanthota

NothernJaffnaKillinochchiMannarMullaitivuVavunia

EasternBatticaloaAmparaTrincomalee

North WesternKurunegalaPuttalam

North CentralAnuradhapuraPolonnaruwa

UvaBadullaMoneragala

SabaragamuwaRatnapuraKegalle

Not IndicatedTotal

Middle Eastern CountriesSaudi ArabiaKuwaitUAELebonanQuatarOmanJordanBahrain

South East Asian CountriesSingaporeHong KongS. KoreaBruneiMalaysia

European CountriesItalyCyprusGreece

Other CountriesMaldivesMauritiusSeychellesUnited StatesOthers

Total

No. %

59,397 37.15 63,398 38.38 61,141 33.7128,834 18.03 33,505 18.70 33,419 18.4321,883 13.67 30,047 16.78 32,712 18.0413,646 8.52 6,841 3.82 13,132 7.2412,576 7.85 11,523 6.43 12,088 6.664,294 2.68 10,452 5.84 4,945 2.733,832 2.39 6,982 3.90 7,289 4.027,116 4.43 5,634 3.14 6,467 3.57

1,837 1.13 2,027 1.13 1,603 0.88242 0.14 344 0.20 372 0.2441 0.26 510 0.29 855 0.4743 0.02 11 19 0.0145 0.03 45 0.02 1,168 0.64

279 0.46 1,732 0.97 183 0.11,607 1.00 1,965 1.10 2,333 1.29

150 0.09 169 0.10 139 0.08

2,798 1.72 3,432 1.92 3,047 1.68180 0.10 77 0.04 71 0.0496 0.05 44 0.02 37 0.0246 0.01 26 0.01 39 0.01

474 0.27 380 0.21 311 0.21

159,816 100.00 179,144 100.00 181,393 100.00

21,959 30,596 25,564 31,894 22,910 31,11612,132 14,877 14,124 15,399 12,254 14,879

6,630 9,739 7,917 10,253 7,151 9,9223,197 5,980 3,523 6,242 3,505 6,3155,406 12,754 6,554 13,459 6,368 14,7363,953 8,312 4,913 8,726 4,663 9,272

907 2,841 1,094 2,999 1,129 3,455546 1,601 547 1,734 576 2,009

4,811 11,755 5,020 11,160 5,119 12,7172,966 6,436 2,957 6,093 2,991 6,9951,333 2,878 1,488 2,749 1,451 3,122

512 2,441 575 2,318 677 2,600855 415 956 683 1,089 813582 153 582 243 673 330

– – – – – –78 82 88 170 127 15824 9 41 24 50 29

171 171 245 246 239 2967,761 5,749 8,163 8,579 9,221 9,0113,009 2,028 2,977 3,329 3,475 3,4003,966 2,521 4,312 3,112 4,643 3,247

786 1,200 874 2,138 1,103 2,3645,486 18,243 6,376 16,819 6,311 19,7823,107 12,732 3,558 11,424 3,802 13,4132,379 5,511 2,818 5,395 2,509 6,3691,755 9,957 2,111 9,676 2,188 12,7751,277 7,170 1,519 6,818 1,640 9,233

478 2,787 592 2,858 548 3,5421,072 4,007 1,273 4,333 1,289 5,184

927 3,334 1,052 3,587 1,067 4,314145 673 221 746 222 870

3,002 9,615 3,511 9,746 3,545 11,262848 3,246 1,022 3,502 1,076 3,992

2,154 6,369 2,489 6,244 2,469 7,270

1,760 2,858 4,176 9,682 2,103 4,64953,867 105,949 63,704 116,031 60,143 122,045

Male Female

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BY COUNTRY 1998 – 2005

BY DISTRICT, PROVINCE AND GENDER 1996 - 2004

Source : Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment

Male Female

2001Male Female

2002Male Female

2003

Male Female

2004

Male Female

No. %2001

No. %2002

No. %2003 2004

No. % 2005

2005

No. %

66,644 36.24 71,495 35.10 75,830 36.32 70,891 33.21 76,113 32.9535,093 19.08 41,832 20.54 38,258 18.32 36,533 17.12 36,099 15.6328,284 15.40 32,879 16.14 32,173 15.41 32,702 15.32 36,306 15.7215,430 8.40 12,692 6.23 13,175 6.31 17,818 8.35 16,389 7.1014,046 7.64 20,741 10.18 23,699 11.35 29,849 13.98 35,932 15.563,669 2.00 3,577 1.76 4,084 1.96 3,407 1.60 3,521 1.528,028 4.36 6,533 3.21 7,076 3.39 8,899 4.17 8,275 3.583,740 2.03 4,525 2.22 3,713 1.78 3,799 1.78 3,743 1.62

1,507 0.82 1,270 0.62 1,059 0.51 978 0.46 1,018 0.44382 0.21 270 0.13 224 0.11 162 0.08 137 0.07353 0.20 522 0.26 2,036 0.98 1,304 0.61 4,849 2.10

10 0.00 5 10 0.00 5 0.00 4 0.00336 0.20 380 0.19 238 0.11 241 0.11 1,167 0.51

28 0.01 7 0.00 6 0.00 16 0.01 64 0.033,090 1.68 3,092 1.52 3,029 1.45 3,123 1.46 2,227 0.96

151 0.10 141 0.07 54 0.03 85 0.04 25 0.01

2,392 1.30 2,895 1.42 3,174 1.52 2,454 1.15 2,719 1.18104 0.06 159 0.08 185 0.09 353 0.17 1,057 0.4624 0.01 100 0.05 128 0.06 161 0.08 596 0.2628 0.01 7 0.00 3 0.00 5 0.00 – –

559 0.25 593 0.35 649 0.34 668 0.33 654 0.28

183,888 100.00 203,710 100.00 208,803 100.00 213,453 100.00 230,963 100.00

22,028 30,231 25,070 31,180 26,030 30,306 27,077 29,654 30,478 31,23911,855 14,658 12,851 14,869 13,093 14,646 13,559 13,688 14,992 14,7326,925 9,591 8,199 10,143 8,730 9,533 9,111 9,743 10,223 10,2153,248 5,982 4,020 6,168 4,207 6,127 4,407 6,223 5,263 6,2926,280 14,499 7,256 14,561 7,233 14,640 7,639 15,643 9,421 17,2334,603 9,040 5,226 8,839 5,257 8,862 5,301 8,925 6,536 9,9921,150 3,576 1,396 3,624 1,340 3,719 1,523 4,173 1,824 4,382

527 1,883 634 2,098 636 2,059 815 2,545 1,061 2,8594,822 12,258 5,772 12,773 5,748 12,031 6,510 13,004 8,068 13,2962,773 6,763 3,407 6,868 3,362 6,686 3,827 7,273 4,624 7,4791,420 2,892 1,515 3,028 1,554 2,816 1,795 3,039 2,263 3,123

629 2,603 850 2,877 832 2,529 888 2,692 1,181 2,6941,349 1,129 1,763 1,426 1,994 1,601 2,830 1,768 3,095 1,734

899 497 1,201 490 1,404 534 1,997 692 2,263 659– – – -- – – – – – –

125 210 155 282 181 358 280 401 279 36559 38 57 35 33 10 90 35 109 39

266 384 350 619 376 699 463 640 444 6719,568 10,574 11,048 11,650 12,264 12,719 15,024 12,164 16,420 11,0793,411 3,988 4,605 4,517 4,641 4,742 6,199 4,822 7,135 4,2345,119 3,687 5,192 3,585 6,201 3,988 7,200 3,743 7,617 3,3591,038 2,899 1,251 3,548 1,422 3,989 1,625 3,599 1,668 3,4866,009 20,022 7,368 20,955 7,306 20,402 10,034 26,785 12,115 27,8993,694 13,433 4,541 14,338 4,488 13,850 6,791 19,416 8,135 19,9632,315 6,589 2,827 6,617 2,818 6,552 3,243 7,369 3,980 7,9362,359 13,073 2,418 12,493 2,861 13,332 3,486 15,262 4,408 15,2921,674 9,273 1,636 8,716 2,074 9,555 2,520 10,967 3,154 10,755

685 3,800 782 3,777 787 3,777 966 4,295 1,254 4,5371,221 5,143 1,460 5,307 1,585 5,193 1,867 6,013 2,233 6,392

963 4,048 1,187 4,178 1,255 4,083 1,446 4,701 1,735 5,141258 1,095 273 1,129 330 1,110 421 1,312 498 1,251

3,267 9,851 3,851 10,538 4,104 10,467 4,566 11,418 6,261 11,926886 3,582 1,071 3,959 1,187 3,963 1,324 4,498 1,910 4,732

2,381 6,269 2,780 6,579 2,917 6,504 3,242 6,920 4,351 7,194

2,848 7,357 4,720 12,101 5,383 14,647 946 1,763 1,483 90959,751 124,137 70,726 132,984 74,508 135,338 79,979 133,474 93,982 136,999

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LABOUR FORCE 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001(a) 2002 2003(b) 2004(c) 2005d)

(a) Average of 1st, 3rd and 4th quarters.(b) Upto 4th quarter 2002, data excluded both Northern and Eastern Provinces. Commencing from

1st quarter 2003, Eastern Province is included and only the Northern Province is excluded fromthe survey.

(c) Data excluded both Mullaitivu and Killinochchi Districts(d) Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) was conducted as a one-off survey in August 2005.(e) All the districts are included. % of population aged 10 years and above.n.a. – Not available


Household Population ’000 12,831 12,864 12,882 13,169 13,564 13,870 14,201 15,649 16,593 16,871

(Aged 10 and above)

Labour Force ’000 6,242 6,229 6,661 6,673 6,827 6,773 7,145 7,654 8,061 8,141

Employed ’000 5,537 5,580 6,049 6,083 6,310 6,236 6,519 7,013 7,394 7,518

Unemployed ’000 705 649 611 591 517 537 626 641 667 623

Labour Force Participation Rates, % (e)

By Age Groups

10 – 14 1.6 0.9 2.9 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.15 – 19 27.2 25.7 29.2 29.1 25.7 23.3 24.7 24.0 23.8 21.420 – 24 68.6 67.1 70.8 68.9 67.7 67.4 67.5 64.9 64.8 62.325 – 29 69.9 70.4 73.0 70.2 70.5 70.5 69.8 66.7 68.0 68.030 – 34 70.0 70.0 72.6 71.8 72.735 – 39 71.5 69.6 73.6 72.0 73.240 – 44 69.5 71.2 74.5 71.5 71.645 – 49 66.5 67.2 70.8 70.6 69.050 – 54 59.8 58.1 62.0 63.3 62.5 51.8 53.5 52.3 51.8 51.355 – 59 49.2 50.5 53.4 52.9 54.260 & above 23.5 24.7 26.8 25.3 24.4

All Ages 48.8 48.4 51.7 50.7 50.3 48.8 50.3 48.9 48.6 48.3(10 Years & above)

By Sector and Sex

Urban

Male 63.8 64.7 64.7 64.1 64.0 65.8 65.5 64.6 65.7 68.3Female 26.3 25.9 27.1 25.7 27.0 24.1 27.7 25.4 26.1 24.2

Total 44.4 44.6 45.2 44.2 44.9 44.3 46.0 44.4 44.9 45.5

Rural

Male 66.3 65.5 67.9 68.3 67.6 66.3 68.2 67.6 66.9 66.9Female 32.6 32.8 37.9 35.6 35.0 33.3 34.5 32.4 32.4 31.9

Total 49.4 49.1 52.7 51.8 51.2 49.6 51.0 49.6 49.2 48.7

All Island

Male 65.9 65.4 67.5 67.7 67.2 66.3 67.9 67.2 66.7 67.1Female 31.7 31.7 36.4 34.1 33.9 31.9 33.6 31.4 31.5 30.9

Total 48.8 48.4 51.7 50.7 50.3 48.8 50.3 48.9 48.6 48.3

69.0 70.0 68.6 68.2 69.7

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SUMMARY OF NATIONAL ACCOUNTS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Gross National Product (GNP), Rs. Mn.GNP at Constant (1982 / 1996)

Factor Cost Prices 684,676 730,947 764,908 794,340 840,200 829,056 863,281 920,588 969,421 1,023,209GNP at Current Factor

Cost Prices 684,676 794,289 901,283 976,899 1,102,177 1,221,769 1,379,113 1,546,202 1,780,062 2,068,273GNP at Current Market Prices 757,298 879,983 1,001,900 1,090,335 1,233,402 1,382,220 1,559,867 1,741,763 2,015,680 2,348,623

Gross Domestic Product(GDP), Rs. Mn.

GDP at Constant (1982/1996)Factor Cost Prices 695,934 739,763 774,796 808,340 857,035 843,795 877,248 930,057 980,720 1,039,735

GDP at Current FactorCost Prices 695,934 803,698 912,839 994,730 1,125,259 1,245,599 1,403,286 1,562,737 1,800,750 2,098,323

GDP at Current Market Prices 768,128 890,272 1,017,986 1,105,963 1,257,636 1,407,398 1,581,885 1,761,161 2,029,365 2,365,702

Real National Income at Constant1996 Prices (RNI), Rs. Mn. 684,676 738,357 787,353 808,299 844,703 831,999 872,125 940,872 981,086 1,028,491

Economic Growth(In Real Terms), %

Growth of GDP 3.8 6.3 4.7 4.3 6.0 -1.5 4.0 6.0 5.4 6.0Growth of GNP 3.2 6.8 4.6 3.8 5.8 -1.3 4.1 6.6 5.3 5.5Growth of RNI 4.1 7.8 6.6 2.7 4.5 -1.5 4.8 7.9 4.3 4.8

Per Capita Income,(Current Market Prices)

GDP Per Capita, Rs. 43,969 50,292 56,780 60,741 68,102 75,133 83,226 91,479 104,273 120,282 US $ 796 853 879 863 899 841 870 948 1,030 1,197

GNP Per Capita, Rs. 43,299 49,711 55,863 59,882 69,790 73,789 82,068 90,472 103,578 119,413 US $ 783 843 865 851 881 826 858 937 1,024 1,188

Expenditure, Rs. Mn.(Current Market Prices)

Gross Domestic Expenditure 836,701 953,138 1,079,140 1,192,053 1,391,007 1,495,166 1,688,232 1,869,921 2,213,936 2,584,870Gross National Expenditure 756,875 880,828 1,006,373 1,088,154 1,234,599 1,383,568 1,557,749 1,744,154 2,008,723 2,335,814Consumption 650,437 736,035 823,251 890,230 1,038,377 1,185,482 1,353,428 1,481,164 1,706,994 1,958,887Investment 186,264 217,103 255,889 301,823 352,632 309,684 334,804 388,757 506,942 625,983

Savings (Current Market Prices), Rs. Mn.

Domestic Savings 117,691 154,237 194,735 215,733 219,259 221,916 228,457 279,997 322,372 408,815National Savings 145,674 191,301 237,965 260,340 269,986 285,988 309,223 379,770 438,290 551,192

Net Exports of Goods and Non-Factor Services(Current Prices), Rs. Mn. -68,573 -62,865 -61,154 -86,089 -133,372 -87,769 -106,347 -108,760 -184,570 -219,168

Exports of Goods andNon-Factor Services 268,640 325,289 368,957 392,437 490,676 525,398 570,833 632,907 736,967 792,415

Imports of Goods and Non-Factor Services 337,213 388,154 430,111 478,526 624,048 613,167 677,180 741,667 921,537 1,011,583

Factor Income From Abroad (Net)(Current Prices), Rs. Mn. -11,258 -9,409 -11,556 -17,831 -23,083 -23,830 -24,174 -16,535 -20,688 -30,049

Population (Mid Year), ’000 17,490 17,702 17,935 18,208 18,467 18,732 19,007 19,252 19,462 19,668

(a) Provisional RNI = GNP at constant Factor Cost Prices + Terms of Trade Effects on Exports.

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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Adjusted AdjustedGDP GNP

Deflator Deflator(1959=100) (1959=100)

GDP, GNP AND DEFLATORS (FACTOR COST PRICES) 1960 – 2005

Gross Domestic Product Gross National Product

Rs. Mn. Growth Rs. Mn. Growth GDP Rs. Mn. Growth Rs. Mn. Growth GNPYear at Current Rate at Cons- Rate Def- at Current Rate at Cons- Rate Def-

Prices % tant Prices % lator Prices % tant Prices % lator(b) (b) (c)

(b) The continuous series on GDP and GNP (at 1996 Factor Cost Prices) for the period 1959-2001 are given in Table 7 of the special statisticalappendix of the Central Bank’s 2002 Annual Report.

(c) The continuous GDP deflator series (1996=100) are given in Table 10 of the special statistical appendix of the Central Bank’s 2002 AnnualReport.

(a) Provisional Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

BASE YEAR 19601960 6,331 6.8 6,332 6.8 100.0 6,287 6.7 6,289 6.7 100.0 100.0 100.01961 6,353 0.3 6,465 2.1 98.3 6,313 0.4 6,425 2.2 98.3 98.3 98.31962 6,549 3.1 6,760 4.6 96.9 6,503 3.0 6,710 4.4 96.9 96.9 96.91963 6,849 4.6 6,951 2.8 98.5 6,797 4.5 6,900 2.8 98.5 98.5 98.51964 7,326 7.0 7,397 6.4 99.0 7,291 7.3 7,363 6.7 99.0 99.0 99.01965 7,499 2.4 7,565 2.3 99.1 7,484 2.6 7,551 2.6 99.1 99.1 99.11966 7,741 3.2 7,854 3.8 98.6 7,705 3.0 7,818 3.5 98.6 98.6 98.61967 8,318 7.5 8,255 5.1 100.8 8,265 7.3 8,210 5.0 100.7 100.8 100.71968 9,930 19.4 8,937 8.3 111.1 9,876 19.5 8,901 8.4 111.0 111.1 111.01969 10,834 9.1 9,369 4.8 115.6 10,725 8.6 9,301 4.5 115.3 115.6 115.31970 11,778 8.7 9,828 4.9 119.8 11,636 8.5 9,743 4.8 119.4 119.8 119.4

BASE YEAR 19701970 13,187 – 13,187 4.9 100.0 12,967 – 12,967 4.8 100.0 119.8 119.41971 13,674 3.7 13,209 0.2 103.5 13,486 4.0 13,034 0.5 103.5 124.1 123.61972 14,720 7.6 13,631 3.2 108.0 14,542 7.8 13,474 3.4 107.9 129.4 128.41973 17,920 21.7 14,138 3.7 126.8 17,737 22.0 14,016 4.0 126.3 151.9 151.11974 23,302 30.0 14,585 3.2 159.8 23,119 30.3 14,449 3.1 160.0 191.5 191.11975 25,691 10.3 14,987 2.8 171.4 25,478 10.2 14,837 2.7 171.7 205.4 205.11976 28,032 9.1 15,431 3.0 181.7 27,750 8.9 15,258 2.8 181.9 217.7 217.21977 34,684 23.7 16,078 4.2 215.7 34,432 24.1 15,934 4.4 216.1 258.5 258.11978 40,479 16.7 17,401 8.2 232.6 40,242 16.9 17,329 8.8 232.2 278.8 277.31979 49,782 23.0 18,501 6.3 269.1 49,542 23.1 18,430 6.4 268.8 322.5 321.01980 62,246 25.0 19,575 5.8 318.0 61,814 24.8 19,456 5.6 317.7 381.1 379.41981 79,337 27.5 20,706 5.8 383.2 77,625 25.6 20,257 4.1 383.2 459.2 457.71982 91,643 15.5 21,756 5.1 421.2 89,609 15.4 21,229 4.8 422.1 504.8 504.1

BASE YEAR 19821982 94,679 – 94,679 5.1 100.0 92,720 – 92,720 4.8 100.0 504.8 504.11983 113,878 20.3 99,375 5.0 114.6 110,664 19.4 96,439 4.0 114.8 578.5 579.51984 140,039 23.0 104,395 5.1 134.1 136,638 23.5 101,399 5.1 134.8 677.1 679.31985 148,321 5.9 109,570 5.0 135.4 144,921 6.1 106,741 5.3 135.8 683.4 684.51986 163,713 10.4 114,261 4.3 143.3 159,852 10.3 111,565 4.5 143.3 723.3 722.31987 177,731 8.6 115,922 5.0 153.3 173,395 8.5 113,307 1.6 153.0 774.0 771.51988 203,516 14.5 119,050 2.7 171.0 198,250 14.3 116,214 2.6 170.6 863.0 860.01989 228,138 12.1 121,729 2.3 187.4 222,399 12.2 118,874 2.3 187.1 946.1 943.21990 290,615 27.4 129,244 6.2 224.9 283,930 27.7 126,426 6.4 224.6 1,135.1 1,132.21991 337,399 16.1 135,204 4.6 249.6 330,032 16.2 132,214 4.6 249.6 1,259.7 1,258.41992 386,999 14.7 140,990 4.3 274.5 379,179 14.9 138,074 4.4 274.6 1,385.6 1,384.41993 453,092 17.1 150,783 6.9 300.5 447,113 17.9 148,744 7.7 300.6 1,516.9 1,515.31994 523,300 15.5 159,269 5.6 328.6 514,990 15.2 156,571 5.3 328.9 1,658.6 1,658.11995 598,327 14.3 167,953 5.5 356.2 591,369 14.8 165,897 6.0 356.5 1,798.3 1,797.01996 695,934 16.3 174,261 3.8 399.4 684,741 15.8 171,056 3.2 400.0 2,016.0 2,016.4

BASE YEAR 19961996 695,934 – 695,934 3.8 100.0 684,676 – 684,676 – 100.0 2,016.0 2,016.41997 803,698 15.5 739,763 6.3 108.6 794,289 16.0 730,947 6.8 108.7 2,189.4 2,191.11998 912,839 13.6 774,796 4.7 117.8 901,283 13.5 764,908 4.6 117.8 2,374.8 2,374.51999 994,730 9.0 808,340 4.3 123.0 976,899 8.4 794,340 3.8 123.1 2,481.7 2,482.72000 1,125,259 13.1 857,035 6.0 131.3 1,102,177 12.8 840,200 5.8 131.2 2,647.0 2,645.52001 1,245,599 10.7 843,794 -1.5 147.6 1,221,768 10.9 829,055 -1.3 147.4 2,975.6 2,970.92002 1,403,286 12.7 877,248 4.0 160.0 1,379,113 12.9 863,281 4.0 159.8 3,225.6 3,221.92003 1,562,737 11.4 930,057 6.0 168.0 1,546,202 12.1 920,588 6.6 168.0 3,382.7 3,383.32004 1,800,750 15.2 980,720 5.4 183.6 1,780,062 15.1 969,421 5.3 183.6 3733.1 3,755.72005(a)2,098,323 16.5 1,039,735 6.0 201.8 2,068273 16.2 1,023,209 5.5 202.1 3,954.9 3,980.6

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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ATCONSTANT FACTOR COST PRICES 1960 – 2005(a)

Rs. Million

Agriculture, Mining Manu Cons- Electri- Transport, Trade Banking, Owner- Public Services GrossForestry & Quar- factu- truction city Storage & Insurance ship Adminis- (n.e.s.) Domestic

Year & Fishing rying ring Gas & Commu- & Real of tration & Product(b) (b) (b) (b) Water nication Estate Dwellings Defence (b)

BASE YEAR 1959

1960 2,435.5 32.4 728.0 280.9 9.8 584.8 928.8 51.8 211.8 314.4 754.2 6,332.41961 2,613.5 31.8 745.9 268.6 10.4 565.7 839.4 58.5 224.2 323.5 783.3 6,464.81962 2,694.5 33.2 797.6 281.5 11.1 608.1 891.9 64.2 235.8 343.7 798.1 6,759.71963 2,846.0 29.5 853.0 271.8 11.4 591.8 875.1 67.4 227.2 365.1 812.3 6,950.61964 2,945.9 32.1 901.3 283.3 12.9 640.7 1,003.1 73.6 254.8 363.3 886.0 7,397.01965 2,772.8 34.0 936.9 266.2 13.5 740.3 1,105.2 90.4 272.8 371.9 960.9 7,564.91966 2,821.2 37.1 1,008.1 293.2 14.3 791.8 1,144.1 83.0 272.8 396.5 992.3 7,854.41967 3,060.6 37.0 1,052.1 350.8 14.7 772.9 1,193.8 99.6 263.1 388.9 1,021.4 8,254.91968 3,239.7 37.3 1,154.0 457.8 15.0 848.5 1,245.0 110.4 291.8 432.4 1,104.8 8,936.71969 3,280.5 55.0 1,260.5 504.5 17.6 900.6 1,361.1 113.7 290.9 445.4 1,138.9 9,368.71970 3,406.6 65.2 1,331.8 577.2 21.3 913.2 1,393.2 118.0 301.5 458.8 1,183.7 9,770.5

BASE YEAR 1970

1970 3,732 95 2,197 744 101 1,258 2,533 152 399 517 1,459 13,1871971 3,642 96 2,279 708 90 1,219 2,456 166 407 548 1,598 13,2091972 3,755 103 2,321 651 101 1,335 2,548 175 415 583 1,644 13,6311973 3,725 472 2,266 665 107 1,354 2,607 182 419 641 1,700 14,1381974 3,942 295 2,163 712 108 1,462 2,771 213 455 688 1,776 14,5851975 3,847 395 2,263 649 117 1,497 2,886 276 463 729 1,865 14,9871976 3,894 571 2,371 685 122 1,425 2,928 246 467 760 1,962 15,4311977 4,299 515 2,357 619 131 1,498 2,999 295 475 791 2,099 16,0781978 4,532 619 2,541 794 158 1,607 3,267 318 499 854 2,212 17,4011979 4,622 652 2,659 960 190 1,716 3,551 350 518 905 2,378 18,5011980 4,766 684 2,681 1,066 209 1,838 3,849 402 549 959 2,572 19,5751981 5,097 713 2,820 1,034 234 1,957 4,034 462 579 997 2,779 20,7061982 5,231 742 2,955 1,013 257 2,079 4,275 517 611 1,102 2,974 21,756

BASE YEAR 1982

1982 24,964 2,238 13,601 7,959 1,089 10,666 19,694 3,715 3,250 2,899 4,604 94,6791983 26,212 2,413 13,710 8,039 1,161 11,281 20,738 4,130 3,315 3,786 4,590 99,3751984 26,113 2,449 15,390 8,030 1,239 12,437 22,029 4,526 3,381 4,165 4,636 104,3951985 28,366 2,486 16,193 8,070 1,313 12,959 22,925 4,975 3,432 4,432 4,419 109,5701986 29,106 2,615 17,558 8,191 1,406 13,377 23,821 5,174 3,497 5,274 4,242 114,2611987 27,409 3,112 18,748 8,338 1,448 13,538 24,496 5,490 3,550 5,435 4,358 115,9221988 27,984 3,392 19,622 8,463 1,499 13,619 25,164 5,819 3,603 5,462 4,423 119,0501989 27,666 3,576 20,488 8,514 1,526 13,883 25,588 6,168 3,650 6,140 4,530 121,7291990 30,011 3,901 22,427 8,761 1,681 14,410 26,497 6,556 3,705 6,355 4,940 129,2441991 30,570 3,511 23,949 9,033 1,800 15,534 28,556 6,831 3,761 6,304 5,355 135,2041992 30,090 3,300 26,059 9,765 1,897 16,606 30,074 7,241 3,795 6,449 5,714 140,9901993 31,554 3,693 28,806 10,400 2,125 17,287 32,584 8,023 3,841 6,642 5,828 150,7831994 32,593 3,915 31,418 11,024 2,335 17,823 34,667 8,785 3,887 6,848 5,974 159,2691995 33,659 4,048 34,294 11,564 2,573 18,803 35,906 9,707 3,938 7,218 6,243 167,9531996 32,109 4,408 36,539 11,957 2,522 20,213 37,765 10,687 3,989 7,579 6,493 174,261

1996 156,108 13,926 112,724 48,234 9,170 74,502 159,751 68,316 53,203 695,9341997 160,753 14,460 122,929 50,842 9.918 81,074 170,148 73,951 55,698 739,7631998 164,804 13,677 130,702 54461 10,921 87,266 177,611 77,944 57,411 774,7961999 172,238 14,238 136,498 57,075 11,958 94,303 179,940 81,259 60,831 808,3402000 175,317 14,921 149,115 59,815 12,496 101,670 195,233 85,766 62,702 857,0352001 169,377 15,019 142,909 61,292 12,130 105,497 181,733 91,456 64,381 843,7942002 173,623 14,858 145,864 60,796 12,044 113,525 191,505 99,820 65,213 877,2482003 176,450 15,699 151,951 64,115 14,651 125,538 206,507 108,590 66,556 930,0572004(b) 175,852 16,946 159,721 68,332 14,287 142,727 219,041 114,661 69,153 980,7202005(c) 178,475 19,335 169,337 74,414 17,610 160,882 224,652 122,127 72,903 1,039,735

Agriculture, Mining Manu Cons- Electricity Transport, Wholesale Financial Public GrossForestry & Quar- factu- truction and Storage & and Service, administration, Domestic

Year & Fishing rying ring water Commu- retail trade, real estate other Govt. Product nication hotels and and business services and

restaurats services defence

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) Clasification of the services section this table has been revised to follow the international standard industrialclasification recommended in the System of National Accounts 1993(SNA 93)

(b) Revised

(c) Provisional

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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT ATCURRENT FACTOR COST PRICES 1960 - 2005(a)

Rs. Million

Year Agriculture, Mining Manu Cons- Electri- Transport, Trade Banking, Owner- Public Services GrossForestry & Quar- factu- truction city Storage & Insurance ship Adminis- (n.e.s.) Domestic

& Fishing rying ring Gas & Commu- & Real of tration & ProductWater nication Estate Dwellings Defence

(a) Clasification of the service sector in this table has been revised from 1996 to follow theinternational standard industries classification recommended in the system of NationalAccounts 1996 (SNA 93).

(b) Revised.

(c) Provisional.

1960 2,390 32 712 283 10 587 937 52 214 314 801 6,3311961 2,456 32 710 279 10 579 873 58 233 324 800 6,3531962 2,392 33 749 297 11 634 954 65 249 344 822 6,5491963 2,600 30 784 285 11 637 971 69 260 365 837 6,8491964 2,664 33 819 306 13 706 1,147 76 275 363 924 7,3261965 2,523 35 919 287 14 776 1,191 93 294 372 997 7,4991966 2,614 38 866 317 14 829 1,238 86 314 397 1,028 7,7411967 2,940 40 884 380 15 831 1,294 107 333 403 1,092 8,3181968 3,691 47 1,121 522 16 939 1,421 139 333 474 1,227 9,9301969 3,732 69 1,312 627 18 1,060 1,692 143 389 469 1,323 10,834

1970 3,732 95 2,197 744 101 1,258 2,533 152 399 517 1,459 13,1871971 3,705 112 2,399 751 113 1,270 3,076 166 407 550 1,549 13,6741972 3,878 129 2,592 711 130 1,405 2,652 191 414 575 1,619 14,7201973 4,892 489 3,122 802 136 1,596 3,806 220 421 654 1,782 17,9201974 7,728 334 4,342 1,011 154 1,853 4,443 302 456 704 1,976 23,3031975 7,798 450 5,158 1,018 164 2,079 4,975 336 639 798 2,276 25,6911976 8,133 639 5,620 1,164 171 2,286 5,456 419 726 948 2,470 28,0321977 10,644 595 8,023 1,133 194 2,723 6,239 542 832 1,177 2,582 34,6841978 12,332 732 8,094 1,965 239 2,994 7,536 845 969 1,516 3,257 40,4791979 13,412 947 9,484 3,218 398 4,744 9,435 1,243 1,293 1,664 3,944 49,7821980 17,151 1,249 11,048 5,552 601 5,293 10,898 1,785 1,457 1,965 5,247 62,2461981 21,977 1,514 12,883 7,001 808 7,307 14,197 2,463 1,768 2,350 7,069 79,337

1982 24,964 2,238 13,601 7,959 1,089 10,666 19,694 3,715 3,250 2,899 4,604 94,6791983 32,180 2,799 15,958 9,807 1,428 12,554 21,759 4,183 3,696 4,100 5,414 113,8781984 40,138 3,153 20,890 11,180 1,633 15,499 27,192 4,731 3,958 5,322 6,343 140,0391985 41,069 3,328 21,849 11,640 2,042 16,554 29,261 5,693 4,162 6,376 6,347 148,3211986 44,355 4,155 24,869 12,272 2,252 17,911 31,808 6,840 4,578 7,945 6,728 163,7131987 47,923 4,927 28,470 13,020 2,346 18,663 34,520 7,455 4,904 8,501 7,002 177,7311988 53,600 5,567 31,298 14,943 2,492 21,988 40,578 9,002 5,250 11,050 7,748 203,5161989 58,462 5,980 34,941 17,332 2,788 23,109 46,625 10,496 5,850 13,600 8,955 228,1381990 76,488 7,098 43,264 21,541 3,652 28,655 61,812 13,225 7,138 15,840 11,902 290,6151991 90,257 7,204 49,816 24,535 4,729 32,896 71,556 16,399 8,130 17,630 14,247 337,3991992 100,080 6,757 59,346 28,485 4,630 38,587 83,904 20,827 9,146 18,141 17,096 386,9991993 111,659 8,446 68,881 32,615 6,065 45,533 99,736 27,804 10,344 22,622 19,387 453,0921994 124,370 10,473 80,482 38,323 7,727 52,591 115,021 35,617 11,513 25,314 21,869 523,3001995 137,678 11,510 94,098 44,455 8,701 59,217 131,449 43,346 12,572 31,136 24,165 598,327

1996 156,108 13,927 112,724 48,234 9,171 74,501 159,750 68,316 35,215 695,9341997 175,774 16,587 131,876 56,434 11,280 87,192 182,518 80,709 40,990 803,6981998 192,665 17,433 151,007 69,301 13,660 102,606 202,249 92,943 48,040 912,8391999 205,599 18,322 163,103 75,538 14,425 114,978 218,293 106,819 52,412 994,7302000 223,926 21,547 189,331 82,684 13,415 132,990 261,238 114,417 58,020 1,125,2592001 249,790 23,959 198,721 95,057 16,127 151,983 269,922 138,140 69,409 1,245,5992002 287,840 25,821 221,970 100,590 20,314 175,711 295,485 158,054 81,525 1,403,2862003 297,342 27,489 243,596 113,284 28,405 216,059 323,285 192,688 81,549 1,562,7372004(b) 320,523 35,965 275,834 142,429 27,678 260,272 380,870 217,609 97,485 1,800,7502005(c) 360,808 45,006 310,460 176,931 36,295 308,941 423,861 254,510 132,307 2,098,323

Rs. Million

Year Agriculture, Mining Manu Cons- Electri- Transport, Wholesala Financial Public GrossForestry & factu- truction city Storage & and Retail Services, Real Administration, Domestic

& Fishing Quarrying ring & Commu- Trade,Hotels Estate and Other Govt. Product Water nication and Business Service and

Resturants Services Defence

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT CONSTANT FACTOR COST PRICES 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

(a) Revised(b) Provisional

Agriculture 156,108 160,753 164,804 172,238 175,317 169,377 173,623 176,450 175,852 178,475

1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 156,108 160,753 164,804 172,238 175,317 169,377 173,623 176,450 175,852 178,4751.1 Agriculture 122,594 126,107 128,337 133,952 136,212 130,407 132,903 137,150 135,967 147,909

Tea 10,332 14,751 11,195 11,341 12,226 11,803 12,404 12,133 12,315 12,628 Rubber 4,011 3,795 3,452 3,487 3,149 3,102 3,256 3,264 3,370 3,735 Coconut 12,838 13,258 12,829 13,996 15,116 13,074 11,293 12,197 12,213 11,947 Paddy 19,892 22,122 26,165 27,892 27,808 26,223 27,553 29,633 25,152 31,279 Other 75,521 75,863 74,696 77,236 77,913 76,205 78,397 79,922 82,917 88,320

1.2 Forestry 14,751 14,942 15,122 15,319 15,564 16,342 16,658 16,,887 17,107 17,400

1.3 Fishing 18,763 19,704 21,345 22,967 23,541 22,628 24,063 22,412 22,779 13,166

Industry 184,054 198,149 209,761 219,769 236,347 231,350 233,562 246,417 259,286 280,695

2. Mining & Quarrying 13,926 14,460 13,677 14,238 14,921 15,019 14,858 15,699 16,946 19,3353. Manufacturing 112,724 122,929 130,702 136,498 149,115 142,909 145,864 151,951 159,721 169,337

3.1 Processing of Tea, Rubber & Coconut Kernel Products 16,203 16,771 16,575 17,204 17,928 16,736 16,579 16,555 16,767 17,223

3.2 Factory Industry 87,771 96,795 104,151 108,839 120,157 115,525 118,413 123,860 131,416 139,445

3.3 Small Industry 8,750 9,363 9,976 10,455 11,030 10,648 10,872 11,535 11,538 12,668

4. Electricity and Water 9,170 9,918 10,921 11,958 12,496 12,130 12,044 14,651 14,287 17,610 4.1 Electricity 7,973 8,648 9,498 10,340 10,805 10,403 10,251 12,834 12,357 15,625

4.2 Water 1,197 1,270 1,423 1,618 1,691 1,727 1,793 1,817 1,912 1,985

5. Construction 48,234 50,842 54,461 57,075 59,815 61,292 60,796 64,115 68,332 74,414

Service 355,772 380,861 400,231 416,333 445,371 443,067 470,063 507,191 545,582 580,564

6. Wholesala and Retail Trade, Hotels and Restaurant 159,751 170,148 177,611 179,940 195,233 181,733 191,505 206,507 219,041 224,6526.1 Import trade 64,629 70,833 76,609 75,536 85,280 76,155 82,530 91,773 100,052 102,3066.2 Export trade 16,365 18,323 18,346 19,465 23,027 21,185 21,608 22,365 24,083 25,734

6.3 Domestic trade 74,323 75,976 77,531 79,159 81,059 79,423 82,499 86,216 87,947 91,6696.4 Hotels and restaurants 4,434 5,016 5,125 5,780 5,867 4,970 4,868 6,153 6,958 4,943

7. Transport, Storage and Communication 74,502 81,074 87,266 94,303 101,670 105,497 113,525 125,538 142,727 160,8827.1 Transport 61,176 64,648 66,689 68,606 71,286 70,165 72,752 76,065 79,257 81,8967.2 Cargo handling, storage and warehousing 6,051 6,990 7,169 7,318 7,509 7,,364 7,521 8,262 9,316 10,2317.3 Post and telecommunication 7,275 9,436 13,408 18,379 22,875 27,968 33,252 41,211 54,154 68,754

8. Financial Services, Real Estate and Business Services 68,316 73,951 77,944 81,259 85,766 91,456 99,820 108,590 114,661 122,1278.1 Financial services 49,555 54,640 58,108 60,780 64,660 69,796 77,537 85,771 91,448 98,2648.2 Resl estate, renting and

business services 18,761 19,311 19,836 20,479 21,106 21,661 22,282 22,819 23,213 23,863

9. Public Administration, Other Government Services and Defence, Other Community, Social and Personal Services 53,203 55,689 57,411 60,831 62,702 64,381 65,213 66,556 69,153 72,9039.1 public administration, other govt. service 35,215 37,055 38,170 39,773 41,443 41,857 41,869 42,125 42,987 45,1809.2 Other community, social and

personal services 17,988 18,634 19,241 21,058 21,259 22,524 23,344 24,431 26,166 27,723Gross Domestic Product 695,934 739,763 774,796 808,340 857,035 843,794 877,248 930,057 980,720 1,039,735Net factor income from abroad (11,258) (8,816) (9,888) (14,000) (16,835) (14,739) (13,967) (9,468) (11,300) (16,526)Gross National Product 684,676 730,947 764,908 794,340 840,200 829,055 863,281 920,588 969,421 1,023,209

Sector 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004(a) 2005(b)

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT AT CURRENT FACTOR COST PRICES 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Sector 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004(a) 2005(b)

AGRICULTURE 156,108 175,774 192,665 205,599 223,926 249,790 287,840 297,342 320,523 360,808

1. Agriculture, forestry and fishing 156,108 175,774 192,665 205,599 223,926 249,790 287,840 297,342 320,523 360,808

1.1 Agruclture 122,594 138,999 153,335 163,481 177,396 199,584 232,853 238,240 257,734 304,429

Tea 10,332 12,685 14,448 12,295 15,551 15,884 17,315 16,887 20,803 21,628 Rubber 4,011 3,132 2,462 2,253 2,506 2,487 3,244 4,925 6,329 8032 Coconut 12,838 14,960 15,573 17,675 13,249 13,250 20,183 19,269 19,403 23,878 Paddy 19,892 24,469 26,842 30,197 32,063 34,731 41,767 40,961 45,082 53,286 Other 75521 83,753 94,010 101,061 114,027 133,232 150,344 156,198 166,116 197,606

1.2 Forestry 14,751 15,362 15,669 16,280 17,144 19,062 20,567 24,660 28,977 34,801

1.3 Fishing 18,763 21,413 23,661 25,838 29,386 31,144 34,421 34,442 33,812 21,577

INDUSTRY 184,056 216,177 251,401 271,388 306,977 333,864 368,695 412,774 481,906 568,692

2. Mining and Quarrying 13,927 16,587 17,433 18,322 21,547 23,959 25,821 27,489 35,965 45,006

3. Manufacturing 112,724 131,876 151,007 163,103 189,331 198,721 221,970 243,596 275,834 310,460

3.1 Processing of Ttea, Rubber and Coconut Kernel Products 16,203 19,476 23,176 24,821 28,197 28,556 35,015 35,926 42,080 47,274

3.2 Factory Industry 87,771 102,253 116,568 125,892 147,295 155,496 170,540 189,801 214,469 239,562

3.3 Small Industry 8,750 10,147 11,263 12,390 13,839 14,669 16,415 17,869 19,285 23,625

4. Electricity and Water 9,171 11,280 13,660 14,425 13,415 16,127 20,314 28,405 27,678 36,295

4.1 Electricity 7,973 9,965 12,072 12,694 11,443 13,732 17,455 25,130 24,232 31,002

4.2 Water 1,198 1,315 1,588 1,731 1,972 2,395 2,859 3,274 3,446 5,292

5. Construction 48,234 56,434 69,301 75,538 82,684 95,057 100,590 113,284 142,429 176,931

SERVICES 355,770 411,747 468,773 517,743 594,356 661,944 746,751 852,621 998,321 1,168,823

6. Wholesale and Retail Trade, Hoatels and Restaurants 159,750 182,518 202,249 218,293 261,238 269,922 295,485 323,285 380,870 423,8616.1 Import Trade 64,629 74,129 81,469 88,882 116,702 116,731 127,692 140,808 177,002 194,782

6.2 Export Trade 16,365 19,753 22,064 23,366 30,142 30,681 32,041 35,321 41,530 45,391

6.3 Domestic Trade 74,322 83,2 41 92,729 99,128 107,256 115,810 128,524 137,820 175,308

6.4 Hotels and Restaurants 4,434 5,395 5,987 6,917 7,138 6,700 7,228 9,336 10,645 8,380

7. Transport, Storage andCommunication 74,501 87,192 102,606 114,978 132,990 151,983 175,711 216,059 260,272 308,941

7.1 Transport 62,642 69,892 77,573 82,808 93,425 101,240 112,103 128,899 148,069 167,062

7.2 Cargo Handling, Storage and Warehousing 5,163 7,212 9,579 10,111 10,781 11,895 12,713 14,875 17,291 21,850

7.3 Post and Telecommunication 6,696 10,088 15,454 22,059 28,784 38,848 50,895 72,285 94,912 120,030

8. Financial Services, Real state andBusiness Services 68,316 80,709 92,943 106,819 114,417 138,140 158,054 192,688 217,609 254,510

8.1 Financial Services 49,555 59,483 69,128 80,550 85,518 105,437 122,349 155,179 177,728 208,711

8.2 Real Estate, Renting and Business Services 18,761 21,226 23,815 26,269 28,899 32,703 35,705 37,509 39,881 45,799

9. Public Administration, OtherGovernment Services and Defence,Other Community, Social andPpersonal Services 53,203 61,328 70,975 77,653 85,711 101,898 117,500 120,588 139,570 181,511

9.1 Public Administration, Other Govt. Services and Defence 35,215 40,990 48,040 52,412 58,020 69,409 81,525 81,549 97,485 132,307

9.2 Other Community, Social and Personal Services 17,988 20,338 22,935 25,241 27,691 32,489 35,975 39,039 42,084 49,204

Gross Domestic Product 695,934 803,698 912,839 994,730 1,125,259 1,245,599 1,403,286 1,562,737 1,800,750 2098,323

Net Factor Income from Abroad (11,258) (9,409) (11,56) (17,831) (23,083) (23,830) (24,174) (16,535) (20,688) (30,049)

Gross National Product 684676 794,289 901,283 976,899 1,102177 1,221,769 1,379,113 1,546,202 1,780,062 2,068,273



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ItemRupees Million Percentage Share

COMPOSITION OF GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 2001 – 2005

Gross Domestic Product 1,245,599 1,403,286 1,562,737 1,800,750 2,098,323 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100..0

Agriculture, forestry & fisihing 249,790 287,840 297,342 320,523 360,808 20.1 20.5 19.0 17.8 17.2

Mining & quarrying 23,959 25,821 27,489 35,965 45,006 1.9 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.1

Manufacturing 198,721 221,970 243,596 275,834 310,460 16.0 15.8 15.6 15.3 14.8

Electricity & water 16,127 20,314 28,405 27,678 36,295 1.3 1.4 1.8 1.5 1.7

Construction 95,057 100,590 113,284 142,429 176,931 7.6 7.2 7.2 7.9 9.8

Wholesale & retail trade 269,922 295,485 323,285 380,870 423,861 21.7 21.1 20.7 21.2 20.2 hotels & restaurants

Transport, storage & communication 151983 175,711 216,059 260,272 308,941 12.2 12.5 13.8 14.5 14.7

Financial services, real estate & 138,140 158,054 192,688 217,609 254,510 11.1 11.3 12.3 12.1 12.1 business services

Public administration, other 101,898 117,500 120,588 139,570 181,511 8.2 8.4 7.7 7.8 8.7 government services & defence, other community, social & personal

services

Gross Domestic Product by Expenditure(Current Market Prices) 1,407,398 1,581,885 1,761,161 2,029,365 2,365,702 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Consumption 1,185,482 1,353,428 1,481,164 1,706,994 1,958,887 84.2 85.5 84.1 84.1 82.8

Government 144,441 139,311 139,268 164,887 195,093 10.3 8.8 7.9 8.1 8.2

Private 1,041,041 1,214,117 1,341,896 1,542,107 1,763794 74.0 76.7 76.2 76.0 74.6

Gross Domestic Capital Formation 309,684 334,804 388,757 506,942 625,983 22.0 21.2 22.1 25.0 26.5

Government 42,366 31,922 40,766 45,261 99,281 3.0 2.0 2.3 2.2 4.2 Private and Public Corporations 267,318 302,882 347,991 461,681 526,702 19.0 19.1 19.8 22.8 22.3

Net Exports of Goods and -87,769 -106,347 -108,760 -184,571 219,168 -6.2 -6.9 -6.2 -9.1 -9.3 Non-Factor Services

Exports of Goods and 525,398 570,833 632,907 736,967 792,415 37.3 36.1 35.9 36.4 33.5 Non-Factor Services

Imports of Goods and 613,167 677,180 741,667 921,537 1,011,583 43.6 42.9 42.1 45.5 42.8 Non-Factor Services

(a) Provisional Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

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1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF GDP (AT 1996 FACTOR COST PRICES)Rs. Million

Sector

INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS (CURRENT MARKET PRICES) 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)


Agriculture 37,212 43,556 47,693 47,181 36,247 47,693 49,877

Industry 63,642 59,373 67,541 68,730 68,385 64,660 72,770 74,880

Services 129,620 126,843 138,007 151,110 135,692 136,462 148,255 160,155

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 240,653 223,428 249,105 267,534 251,257 237,369 266,196 284,912

Gross National Product (GNP) 238,396 221,086 245,867 264,072 245,886 233,433 262,569 261,321

Agriculture 0.0 3.3 -0.9 -2.8 -0.4 -2.6 3.7 4.6

Industry 5.8 2.4 6.4 6.1 7.5 8.9 7.7 8.9

Services 9.5 7.5 7.5 6.1 4.7 7.6 7.4 6.0

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 6.5 5.4 5.6 4.4 4.4 6.2 6.9 6.5

Gross National Product (GNP) 6.6 5.1 5.4 4.3 3.1 5.6 6.8 6.5

47,391

Growth, %

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 768,128 890,272 1,017,986 1,105,963 1,257,636 1,407,398 1,581,885 1,761,161 2,029,365 2,365,702

Consumption 650,437 736,035 823,251 890,230 1,038,377 1,185,482 1,353,428 1,481,164 1,706,823

Investment 186,264 217,103 255,889 301,823 352,632 309,684 334,804 388,757 506,942 625,983

Net Exports of Goods & -68,573 -62,866 -61,154 -86,089 -133,372 -87,769 -106,347 -108,760 -184,571 -219,168Non-Factor Services

Domestic Savings 117,691 154,237 194,735 215,734 219,259 221,916 228,457 279,997 322,372 406,815(GDP–Consumption)

Net Factor Income from abroad -11,258 -9,409 -11,556 -17,831 -23,083 -23,830 -24,174 -16,535 -20,688 -30,049

Net Private Transfers from abroad 39,242 46,472 54,785 62,438 73,810 87,902 104,940 116,308 136,607 174,426

National Savings 145,674 191,301 237,965 260,340 269,986 285,988 309,223 379,770 438,290 551,192

Savings – Investment Gap -40,590 -25,802 -17,924 -41,483 -82,646 -23,696 -25,581 -7,987 -68,652 -74,791

Financing the Gap 40,590 25,802 17,924 41,483 82,646 23,696 25,581 7,987 68,652 -74,791

Capital Transfers 5,286 5,140 5,109 5,650 3,795 17,766 6,219 7,146 6,573 25,108

Official Transfers (net) from abroad 2,709 2,625 3,359 1,816 1,801 1,925 2,982 3,441 3,038 9,300

Foreign Direct Investment 6,606 25,504 12,379 12,449 13,119 7,310 17,716 19,450 22,826 23,505

Foreign Portfolio Investment (net) 353 749 -1,521 -886 -3,355 -1,025 2,443 209 1,109 6,103

Private Foreign Loans (net) 1,557 7,883 414 -667 7,569 -3,798 6,548 1,877 2,514 1,640

Government Foreign Loans (net) 14,268 8,471 13,175 4,451 3,653 21,984 13,233 53,472 44,709 55,832

Commercial Banks’ Assets 1,127 -23,384 5,035 1,766 -18,736 2,867 6,893 -9,090 -45,367 -19,669

Commercial Banks’ Liabilities 423 12,352 -8,374 -6,375 19,960 18,929 -10,375 -141 27,504 30,292

Valuation Adjustments, Errors and 5,537 2,307 1,025 -4,754 16,090 2,667 18,096 -14,487 -4,198Omissions

Monetary Movement -9 -15,845 -13,800 14,184 30,939 -29,765 -36,051 -48,610 7,474 48,125

Percent of GDPInvestment 24.3 24.4 25.1 27.3 28.0 22.0 20.9 22.1 25.0 26.5

Domestic Savings 15.4 17.3 19.1 19.5 17.4 15.8 14.4 15.9 15.9 17.2

National Savings 19.0 21.5 23.4 23.5 21.5 20.3 19.5 21.6 21.6 23.3

Savings-Investment Gap -5.3 -2.9 -1.8 -3.8 -6.6 -1.7 -1.3 -0.4 -3.4 -3.2


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Current Market Price (Rs. mn.) Constant (1996) Price (Rs.mn.)Item

2002 2003 2004(a) 2005(b) 2002 2003 2004(a) 2005(b)

A. Domestic Demand

Consumption 1,353,428 1,481,164 1,706,994 1,958,887 880,725 935,238 981,917 1,010,296(% Change) 14.2 9.4 15.2 14.8 0.2 6.6 5.0 2.9

Gross Domestic Capital Formation 334,804 388,757 506,942 625,983 227,250 263,497 294,255 325,910(% Change) 8.1 16.1 30.4 23.5 5.8 16.0 11.7 10.8

Total Domestic Demand 1,688,232 1,869,921 2,213,936 2,584,870 1,107,975 1,198,735 1,276,172 1,336,206 (% Change) 12.9 10.8 18.4 16.8 -57.1 10.5 6.5 4.7

B. External DemandExports of Goods and Non-Factor Services 570,833 632,907 736,967 792,415 374,115 394,284 424,137 447,943(% Change) 8.6 10.9 16.4 7.5 6.3 5.4 7.6 5.6

Imports of Goods andNon-Factor Services 677,180 741,667 921,537 1,011,583 513,732 566,367 617,732 636,429(% Change) 10.4 9.5 24.3 9.8 11.2 10.2 9.1 3.0

Net Extermal Demand (106,347) (108,760) (184,571) (219,168) (139,617) (172,083) (193,595) (188,486)

C. Total Demand 1,581,885 1,761,161 2,029,365 2,365,702 968,358 1,026,652 1,082,577 1,147,720(% Change) 12.4 11.3 15.2 16.6 4.0 6.0 5.4 6.0


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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY PROVINCE AT CURRENT FACTORCOST PRICES 2000 – 2005 Rs.Mn


Year \ Western Southern Sabara- Central Uva Eastern North North Northern TotalProvince gamuwa Western Central

GDP Shares (Rs. Mn.)

2000 558,157 105,994 75,341 105,630 44,004 51,077 117,150 43,535 24,371 1,125,2592001 601,048 120,732 79,376 116,484 57,189 62,156 132,897 46,226 29,490 1,245,5982002 675,340 133,650 95,423 133,132 59,455 68,634 144,442 55,835 37,376 1,403,2872003 776,634 145,331 95,991 137,815 69,132 85,716 148,046 61,631 42,441 1562,7382004 918,053 168,137 114,926 156,587 74,341 98,072 153,860 65,323 51,451 1,800,7502005 (a) 1,057,668 188,371 134,822 178,718 94.283 101,779 188,352 89,538 64,805 2,098,337

GDP Shares (Percentage)

2000 49.6 9.4 6.7 9.4 3.9 4.5 10.4 3.9 2.2 100.02001 48.3 9.7 6.4 9.4 4.6 5.0 10.7 3.7 2.4 100.02002 48.1 9.5 6.8 9.5 4.2 4.9 10.3 4.0 2.7 100.02003 49.7 9.3 6.1 9.8 4.4 5.5 9.5 3.9 2.7 100.02004 51.0 9.3 6.4 8.7 4.1 5.4 8.5 3.6 2.9 100.02005 (a) 50.4 9.0 6.4 8.5 4.5 4.9 9.0 4.3 3.1 100.0

GDP By Sectors (Rs. Mn.)

2000

Agriculture 25,721 40,472 25,277 33,390 20,813 15,451 33,139 19,634 4,510 218,408Industry 197,288 15,528 18,616 16,121 4,226 12,656 37,622 3,129 1,792 306,977Services 335,148 49,993 31,448 56,119 18,966 22,970 46,389 20,772 18,069 599,874

Total 558,157 105,994 75,341 105,630 44,004 51,077 117,150 43,535 24,371 1,125,259

2001


Total 601,048 120,732 79,376 116,484 57,189 62,156 132,897 46,226 29,490 1,245,598

2002


Total 675,340 133,650 95,423 133,132 59,455 68,634 144,442 55,835 37,376 1,403,287

2003


Total 776,634 145,331 95,991 137,815 69,132 85,716 148,046 61,631 42,441 1,562,738

2004

Agriculture 27,094 60,377 31,721 51,728 39,330 32,674 35,276 27,931 14,391 320,523Industry 296,793 33455 34,672 26,635 6,930 27,596 46,961 5,379 3,484 481,906Services 594,166 74,304 48,533 78,223 28,081 37,803 71,623 32,013 33,576 998,321

Total 918,053 168,137 114,926 156,587 74,341 98,072 153,860 65,323 51,451 1,800,750

2005 (a)

Agriculture 29,639 58,671 39,207 60,773 45,849 28,010 43,184 39,621 15,854 360,808Industry 341,445 41,743 39,152 34,245 13,176 25,614 57,468 10,872 4,977 568,692Services 686,584 87,957 56,463 83,701 35,258 48,155 87,701 39,045 43,974 1,168,837

Total 1,057,668 188,371 134,822 178,718 94,283 101,779 188,352 89,538 64,805 2,098,337

(a) Provisional

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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT CURRENT FACTOR COST PRICES BY PROVINCE – 2004

Sector \Province Western Southern Sabara- Central Uva Eastern North North Northern Total

AGRICULTURE 27,094 60,377 31,721 51,728 39,330 32,674 35,276 27,931 14,391 320,523

1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 27,094 60,377 31,721 51,728 39,330 32,674 35,276 27,931 14,391 320,523

1.1 Agriculture 19,992 51,550 28,798 44,955 32,158 23,576 27,838 22,134 6,733 257,734

Tea 775 6,167 5,808 6,278 1,776 0 0 0 0 20,803 Rubber 1,254 904 3,736 144 130 0 161 0 0 6,329 Coconut 4,048 3,045 1,229 1,006 61 453 8,539 525 497 19,403 Paddy 1,363 4,786 2,010 1,642 3,716 15,114 2,570 12,347 1,536 45,082 Other 12,552 36,648 16,015 35,885 26,476 8,009 16,568 9,263 4,701 166,116

1.2 Forestry 527 930 2,897 6,739 7,054 1,636 3,428 5,142 623 28,977

1.3 Fishing 6,574 7,897 26 34 118 7,462 4,011 654 7,035 33,812

INDUSTRY 296,793 33,455 34,672 26,635 6,930 27,596 46,961 5,379 3,484 481,906

2. Mining & Quarrying 7,123 3,024 13,231 3,230 1,577 2,003 2,854 1,476 1,446 35,965

3. Manufacturing 172,829 22,814 12,500 5,593 1,171 22,600 37,799 444 84 275,824

3.1 Processing of Tea, Rubber & Coconut Kernel Products 5,517 11,201 9,520 2,759 16 9,729 3,296 28 15 42,080

3.2 Factory Industry 157,458 9,485 1,275 1,375 0 12,199 32,677 0 0 214,469

3.3 Small Industry 9,855 2,128 1,706 1,459 1,155 672 1,826 415 69 19,285

4. Electricity and Water 15,037 1,821 1,027 4,842 1,097 1,036 1,133 976 711 27,678

4.1 Electricity 12,833 1,450 892 4,560 990 901 1,045 864 697 24,232

4.2 Water 2,204 371 135 282 107 134 87 111 14 3,446

5. Construction 101,804 5,796 7,913 12,970 3,086 1,958 5,176 2,484 1,242 142,429

SERVICES 594,166 74,304 48,533 78,223 28,081 37,803 71,623 32,013 33,576 998,321

6. Wholesale and Retail Trade, 231,472 30,531 22,306 31,976 9,412 11,219 28,245 9,800 5,910 380,870 Hotels and Restaurants

6.1 Import Trade 101,557 14,609 9,313 15,845 4,505 6,093 17,556 5,156 2,367 177,002 6.2 Export Trade 23,281 4,988 5,406 4,086 854 177 2,159 538 40 41,530 6.3 Domestic Trade 101,301 9,747 5,320 11,802 3,562 4,486 8,103 4,038 3,335 151,694 6.4 Hotels and Restaurants 5,333 1,187 2,267 243 490 463 427 68 167 10,645

7. Transport, Storage and Communication 149,818 21,558 12,306 23,392 7,948 9,090 22,142 8,651 5,368 260,272

7.1 Transport 71,568 14,782 8,296 15,054 5,424 5,704 16,767 6,589 3,884 148,069 7.2 Carge Handling, Storage and Warehousing 16,712 380 0 0 0 198 0 0 0 17,291


8. Financial Services, Real Estate and 170,532 8,963 5,362 10,917 3,924 2,379 9,395 4,565 1,574 217,609 Business Services

8.1 Financial Service 142,693 6,820 3,917 8,024 3,005 1,555 7,141 3,618 955 177,728 8.2 Real Estate, Renting and 27,838 2,142 1,445 2,892 919 825 2,254 947 620 39,881

Business Service

9. Public Administration, Other Government Service and Defence, Other Community, Social and Personal Services 42,344 13,253 8,559 11,940 6,796 15,114 11,841 8,997 20,724 139,570

9.1 Public Administration, Other Government Service and Defence 21,372 9,046 5,874 9,193 5,205 12,155 8,409 7,473 18,759 97,485 9.2 Other Community, Social and

Personal Service 20,972 4,207 2,686 2,747 1,591 2,959 3,433 1,524 1,966 42,084

10. GDP 918,053 168,137 114,926 156,587 74,341 98,072 153,860 65,323 51,451 1,800,750

11. % of GDP Contribution 51.0 9.3 6.4 8.7 4.1 5.4 8.5 3.6 2.9 100.0 per capita GDP at Current

Factor Cost Prices 166,133 71,670 62,460 62,485 60,786 63,683 69,494 57,050 45,857 92,526

Source : Statistics Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka

gamuwa Western Central

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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT AT CURRENT FACTOR COST PRICES BY PROVINCE – 2005

Sector \Province Western Southern Sabara- Central Uva Eastern North North Northern Totalgamuwa Western Central

Rs. Million

AGRICULTURE 29,639 58,671 39,207 60,773 45,849 28,010 43,184 39,621 15,854 360,808

1. Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 29,639 58,671 39,207 60,773 45,849 28,010 43,184 39,621 15,854 360,808

1.1 Agriculture 24,156 50,079 36,269 51,402 39,393 21,953 35,435 34,072 11,670 304,429

Tea 812 6,174 6,015 6,685 1,943 0 0 0 0 21,628 Rubber 1,797 791 4,951 202 144 0 147 0 0 8,032 Coconut 3,623 3,893 1,904 1,539 1,489 683 8,911 545 1,291 23,878 Paddy 1,954 5,227 2,874 1,406 3,603 14,570 4,689 16,683 2,280 53,286 Other 15,969 33,995 20,525 41,570 32,215 6,700 21,689 16,844 8,100 197,606

1.2 Forestry 386 3,625 2,891 9,313 6,285 2,273 4,566 4,887 575 34,801

1.3 Fishing 5,097 4,967 47 57 171 3,784 3,183 663 3,609 21,577

INDUSTRY 341,445 41,743 39,152 34,245 13,176 25,614 57,468 10,872 4,977 568,692

2. Mining & Quarrying 10,342 3,252 14,294 3,276 2,216 1,643 4,840 3,937 1,207 45,006

3. Manufacturing 190,419 24,323 16,241 14,306 4,620 17,628 41,888 936 100 310,461

3.1 Processing of Tea, Rubber & Coconut Kernel Products 6,109 10,596 12,887 11,209 3,241 12 3,185 22 12 47,274

3.2 Factory Industry 171,961 11,243 1,211 1,367 0 17,216 36,564 0 0 239,562

3.3 Small Industry 12,349 2,484 2,143 1,730 1,379 401 2,139 914 88 23,625 4. Electricity and Water 20,760 2,523 1,597 5,218 887 1,314 1,572 1,521 902 36,294

4.1 Electricity 17,390 1,970 1,389 4,774 721 1,103 1,432 1,346 877 31,002 4.2 Water 3,370 554 208 444 165 211 140 175 25 5,292

5. Construction 119,924 11,644 7,021 11,444 5,454 5,028 9,168 4,479 2,768 176,931

SERVICES 686,584 87,957 56,463 83,701 35,258 48,155 87,701 39,045 43,974 1,168,837

6. Wholesale and Retail Trade, Hotels and Restaurants 259,415 32,903 24,019 30,181 12,547 13,536 32,848 11,617 6,808 423,874

6.1 Import Trade 111,576 16,674 11,179 11,706 7,361 7,686 20,071 5,808 2,723 194,782 6.2 Export Trade 24,804 5,283 6,352 4,703 1,034 250 2,161 766 51 45,404 6.3 Domestic Trade 118,324 10,029 6,283 13,027 4,076 5,112 10,202 4,446 3,810 175,308 6.4 Hotels and Restaurants 4,711 917 205 745 77 488 414 598 224 8,380

7. Transport, Storage and Communication 171,564 28,086 15,355 25,706 9,796 11,557 28,794 10,795 7,289 308,942

7.1 Transport 79,985 16,834 9,355 14,630 6,010 6,820 20,981 7,099 5,349 167,062 7.2 Carge Handling, Storage and Warehousing 21,041 477 0 0 0 332 0 0 0 21,850


8. Financial Services, Real Estate and Business Services 202,881 9,565 5,462 11,780 3,766 3,267 10,016 5,339 2,436 254,510

8.1 Financial Service 170,931 7,106 3,804 8,447 2,706 2,318 7,428 4,249 1,723 208,711 8.2 Real Estate, Renting and

Business Service 31,950 2,459 1,657 3,333 1,060 949 2,588 1,090 713 45,799

9. Public Administration, Tther Government Service and Defence, Other Community, Social and Personal Services 52,724 17,403 11,627 16,033 9,149 19,795 16,043 11,294 27,442 181,511

9.1 Public Administration, Other Government Service and Defence 28,194 12,493 8,497 12,815 7,283 16,338 12,034 9,509 25,145 132,307 9.2 Other ommunity, Social and

Personal Service 24,530 4,911 3,131 3,219 1,866 3,457 4,009 1,785 2,296 49,204

10. GDP 1,057,668 188,371 134,822 178,718 94,283 101,779 188,352 89,538 64,805 2,098,337

11. % of GDP Contribution 50.4 9.0 6.4 8.5 4.5 4.9 9.0 4.3 3.1 100.0 per Capita GDP at Current Factor Cost Prices 189,309 79,582 72,719 70,417 76,035 65,453 84,274 77,255 57,197 106,688

Source : Statistics Department, Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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PADDY 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional n.a. – Not Available

Sources : Deprtment of Census and StatisticsCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

Area Sown, Ha. ’000 749 730 848 896 878 798 852 983 779 938Maha 499 473 574 551 549 479 510 602 521 581Yala 250 257 274 345 329 319 342 381 258 357

Irrigated Area 536 514 650 662 665 597 638 982 779 938Major 388 370 461 471 481 437 462 516 439 516Minor 148 144 189 191 184 160 176 227 142 196

Rain-fed Area 213 216 176 230 213 201 215 239 198 226

Area Under Improved 734 662 790 872 862 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Varieties, Ha. ’000

Net Extent Harvested, Ha. ’000 587 618 740 779 742 618 734 816 643 818Maha 377 397 501 481 469 148 499 499 417 508Yala 210 221 239 298 273 264 290 317 226 310

Production, MT ’000 2,061 2,239 2,693 2,868 2,860 2,695 2,860 3,071 2,628 3,246Maha 1,331 1,457 1,781 1,748 1,781 1,613 1,774 1,895 1,670 2,013Yala 730 782 912 1,120 1,078 1,082 1,086 1,177 958 1,233

Yield per Hectare, Kgs. 3,515 3,618 3,634 3,672 3,856 3,954 3,895 3,761 4,087 3,966 Maha 3,534 3,670 3,555 3,618 3,798 3,860 3,990 3,794 4,004 3,960

Yala 3,477 3,529 3,807 3,760 3,957 4,102 3,742 3,709 4,244 3,976

Fertilizer Issues, MT ’000 238 245 352 321 262 279 356 283 301 353

Credit Granted for Paddy 396 383 340 318 374 421 549 564 1,031 1,137Cultivation, Rs. Mn.

Maha 308 275 230 208 256 251 234 301 666 675Yala 88 108 110 110 118 170 315 263 365 462

Prices, Rs. per Bushel

Guaranteed Price 155 155 155 155 155 271 n.a n.a. n.a. n.a.Open Market Price 216 231 215 260 234 266 295 271 349 334

Insurance

Area Insured, Ha. ’000 26 21 16 15 16 13 12 19 21 10Total Premium

Collected, Rs. Mn. 16 13 10 10 13 9 10 18 26 9Total Indemnities Paid,

Rs. Mn. 20 7 6 6 7 8 6 7 31 –

Rice Imports, MT ’000 341 306 168 214 15 52 95 35 222 52Import Price (C & F)Rs. per MT 14,999 14,148 15,643 15,358 19,388 18,647 18,215 23,677 27,908 30,035

Value Added, Rs. Mn. 19,892 24,469 26,842 30,197 26,545 27,565 32,288 31,141 34,488 46,712(Growing only)Percent of GDP 2.6 2.7 2.6 2.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.9 2.2

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TEA 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)


(b) Extents from 1999 onwards are revised based on the 1999 estate sector survey.

(c) Registered in the Tea Commissioners Division.

(d) Estimation based on the Consumer Finances and Socio-Economic Survey series of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.


Area, Hectares (b) 189,354 193,676 194,736 179,759 180,015 188,971 187,971 187,971 210,621 221,969High Grown 53,019 54,229 54,526 49,584 49,623 52,272 52,410 52,410 100,790 41,137Medium Grown 60,593 61,977 62,316 58,431 58,431 56,863 61,386 61,386 69,529 71,018Low Grown 75,742 77,470 77,894 71,744 71,761 79,836 74,175 74,175 40,302 109,814

Replanted Area, Hectares 937 931 1,234 1,376 1,085 1,018 1,029 765 1,245 1,333

Fertilizer Issues (wholesale), 153.9 161.8 182.3 164.0 200.3 186.9 185.0 167.0 178.5 178.0 MT ’000Factories, No. (c) 745 751 750 759 706 708 823 840 657 681

High Grown 191 191 192 188 176 180 197 197 157 170Medium Grown 193 189 182 182 160 144 190 196 132 143Low Grown 361 371 376 389 370 384 436 447 368 368

Production, Mn. Kgs. 258.4 276.9 280.0 283.8 305.8 295.1 310.0 303.2 308.1 317.2High Grown 72.2 83.8 77.4 81.3 83.5 75.1 87.0 81.6 74.6 80.4Medium Grown 48.0 57.1 52.3 53.5 56.2 53.8 53.9 54.0 49.7 55.0Low Grown 138.1 136.0 150.3 148.9 166.1 166.2 169.1 167.7 183.9 181.8

Cost of Production, Rs./kg. 87.04 90.26 100.71 101.29 110.64 121.57 124.60 135.58 157.34 168.85

Colombo Auction Price, 103.88 109.43 134.35 115.31 135.53 143.96 149.30 149.05 180.74 185.84 Rs./kg.

High Grown 93.38 107.94 127.60 106.17 129.03 135.56 135.65 156.34 171.78 170.85Medium Grown 89.70 129.47 121.45 100.68 120.55 122.63 125.45 137.60 157.96 161.37Low Grown 114.35 119.40 141.88 125.74 144.58 154.50 163.19 165.48 189.86 198.59

Quantity Sold at Colombo 229.8 269.1 270.5 278.4 298.7 304.7 311.4 304.4 310.2 322.1Auctions, Mn. kgs.

High Grown 67.5 80.4 73.4 78.5 83.4 78.6 83.9 81.8 74.0 79.6Medium Grown 23.4 51.0 48.4 54.5 54.6 54.1 53.4 50.5 46.8 51.0Low Grown 138.9 137.7 148.7 145.3 160.7 172.0 174.1 172.1 189.4 191.5

ExportsValue, Rs. Mn. 32,537 40,425 48,204 42,073 51,043 59,328 61,189 63,064 70,894 77,327Quantity, Mn. kgs. 234.2 257.6 265.3 263.9 281.3 288.90 287.3 291.5 290.6 298.6F.O.B. Price, Rs./kg. 139.56 158.89 181.69 159.40 181.00 205.37 212.99 216.36 243.95 258.82

Export Volume by Different Type, Mn. kgs.Bulk Tea 129.7 148.2 160.1 171.6 182.8 176.1 188.1 176.3 186.6 175.4Packeted Tea 93.7 94.8 86.7 73.2 74.7 99.2 83.5 98.4 84.1 103.5Tea Bags 9.2 10.8 11.9 11.2 12.1 13.1 14.1 15.5 17.8 18.0Other 1.6 3.8 6.6 7.9 11.7 6.5 6.0 8.1 11.8 10.9Total 234.2 257.6 265.3 263.9 281.3 294.9 291.8 298.3 300.3 308.9

Export Value by Different Type, Rs. MnBulk Tea 16,375 20,902 26,016 24,029 29,105 30,407 32,954 31,097 37,979 39,072Packeted Tea 12,684 14,376 15,276 11,416 13,569 21,817 20,292 22,987 22,357 27,180Tea Bags 2,895 3,662 4,577 4,280 4,850 6,133 944 7,778 9,256 9,816Other 581 1,484 2,335 2,347 3,518 3,245 2,915 4,075 5,305 5,413Total 32,535 40,424 48,204 42,072 51,042 61,602 63,105 65,937 74,897 81,481

Value added, % of GDP 2.2 2.4 2.7 2.2 2.6 2.3 2.4 2.0 2.2 2.0 (Growing & Processing)

Domestic Consumption(d) Mn. kgs. 24.5 24.8 25.1 25.5 25.9 26.2 26.6 26.8 26.6 26.9

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RUBBER 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional(b) Under cultivation has been revised from 2002 on the basis of Agriculture Census - 2002

Sources: Central Bank of Sri LankaRubber Development DepartmentSri Lanka Customs

Area, Hectares

Under cultivation (b) 162,000 162,820 158,672 159,097 157,031 157,100 114,681 114,796 115,319 116,050Under tapping (b) 122,252 126,883 126,883 127,707 128,300 131,970 87,157 86,152 89,142 91,233

Area Replanted, Hectares 3,443 1,033 1,288 643 793 445 712 564 820 1,448

Area Newly Planted, Hectares 1,297 761 667 218 251 141 225 450 518 504

Subsidies for Replanting, Rs. Mn. 81.2 94.7 90.6 92.4 82.8 69.8 69.9 61.9 34.1 77.65

Fertilizer Issues (wholesale), MT 16,556 12,273 15,684 9,943 13,801 9,129 6,924 8,398 9,222 97.58

Average Yield per Hectare, kgs. 927 868 754 756 698 653 723 911 1,064 11.71

Cost of Production, Rs./kg. 36.70 40.37 42.0 43.5 44.5 48.0 48.5 63.3 73.39 76.12

Total Production, Mn. kgs. 112.5 105.8 95.7 96.6 87.6 86.2 90.5 92.0 94.7 104.4

Smoked Sheet 53.2 46.1 26.9 28.7 34.0 30.3 42.8 50.0 46.4 50.1Sole Crepe 3.7 4.0 4.9 4.2 4.5 3.9 3.0 2.2 2.0 2.7Scrap Crepe 4.1 2.8 1.9 1.6 1.8 2.7 2.2 3.1 3.9 2.9Latex Crepe 23.7 21.1 51.2 39.4 28.1 26.1 20.8 17.1 12.5 12.9Latex 6.7 9.2 6.8 4.8 15.3 19.5 20.5 18.4 26.0 29.8Technically Specified Rubber 11.1 9.6 4.7 17.9 3.9 3.7 1.2 1.2 3.8 5.9

Local Consumption, Mn. kgs. 39.9 44.0 53.6 53.8 55.1 53.9 54.4 56.8 54.4 72.8

Stocks, Mn. kgs. 17.6 17.0 18.6 18.7 18.7 18.9 19.0 18.9 18.9 18.9

Exports

Value, Rs. Mn. 5,744.7 4,631.1 2,806.1 2,296.3 2,174.7 2,128.6 2,552.1 3,718.1 5,154.9 4,4 723.7Volume, Mn. kgs. 72.1 61.4 41.4 42.7 32.5 31.0 36.1 35.3 40.5 31.8F.O.B. Price, Rs./kg. 79.78 75.96 67.72 53.82 66.95 66.35 69.53 105.25 127.26 147.98

Export Distribution (’000 Mt.)

European Union 19.0 16.8 11.3 10.3 11.0 9.2 10.0 9.6 10.5 9.0

India 5.0 3.4 0.9 2.2 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.2 2.3 1.7Japan 3.6 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.3Hong Kong – – – – – 0.8 1.1 0.4 0.6 1.0Pakistan 9.4 7.6 6.5 7.8 5.4 8.7 7.9 9.0 9.3 7.1USA 7.5 9.0 3.7 4.2 2.3 1.8 4.6 4.3 5.1 3.3Other Countries 22.9 20.9 14.0 13.1 9.3 7.1 10.0 9.3 10.3 7.4

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COCONUT 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sources : Coconut Development AuthorityCentral Bank of Sri LankaSri Lanka Customs

Coconut Production, Mn. Nuts 2,546 2,630 2,522 2,828 3,092 2,711 2,392 2,562 2,591 25.15

Manufacture of Major Coconut Products, MT ’000

Copra 74.5 79.6 70.3 64.6 82.1 113.0 59.0 36.6 37.1 37.4Coconut Oil 41.0 36.1 38.0 35.1 44,.4 64.3 30.1 12.5 25.0 20.0Desiccated Coconut 62.5 66.0 45.1 67.6 89.0 51.0 30.7 46.2 54.9 40.0Poonac 20.5 18.1 19.0 17.6 22.2 32.2 15.1 6.3 12.5 10.0

Cost of Production, Rs. per Nut 2.18 2.26 2.40 2.68 3.27 3.50 3.85 4.10 75.0 95.0

Fertilizer Issues (wholesale), MT 39,100 34,983 40,237 41,720 38,353 30,125 39,848 38,958 33,648 32,842

Export Volume

Three Major Coconut Products,Mn. Nuts 475 505 437 600 787 516 328 461 538.1 377Copra, MT ’000 7.8 8.5 9.0 11.2 14.6 15.0 13.3 17.6 15.5 16.9Coconut Oil, MT ’000 2.8 3.7 2.7 3.6 4.7 3.4 2.6 2.5 2.1 1.4Desiccated Coconut, MT ’000 60.8 63.7 45.2 63.0 82.7 49.9 28.6 42.2 54.1 33.4

Fresh Nuts, Mn. Nuts 17.5 17.7 17.5 23.0 29.0 27.5 23.7 34.5 41.4 40.6Coir Fibre Bristle, MT ’000 5.5 5.6 5.0 4.1 4.3 3.5 3.3 3.2 3.0 3.2Coir Fibre Mattress, MT ’000 24.4 6.3 22.1 23.2 24.5 27.0 33.8 23.8 38.4 23.7Coconut Shell Charcoal, MT ’000 9.9 8.4 3..3 3.7 6.5 6.4 3.3 2.9 5.5 3.4

Export Value, Rs. Mn.

Three Major Coconut Products 4,469.0 4,864.0 3,631.9 5,973.1 5,788.4 3,638.8 3,957.6 4,601.0 5,935.8 4,914.5Copra 327.0 401.0 458.0 631.0 587.2 611.9 944.3 1,120.6 1,049.9 1,405.9Coconut Oil 143.0 193.0 199.0 246.9 248.8 192.5 222.0 204.6 187.6 133.7Desiccated Coconut 3,999.0 4,270.4 2,975.1 5,095.2 4,952.5 2,834.3 2,791.3 3,275.8 4,698.3 3,374.8

Fresh Nuts 234.6 274.0 292.6 404.9 480.5 459.6 523.5 690.8 910.7 1,010.3Coir Fibre Bristle 190.8 213.3 194.0 162.7 171.1 153.2 168.0 146.6 146.6 145.2Coir Fibre Mattress 260.0 126.4 267.2 300.7 366.6 382.5 502.1 409.4 710.9 467.2Coconut Shell Charcoal 110.5 100.5 59.7 67.4 120.8 137.2 76.3 73.4 136.1 97.5

F.O.B. Price, Rs. per Kg.

Copra 41.03 46.93 48.97 56.28 40.25 40.69 71.10 63.86 69.8 83.4Coconut Oil 52.16 52.06 74.59 68.19 53.51 56.03 85.86 82.74 89.6 93.8Desiccated Coconut 64.62 67.00 66.40 80.94 60.30 56.83 97.74 77.56 86.9 101.1Fresh Nuts, Rs. per Nut 14.12 15.47 16.42 17.61 16.24 16.70 22.11 20.00 22.0 25.0Coir Fibre Bristle 34.66 38.00 38.71 39.00 39.94 44.30 67.44 45.87 48.6 45.2Coir Fibre Mattress 10.69 19.97 12.17 12.95 15.17 14.16 14.85 17.21 18.5 19.8Coconut Shell Charcoal 11.30 11.95 18.09 18.28 18.60 21.30 23.27 25.73 24.7 30.0

Local Market Price, Rs. per Kg.

Copra No. 1 44.47 46.48 48.97 55.27 34.51 41.36 70.04 57.98 63.9 77.80Coconut Oil 56.12 55.69 67.92 66.42 46.94 61.17 82.80 68.48 86.8 96.54Desiccated Coconut 63.02 61.53 61.27 76.24 49.93 52.75 90.95 72.38 85.0 95.50

Price of a Fresh Nut (Retail), Rs. 9.37 10.55 11.16 11.95 9.04 9.97 14.83 13.40 14.6 17.50

Value Added, % of GDP (b) 2.0 2.3 2.9 3.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 –

Domestic Consumption (c), Mn. Nuts 2,042 2,133 2,053 2,080 2,110 1,716 2,058 2,381 2,082 20.47

(a) Provisional(b) In growing and processing only(c) Estimated household consumption

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PRINCIPAL CROPS BY PROVINCE 2001 - 2005

Item Western Southern Sabara- North- Central Uva North Eastern Northern Allgamuwa Western Central Island

Tea

Production, Mn. kg.2001 8.0 85.1 70.1 – 101.2 31.7 – – – 296.12002 8.7 85.4 72.2 – 112.4 31.4 – – – 310.12003 9.7 83.3 72.6 – 106.1 30.7 – – – 302.42004 10.6 89.1 80.9 – 98.3 29.3 – – – 308.12005(a) 10.3 88.7 78.6 – 107.8 31.8 – – – 317.0

No. of Tea Factories operated (b) 23 211 123 – 224 72 – – – 6532005

Rubber

Estimated Production Mn. kg.2001 30.5 9.0 41.2 1.8 2.5 1.0 – – – 86.02002 32.8 9.1 43.7 1.8 2.7 0.9 – – – 91.02003(c) 32.2 8.1 45.2 2.2 2.4 1.8 – – – 92.02004(c) 33.2 8.4 46.6 2.3 2.5 1.8 – – – 94.82005(c)(a) 37.2 8.8 51.4 2.3 2.7 1.9 – – – 104.4

Coconut

Estimated Area (2002), ’000 Ha. 61.7 47.7 31.4 179.7 19.2 13.4 20.8 10.7 10.3 417.0

Estimated Production, Mn. Nuts2001 500.3 329.3 240.6 1,342.6 133.0 44.3 57.0 63.4 85.5 2,796.02002 386.8 302.3 202.1 1,025.9 119.4 87.6 133.7 69.3 65.1 2,392.02003(c) 404.6 315.6 210.4 1,138.6 122.4 91.1 139.3 72.1 68.0 2,562.02004(c) 420.1 328.6 219.1 1,109.1 128.0 95.1 145.8 75.2 70.7 2,591.02005(c)(a) 409.0 322.5 215.6 1,063.0 126.0 93.7 142.3 76.8 69.1 2,515.0

Average Producer Price, Rs. per 100 nuts2001 655.38 709.81 586.51 589.86 569.44 561.77 515.83 591.67 1,016.67 641.422002 1,036.99 1,297.01 1,041.75 1,013.83 1,133.06 1,068.75 849.94 1,040.28 1,195.45 1,075.232003 977.11 1,113.54 916.38 886.22 911.03 869.45 804.58 868.75 1,300.00 960.782004 998.17 1,008.44 892.78 930.40 960.18 888.85 851.97 924.31 1,291.60 959.072005(a) 1,205.20 1,289.85 1,186.30 1,171.65 1,298.05 1,327.90 1,113.55 1,200.00 1,455.00 1,237.13

Paddy

Production, MT ’0002001 115.8 229.2 158.3 278.7 167.1 172.1 775.4 733.7 64.4 2,694.52002 118.1 247.9 210.2 409.9 160.4 170.1 711.4 731.9 99.8 2,859.42003 106.1 257.8 192.2 466.5 157.1 184.0 817.1 737.1 152.7 3,071.22004 95.8 258.5 189.0 174.6 140.7 195.1 628.1 786.1 160.1 2,628.02005(a) 115.4 273.5 201.8 369.3 149.6 204.2 934.1 797.5 200.7 3,246.2

Net Extent Harvested, ’000 Ha.2001 43.5 77.5 47.0 83.3 52.8 45.3 187.4 198.6 29.8 765.02002 44.9 81.7 58.8 124.7 53.2 46.8 180.5 192.3 36.5 819.62003 39.5 72.3 52.1 139.6 42.4 47.7 183.1 194.0 43.8 814.32004 35.1 64.4 47.7 48.2 36.3 46.1 129.0 190.8 45.4 643.02005(a) 40.5 71.7 52.5 111.0 40.9 50.0 193.4 202.1 57.1 819.2

Yield – Bushels per Acre2001 60 70 76 66 75 82 92 74 49 772002 57 71 76 64 72 76 89 76 58 752003 52 69 72 65 72 75 87 74 68 732004 53 78 77 70 75 82 94 80 68 792005(a) 55 72 75 66 69 78 94 75 79 77

Yield – kg. per Hectare2001 2,988 3,591 3,923 3,420 3,872 4,255 4,769 3,820 2,544 3,9542002 2,955 3,677 3,937 3,317 3,690 3,935 4,578 3,895 3,001 3,8672003 2,704 3,567 3,689 3,343 3,707 3,861 4,463 3,800 3,489 3,7722004 2,731 4,013 3,963 3,623 3,871 4,234 4,870 4,120 3,523 4,0872005(a) 2,839 3,689 3,869 3,389 3,565 4,034 4,855 3,877 4,056 3,967

Sources: Dept. of Census and Statistics Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Tea Board Coconut Cultivation Board

Ministry of Plantation Industries

(a) Provisional(b) Registered(c) Based on Census of Agriculture 2002

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SUBSIDIARY FOOD CROPS 1996 - 2005

Crop 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional Source : Department of Census and Statistics

Area, Hectares

Manioc 30,915 28,885 30,064 29,430 29,540 27,300 26,380 26,280 23,023 23.457

Maize 30,895 25,805 29,790 28,884 28,648 25,888 24,270 27,209 23,421 28,401

Chillies 26,098 24,146 21,632 21,760 19,834 17,410 16,363 16,107 13,729 17,307

Red Onions 6,584 6,453 5,661 6,140 6,096 5,225 4,977 4,957 4,391 5,789

Ground Nuts 8,793 9,178 10,106 10,246 10,533 9,983 9,143 11,426 9,980 10,918

Green Gram 18,261 16,640 17,509 15,336 12,968 11,208 10,526 11,997 8,606 9,642

Soya Beans 849 497 641 822 693 641 1,265 2,817 1,294 3,080

Potatoes 7,925 6,469 2,328 2,171 3,642 4,272 6,604 6,314 5,495 5,601

Big Onions 2,662 2,956 1,413 4,597 2,796 2,804 2,727 2,648 3,075 4,552

Kurakkan 6,129 5,562 6,042 6,431 6,543 5,655 5,457 7,304 5,113 6,206

Gingelly 7,567 11,754 10,355 8.632 7,765 6,911 6,530 8,278 6,983 9,650

Meneri 306 194 213 179 180 100 90 200 131 78

Cowpea 18,884 16,216 14,827 13,091 12,946 10,976 10,279 14,062 9,665 11,360

Black Gram 9,065 8,785 10,171 8,658 6,703 6,361 6,481 7,234 4,740 6,210

Production, MT

Manioc 270,600 249,780 257,160 251,510 249,110 233,580 224,980 228,840 219,914 223,214Maize 32,960 25,690 33,870 31,470 31,050 28,750 25,410 29,650 35,203 41,807Chillies 73,610 72,230 62,470 60,030 55,860 49,040 46,350 46,190 40,437 52,867

Red Onions 43,930 44,800 38,040 42,650 42,500 36,860 35,330 35,510 39,455 53,727

Ground Nuts 5,120 5,260 6,260 6,540 7,070 6,460 5,730 6,580 7,934 9,033

Green Gram 16,580 15,000 15,650 13,820 11,690 9,720 10,320 10,610 7,807 8,995

Soya Beans 730 420 600 800 650 620 1,160 2,960 1,890 4,990

Potatoes 100,760 66,490 25,900 27,170 48,410 57,680 88,710 71,750 81,273 79,445

Big Onions 19,070 29,140 17,440 62,720 36,560 31,970 31,560 32,310 37,507 55,551

Kurakkan 3,910 3,500 4,390 4,810 4,850 4,190 4,070 5,270 4,667 6,448

Gingelly 3,820 6,630 5,720 7,770 4,600 4,210 4,070 5,490 4,348 6,164

Meneri 200 110 140 100 120 70 70 130 101 57

Cowpea 17,000 13,980 13,400 12,100 12,120 9,840 10,440 12,900 9,159 11,177

Black Gram 7,360 6,850 8,050 6,730 5,420 5,130 5,090 5,940 4,959 6,924

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AGRICULTURAL CROPS - YIELDS, FARMGATE PRICES AND COSTS OF CULTIVATION - 2005

Maize RF Anuradhapura Maha 2004/05 4,122 14.24 11.65 5.47 4,325 14,631Maize RF Monaragala Maha 2004/05 3,351 13.89 11.58 5.71 3,133 11,088Kurakkan RF Anuradhapura Maha 2004/05 1,186 32.37 24.70 2.46 3,683 14,355Potatoes IRR N’Eliya Maha 2004/05 15,552 52.41 31.96 128,743Potatoes RF Badulla Maha 2004/05 4,400 48.55 32.81 30.10 69,249 81,180Potatoes IRR N’Eliya Maha 2004/05 6,294 52.41 31.96 29.29 128,743 145,533Pole Bean RF Badulla Maha 2004/05 2,970 39.43 21.61 15.09 52,932 72,280Pole Bean RF Matale Maha 2004/05 2,481 33.82 20.70 11.62 32,556 55,090Green Gram RF Monaragala Maha 2004/05 328 46.94 40.15 22.22 2,228 8,107Green Gram RF Hambantota Maha 2004/05 403 46.36 38.07 27.00 3,339 7,802Cowpea RF Kurunegala Maha 2004/05 328 48.90 45.95 13.15 966 11,726Ground Nut RF Kurunegala Maha 2004/05 295 49.12 59.94 9.61 3,193 11,656Ground Nut RF Monaragala Maha 2004/05 606 35.19 33.77 14.18 859 12,734Red Onion IRR Puttalam Maha 2004/05 2,995 34.76 29.15 26.02 16,814 26,171Chillies RF Anuradhapura Maha 2004/05 408 100.50 97.19 34.04 1,351 27,116Brinjal IRR Anuradhapura Maha 2004/05 8,406 23.53 8.00 4.85 130,507 156,989Bitter Gourd IRR Hambantota Maha 2004/05 6,743 21.58 12.51 7.22 61,126 96,799Tomatoes IRR Badulla Maha 2004/05 6,167 30.09 13.43 7.22 102,758 141,052Tomatoes RF Kandy Maha 2004/05 5,124 34.36 13.87 10.40 104,998 122,785Cabbage IRR N’Eliya Maha 2004/05 10,827 20.90 8.30 7.33 136,424 146,885Capsicum IRR Badulla Maha 2004/05 4,015 38.46 18.41 10.97 80,509 110,389Soya Beans IRR Anuradhapura Yala 2005 1,013 35.14 25.59 14.14 9,670 21,270Potato IRR N’Eliya Yala 2005 5,123 53.22 38.37 36.35 76,093 86,431Potato IRR Badulla Yala 2005 5,757 41.61 26.85 25.05 84,986 95,360Pole Bean IRR Badulla Yala 2005 3,652 28.83 20.26 14.95 31,290 50,693Bush Bean IRR Matale Yala 2005 1,231 37.13 31.43 19.42 7,013 21,800Cowpea IRR Kurunegala Yala 2005 374 44.58 42.12 10.55 920 12,729Red Onion IRR Puttalam Yala 2005 3,751 55.46 23.26 20.59 120,784 130,797Brinjal IRR Hambantota Yala 2005 9,146 20.00 7.62 3.85 113,214 147,739Bitter Gourd IRR Hambantota Yala 2005 6,317 27.26 14.10 8.80 83,434 116,821Tomatoes IRR Badulla Yala 2005 7,161 25.76 12.52 9.09 94,836 119,400Tomatoes IRR Matale Yala 2005 4,793 32.87 10.36 6.00 107,873 128,787Cabbage IRR N’Eliya Yala 2005 9,864 18.15 9.02 7.01 90,085 109,876Capsicum IRR Badulla Yala 2005 3,848 39.65 24.98 16.18 56,456 90,305Carrot IRR N’ Eliya Yala 2005 5,170 30.77 18.19 16.06 65,017 76,071

Crop IrrigationType(a)

District/Area

Season Yield/hakg.

FarmgatePrice Rs./kg.

Unit Cost Rs./kg.

(b) (c)

(a) RF = Rainfed (b) Including imputed cost of farmer owned labour Source : Department of AgricultureIRR = Irrigated (c) Excluding imputed cost of farmer owned labour

Net Return Rs./ha.

(b) (c)

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District

Cattle Buffaloes Poultry Pigs Goat and Sheep

NumberMilking

Average DairyMilk

Production

Cow Milkingat Present

Average DairyMilk

Production

Number of

Chickens

AverageMonthly EggProduction

Numberof

Ducks

Numberof

Swine

Numberof

Cattle

Numberof

Buffaloes

Number ofGoats and

Sheep

NATIONAL LIVESTOCK STATISTICS BY DISTRICT 2004

Colombo 11,500 2,391 5,280 5,200 1,275 2,963 987,900 7,855 827 3,660 3,020Gampaha 33,090 6,293 16,317 8,600 891 2,110 1,071,300 3,337 1,839 17,000 9,730Kalutara 16,000 3,178 5,920 10,600 2,470 3,863 513,760 2,773 752 3,440 9,020Kandy 30,000 8,690 32,387 7,800 162 320 1,124,940 6,673 1,477 1,000 16,730Matale 26,490 3,741 10,980 12,300 224 493 286,900 1,096 463 3,740 8,240Nuwara Eliya 27,730 8,517 38,890 4,100 68 90 144,050 730 274 240 9,990Galle 16,000 4,652 9,240 7,000 2,213 4,633 200,890 1,814 544 860 9,560Matara 15,500 4,487 8,280 5,600 1,731 3,160 167,810 1,628 267 200 3,910Hambantota 50,000 13,100 12,127 36,000 12,086 14.000 117,700 860 149 1,150 14,420Jaffna 49,300 12,963 21,280 0 418,950 2,505 609 54,360Killinochchi 33,700 8,578 9,350 1,150 167 193 127,320 829 429 19,710Mannar 23,500 4,700 6,673 2,100 250 273 88,850 668 772 70 9,340Vavuniya 26,600 6,343 7,193 2,000 300 253 123,920 784 232 310 9,490Mullaitivu 30,600 7,752 8,137 3,600 1,029 1,187 121,380 735 850 13,350Batticaloa 61,300 18,901 22,773 18,400 4,089 5,587 179,130 1,042 405 80 24,220Ampara 66,300 8,160 9,107 10,200 2,856 4,887 229,000 1,532 600 350 15,930Trincomalee 47,500 8,550 12,600 11,200 2,545 4,367 154,500 959 982 280 11,840Kurunegala 179,320 23,068 77,440 70,100 4,192 14,537 2,909,500 23,747 1,045 15,390 43,000Puttalam 76,750 8,126 16,707 11,000 1,571 2,380 1,208,070 6,141 1,492 22,620 30,780Anuradhapura 149,740 27,404 38,227 34,500 8,625 10,300 497,420 1,362 992 7,500 40,850Polonnaruwa 37,810 6,453 11,840 14,000 1,452 2,050 139,610 989 211 2,790 11,880Badulla 70,630 11,470 45,600 3,300 141 237 151,390 1,115 249 610 15,780Moneragala 77,100 7,908 11,600 13,600 4,224 5,413 108,870 646 40 830 4,680Ratnapura 16,000 2,500 3,300 7,800 1,612 2,183 324,850 925 288 1,700 5,880Kegalle 12,560 3,215 8,243 7,600 144 423 237,760 1,301 368 1,200 9,540

Total 1,185,020 221,142 449,490 307,750 54,317 85,903 11,635,770 72,046 16,156 85,020 405,250

District

Cattle Buffaloes Poultry Pigs Goat and Sheep

NumberMilking

Average DairyMilk

Production

Cow Milkingat Present

Average DairyMilk

Production

Number of

Chickens

AverageMonthly EggProduction

Numberof

Ducks

Numberof

Swine

Numberof

Cattle

Numberof

Buffaloes

Number ofGoats and

Sheep

NATIONAL LIVESTOCK STATISTICS BY DISTRICTS 2005



Colombo 10,100 2,100 5,100 5,100 1,250 3,200 824,900 6,911 1,310 4,000 3,020Gampaha 32,600 6,200 16,200 8,300 860 2,100 1,024,900 3,840 1,760 15,970 9,450Kalutara 14,600 2,900 5,700 10,300 2,400 3,800 584,900 2,578 1,100 4,800 8,000Kandy 29,000 8,400 32,300 7,700 160 350 765,700 5,084 840 750 11,200Matale 26,200 3,700 10,800 12,100 220 500 286,900 1,097 460 3,740 8,230Nuwara Eliya 28,000 8,600 38,500 4,200 70 100 127,300 710 270 220 12,000Galle 14,100 4,100 9,200 6,800 2,150 3,500 201,900 1,842 640 770 4,640Matara 15,200 4,400 8,000 5,500 1,700 3,100 144,200 1,332 180 110 4,000Hambantota 45,800 12,000 12,000 35,000 11,750 13,900 161,560 1,304 160 1,340 12,860Jaffna 48,300 12,700 20,700 – – – 394,000 2,095 620 35 51,320Killinochchi 33,000 8,400 8,950 1,100 160 240 126,500 600 420 – 19,590Mannar 23,000 4,600 6,650 2,100 250 250 89,300 493 1,150 – 7,780Vavuniya 26,000 6,200 7,000 2,000 300 300 88,500 236 – – 10,500Mullaitivu 30,000 7,600 8,000 3,500 1,000 1,150 105,600 433 540 – 13,380Batticaloa 60,000 18,500 22,500 18,000 4,000 6,000 221,700 1,419 460 80 33,170Ampara 65,000 8,000 9,000 10,000 2,800 4,750 246,000 1,993 680 530 15,350Trincomalee 50,000 9,000 12,500 11,000 2,500 4,500 143,600 1,005 1030 250 17,460Kurunegala 178,400 22,950 77,000 69,900 4,180 14,500 2,908,900 24,693 680 11,370 57,040Puttalam 76,500 8,100 16,500 10,500 1,500 2,350 1,296,900 9,337 1,900 20,830 30,970Anuradhapura 144,800 26,500 38,000 34,000 8,500 10,040 382,900 1,349 730 7,230 41,320Polonnaruwa 37,500 6,400 11,800 13,500 1,400 2,100 132,900 942 270 2,900 11,170Badulla 70,200 11,400 44,500 2,800 120 240 139,400 914 180 740 15,550Moneragala 74,100 7,600 11,400 13,200 4,100 5,400 81,500 552 100 730 4,250Ratnapura 16,000 2,500 3,200 7,500 1,550 2,200 326,300 833 250 1,580 5,990Kegalle 12,500 3,200 8,100 7,400 140 430 235,700 1,290 710 1,320 8,630

Total 1,160,900 216,050 443,600 301,500 53,060 85,000 1,1041,960 72,882 16,440 79,295 416,870

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CultivationYear

CULTIVATION LOANS – REFINANCE CREDIT SCHEMES (a)(Position as at End of December)

Loans Granted (Rs.Mn.) Recoveries (Rs.Mn.) Percent of Recoveries

Paddy Other Crops All Crops Paddy Other Crops All Crops Paddy Other Crops All Crops

(a) Credit Schemes: From 1973 to Yala 1986 Comprehensive Rural CreditScheme. Since Yala 1986 New Comprehensive Rural Credit Scheme.

(b) Provisional data

FISH AND LIVESTOCK 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sources : People’s Bank , Bank of CeylonCommercial Bank of Ceylon LtdSeylan Bank LtdRegional Development Banks

Fish Production, MT 228,800 242,000 266,900 277,900 284,100 284,760 302,890 284,960 286,370 163,230Coastal 149,550 152,750 163,750 169,950 163,200 167,530 176,250 163,850 154,470 63,690Deep Sea and Off-shore 57,000 62,000 73,250 76,500 84,200 87,360 98,510 90,830 98,720 66,710Inland 22,250 27,250 29,900 31,450 36,700 29,870 28,130 30,280 33,180 32,830

Import of Fish ProductsQuantity, MT(000)– Dried Fish 48 52 52 49 55 37 51 52 44 50 – Other 18 24 21 18 23 61 36 36 29 23

Value, Rs. Mn.– Dried Fish 2,355 2,593 2,603 2,491 3,456 4,419 3,925 3,744 3,243 3,769 – Other 1,331 1,719 1,463 1,296 1,704 1,941 2,359 2,345 2,606 3,220

CattlePopulation, ’000 (b) 1,644 1,579 1,178 1,192 1,148 1,153 1,113 1,139 1,161 1,185Slaughtered, ’000 179 187 183 174 211 201 205 214 207 215Production of Milk, Mn. Lit(b) - - 147 150 151 153 153 157 160 162

BuffaloesPopulation, ’000 (b) 761 726 316 320 305 290 282 280 302 308Production of Milk, Lit.’000 (b) - - 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 31

Sheep and GoatsPopulation, ’000 531 527 506 504 442 424 417 405 Sheep 11 11 12 12 11 12 10 9 11 10 Goats 535 521 519 514 495 493 432 415 405 395Slaughtered, ’000 97 96 80 83 85 85 79 70 72 75

Pigs

Population, ’000 85 80 76 74 71 68 82 67 79 85Slaughtered, ’000 31 30 16 23 24 24 27 30 29 30

PoultryPopulation, ’000 9,137 9,294 9,566 9,923 10,622 10,655 11,564 9,774 11,041 11,636Production of Eggs, ’000 855,852 854,868 72,986 74,832 76,918 78,841 74,228 73,751 72,883 72,046

(a) Provisional Sources : Department of Census and Statistics(b) The annual estimates have been revised from 1998 on the basis of Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Census of Agriculture 2002. Central Bank of Sri Lanka

1980/81 84 34 118 75 31 106 89.8 89.0 89.51981/82 112 28 141 97 24 122 86.6 86.2 86.51982/83 148 27 174 130 24 154 88.2 90.3 88.51983/84 172 42 214 144 35 179 83.8 82.3 83.51984/85 122 38 159 104 31 136 85.5 83.5 85.11985/86 203 92 294 175 81 256 86.5 88.3 87.01986/87 269 68 337 229 60 289 85.4 87.4 85.81987/88 242 86 329 200 78 279 82.6 0.9 84.71988/89 167 86 253 157 79 236 94.1 82.1 93.41989/90 372 181 553 328 156 484 88.2 86.4 87.61990/91 588 234 822 503 190 694 86.0 81.0 84.01991/92 595 235 830 465 161 626 78.2 68.5 75.41992/93 569 255 824 461 188 649 81.0 73.7 78.81993/94 624 293 917 418 189 607 67.0 64.5 66.21994/95 723 257 980 597 176 773 82.6 68.5 78.91995/96 476 192 668 318 153 471 66.8 79.7 70.51996/97 412 178 590 325 151 476 78.9 84.8 80.71997/98 327 152 479 244 67 311 74.6 44.1 64.91998/99 312 151 463 235 71 306 75.3 47.0 66.11999/00 557 204 761 492 181 673 88.3 88.7 88.42000/01 517 244 741 484 201 685 93.6 82.4 92.42001/02 591 233 824 570 215 785 96.4 92.3 95.32002/03 893 270 1,163 832 232 1,064 93.2 85.9 91.52003/04 1,105 389 1,494 970 353 1,323 87.8 90.7 88.62004/05 Maha 980 555 1,535 795 516 1,313 81.3 92.9 85.52005/06(b) 894 536 1,430 320 250 570 35.8 46.6 39.8

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FISH PRODUCTION BY PROVINCE – 2001 - 2005

OPERATING FISHING CRAFT BY PROVINCE AND TYPE – 2001 - 2005

Source : Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources

Source : Ministry of Fisheries and Ocean Resources

Nos.

Year \ ProvinceWestern Southern Sabara- Central Uva Eastern North North Northern Total

gamuwa Western Central

Year \ Province Western Southern Sabara- Central Uva Eastern North North Northern Totalgamuwa Western Central

Metric Tons

409 807 – – – 118 238 – – 1,572409 807 – – – 160 238 – – 1,614462 838 – – – 49 180 – 1 1,530492 852 – – – 52 184 – 1 1,581362 726 – – – 56 183 – 1 1,328

191 223 – – – 532 20 – 27 993181 219 – – – 532 20 – 160 1,112238 287 – – – 647 76 – 238 1,486236 287 – – – 652 80 – 238 1,493239 149 – – – 531 31 – 164 1,164

1,494 1,114 – – – 1,993 3,256 – 887 8,7441,332 1,092 – – – 1,993 2,684 – 1932 9,0331,593 1,677 – – – 1,984 3,355 – 2,411 11,0201,590 1,596 – – – 1,974 3,359 – 3,040 11,5591.730 1,430 – – – 1,300 3,390 – 3,160 11,010

6 457 – – – 86 8 – 83 6406 457 – – – 86 8 – 219 7766 233 – – – 112 9 – 257 6185 216 – – – 104 8 – 341 674

80 390 – – – 260 190 – 740 1,660

– – – – – n.a. n.a. – – 15,2002,980 2,200 – – – 3,510 3,650 – 3,260 15,6002,373 1,523 – – – 4,612 3,167 – 3,366 15,0402,340 1,570 – – – 4,620 3,050 – 3,680 15,2602,290 1,470 – – – 5,250 3,270 – 1,870 14,150

– – – – – – – – – 27,1494,908 4,775 – – – 6,281 6,600 – 5,571 28,1354,672 4,558 – – – 7,404 6,787 – 6,273 29,6944,663 4,521 – – – 7,402 6,681 – 7,300 30,5674,701 4,165 – – – 7,397 7,064 – 5,935 29,262

In board 2001 Engine- 2002Multiday 2003

2004 2005

In board 2001Engine- 2002Day 2003

2004 2005

In board 2001 Engine- 2002Fibre Glass 2003

2004 2005

Traditional 2001Mechanized 2002

2003 2004 2005

Traditional 2001Non- 2002Mechanized 2003

2004 2005

Total 2001Craft 2002

2003 2004 2005

Marine Fish2001 Inland fish

Total


Total


Total


Total


Total

67,540 89,220 – – – 36,890 51,990 – 9,250 254,8902,630 1,270 85 410 2,770 7,180 5,160 9,075 1,290 29,870

70,170 90,490 85 410 2,770 44,070 57,150 9,075 10,540 284,760

58,940 85,920 – – – 51,870 43,460 – 34,570 274,7601,976 987 453 344 1,830 4,180 8,870 8,180 1,310 28,130

60,916 86,907 453 344 1,830 56,050 52,330 8,180 35,880 302,890

44,630 71,000 – – – 68,650 30,210 – 40,190 254,6801,160 1,250 370 510 2,130 3,930 8,410 11,370 1,150 30,280

45,790 72,250 370 510 2,130 72,580 38,620 11,370 41,340 284,960

45,110 67,480 – – – 53,490 30,740 – 56,370 253,1901,440 1,310 460 490 1,990 4,900 10,020 11,440 1,130 33,180

46,550 68,790 460 490 1,990 58,390 40,760 11,440 57,500 286,370

29,060 34,520 – – – 22,780 21,060 – 23410 130,4001,030 1,900 730 720 2,690 5,570 9,350 10,370 870 32,830

30,090 36,020 730 720 2,690 27,950 30,380 10,370 24,280 163,230

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LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY – AVERAGE PRODUCER PRICES 2004 (Rupees)

Source : Dept. of Census & Statistics

Livestock - Full GrownLivestock

Cow Milk Buffalo Milk Eggs Buffaloes Neat Cattle Goats Pigs Poultry750ml 750ml each

Province / Districts

LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY – AVERAGE PRODUCER PRICES 2005 (Rupees)

Livestock - Full GrownLivestock

Cow Milk Buffalo Milk Eggs Buffaloes Neat Cattle Goats Pigs Poultry750ml 750ml each

Province Districts

Colombo 22.99 24.67 4.38 12,000 11,500 4,000 4,950 159Western Gampaha 19.98 20.00 4.61 15,150 15,500 4,500 3,775 306

Kalutara 20.87 27.58 4.46 10,225 8,750 3,625 2,500 252

Galle 22.51 35.84 4.95 7,825 7,000 2,925 – 180Southern Matara 24.58 29.44 4.89 6,750 5,900 1,800 – 179

Hambantota 17.49 23.97 4.67 8,875 6,625 2,875 – 204

Sabara- Ratnapura 17.27 25.01 4.34 7,850 7,750 2,400 – 190 gamuwa Kegalle 16.11 20.70 4.46 9,650 9,000 2,550 – 175

Kandy 15.79 23.55 4.42 10,500 9,000 2,600 – 163Central Matale 14.45 23.50 4.49 9,000 9,000 2,337 3,376 154

N’Eliya 12.49 15.59 4.49 10,000 10,000 2,975 – 178

Uva Badulla 14.09 20.00 4.66 6,500 6,500 2,525 3,300 189Monaragala 14.87 22.94 4.83 7,650 7,375 3,000 – 166

Batticaloa 15.15 16.29 4.71 14,000 13,000 3,750 – 254Eastern Trincomalee 18.87 20.13 4.68 14,000 11,000 2,800 – 230

Ampara 17.01 20.31 4.82 14,000 11,000 3,075 2,625 224

N.Western Kurunegala 14.84 19.38 4.52 11,250 9,125 3,500 4,975 193Puttalam 15.38 – 4.40 9,625 7,850 2,550 3,400 239

N.Central Anuradhapura 15.75 18.43 4.61 9,700 7,950 3,000 3,625 188Polonnaruwa 16.23 18.33 4.47 10,750 8,875 1,925 3,900 180

Jaffna 19.64 – 5.53 6,500 5,000 2,725 – 213Vavunia 13.67 16.30 4.61 12,000 7,750 3,700 – 248

Northern Mannar – – – – – – –Mulaitivu 11.55 11.67 5.80 4,967 3,048 2,052 – 209Killinochchi 10.10 5.16 3,818 1,619 – 270

Average Price 16.74 21.60 4.71 9,946 8,430 2,867 3,643 206

Source : Dept. of Census & Statistics

Colombo 26.80 27.43 5.46 12,000 11,500 4,375 5,000 233Western Gampaha 22.11 23.55 6.11 17,000 18,000 4,500 4,700 289

Kalutara 23.18 26.99 5.93 12,475 9,250 4,000 3,000 299

Galle 24.49 37.41 5.74 9,000 8,000 3,375 – 205Southern Matara 24.87 31.10 6.48 7,750 6,750 4,000 – 200

Hambantota 20.15 25.85 6.36 11,891 9,452 3,556 7,000 237

Sabara- Ratnapura 17,83 23.29 5.90 8,500 8,000 2,600 – 208 gamuwa Kegalle 17,73 22.00 5.81 10,000 9,725 3,000 – 214

Kandy 17.85 26.00 5.38 12,000 9,875 2,675 – 194Central Matale 17.03 18.50 5.90 10,137 10,000 2,525 3,625 186

N’Eliya 16.03 14.33 6.04 10,000 10,750 3,225 – 218

Uva Badulla 15.84 20.00 6.21 7,350 6,750 2,900 – 236Monaragala 16.58 25.21 6.46 8,750 8,750 3,000 – 182

Batticaloa 19.67 20.56 5.87 14,000 13,000 4,000 – 262Eastern Trincomalee 20.20 19.82 6.02 15,000 11,000 2,800 4,800 268

Ampara 19.00 22.13 5.93 15,500 11,750 3,600 3,000 287

N.Western Kurunegala 16.37 19.97 5.59 12,000 9,975 3,800 5,000 236Puttalam 18.29 20.48 6.25 13,750 9,800 4,025 4,800 301

N.Central Anuradhapura 17.00 19.49 6.00 10,000 8,500 3,000 4,000 229Polonnaruwa 17.42 18.50 6.04 12,500 10,500 2,500 4,100 214

Jaffna 22.23 – 6.31 8,000 6,500 2,950 – 274Vavunia 15.36 18.04 5.72 12,000 8,050 4,600 4,500 323

Northern Mannar – – – – – – – –Mulaitivu 11.73 15.96 7.73 5,133 3,750 2,053 – 432Killinochchi 14.66 – 6.41 – 3,925 2,042 – 314

Average Price 18.86 22.57 6.07 11.075 9,315 3,296 4,460 252

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Source : Ministry of Plantation Industries

PLANTATION SECTOR MANPOWER, EXTENT, PRODUCTION AND YIELD 1996 - 2005

Category \ Year 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

725 614 614 469 451 427 467 478 446 37610,290 10,086 8,441 8,358 8,258 8,290 8,113 7,322 7,953 6,917

965 581 579 491 479 466 466 395 366 3930,605 9,210 8,551 8,665 8,211 8,483 8,180 6,799 6,560 6,515

13,825 13,920 13,616 14,339 14,260 13,959 13,491 13,295 13,186 13,279280,516 269,454 266,956 266,785 261,417 256,740 249,807 239,050 233,697 233,046

15,515 15,515 14,809 15,299 15,190 14,852 14,424 14,168 13,998 14,048301,411 288,750 283,948 283,808 277,886 273,513 266,100 253,171 248,210 251,040

95.1 95.0 95.0 94.9 94.8 94.8 94.9 94.7 94.7 94.7

13,081 12,608 10,759 10,748 10,733 10,712 10,704 10,038 10,029 10,02913,564 13,519 13,518 13,418 13,403 13,402 13,345 10,350 8,722 9,698

237,887 235,342 233,639 233,327 236,939 236,137 235,863 235,565 232,582 230,593

573 664 598 597 596 595 595 627 627 627845 901 901 958 957 957 953 941 793 808596 593 557 559 565 575 578 579 570 575

501 563 403 490 484 484 477 488 525 456706 653 609 654 621 639 619 654 630 576737 714 670 674 660 654 644 657 605 614

4,792 4,566 4,696 4,521 4,522 4,471 4,472 4,218 4,308 4,2404,836 4,839 5,186 4,828 4,828 4,888 4,806 3,788 3,639 4,011

81,962 81,324 82,647 81,104 80,374 81,721 79,264 78,606 78,772 78,027

685 660 – – – – – 449 466 458– – – – – – – – – –

43,365 44,134 43,082 42,566 40,108 39,623 37,055 36,716 36,542 36,780

– – – – – – 600 – – –– – – – – – – – – –

10,781 10,644 10,284 10,253 10,085 9,904 9,856 9,383 9,844 9,628

3.8 4.1 3.5 3.7 4.2 3.9 3.8 2.5 5.32.9 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.3 3.3

129.6 146.5 136.9 140.7 147.8 140.0 149.7 143.9 134.1 139.810.8 10.8 11.6 11.0 6.9 9.2 8.6 13 15.1 5.6

111.3 111.3 124.0 124.4 143.5 137.7 143.6 138.5 155.3 166.5258.4 276.8 280.0 283.8 306.8 295.1 310.0 303.2 309.4 317.2

0.5 0.4 – – – – – 4 0.37 0.320.4 0.4 – – – – – – – –

39.4 40.2 39.7 39.2 36.1 38.4 34.8 33.6 32.8 34.872.6 65.5 56.0 56.0 51.5 47.8 55.2 58 62.4 69.28

112.9 106.5 95.7 95.2 87.6 86.2 90.5 92 94.7 104.4

47.7 41.5 37.8 41.5 48.8 43.8 32.0 35.8 39 31.82,498 2,590 2,466 2,787 3,047 2,725 2,360 2,556 2,552 2,483.22,546 2,631 2,504 2,828 3,096 2,769 2,392 2,592 2,591 2,515

822 854 787 907 950 889 843 714 579 647775 868 854 880 920 896 887 867 784 707

1,261 1,444 1,354 1,395 1,491 1,441 1,450 1,413 1,312 1,3921,380 1,465 1,495 1,514 1,618 1,562 1,649 1,613 1,461 1,418

669 611 – – – – 747 1,017 802 695865 868 874 905 886 923 887 867 838 892694 669 605 611 558 653 724 911 1,064 1,144

3,861 3,896 3,671 4,044 4,887 4,502 3,251 3,819 3,977 3,1776,120 5,952 5,660 6,392 6,998 6,259 5,407 5,791 6,486 7,500

Manpower

JEDB

SLSPC

PlantationCompanies

Total

Total Extent and Manpower

Total Land Extent(ha.) Managed by

Average extent(ha.) per Estate

Average Manpowerper Estate

Total Extent Bearing (ha.)

Tea

Rubber

Coconut

Production (’000 mt)

Made TeaProduction by

Rubber Productionby

Coconut Mn/NutsProduction by

Yield (kg./ha.)

Tea

Rubber

Coconut (Nuts/ha.)

4.9

Staff GradesLabour Grades



Staff GradesLabour Grades% of Labour

JEDBSLSPCPlantation Com.






JEDBSLSPCPlantation Com.Other State AgenciesPrivateTotal

JEDBSLSPCPlantation Com.PrivateTotal

Plantation Com.PrivateTotal

JEDBSLSPCPlantation Com.National

JEDB

Plantation Com.National

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MINOR EXPORT CROPS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sources : Department of Census and StatisticsSri Lanka CustomsCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

Cultivated Area, Hectares

Cocoa 5,810 5,840 5,760 5,640 5,430 5,030 4,850 4,240 2,910 2,870Cinnamon 24,300 24,360 24,510 24,570 24,671 24,570 25,360 26,110 25,090 26,100Cardamoms 4,550 4,410 4,350 4,110 3,920 4,040 3,840 3,900 2,830 2,640Cloves 10,690 10,490 10,220 10,310 9,850 9,540 9,370 9,180 8,060 7,970Pepper 26,880 27,030 28,050 28,230 28,440 28,470 29,100 30,030 31,330 31,150

Production, MT

Cocoa 3,650 3,700 3,760 3,720 3,710 3,410 2,920 2,890 1,970 1,880Cinnamon 11,970 12,170 11,740 12,220 12,320 12,610 12,920 13,020 12,810 13,380Cardamoms 1,210 1,170 1,190 1,120 1,080 1,010 1,010 1,050 750 710Cloves 4,440 4,240 4,370 4,390 4,390 4,130 4,040 3,760 3,270 3,260Pepper 16,890 17,270 17,810 17,270 16,830 17,090 17,700 17,860 18,560 18,290

Exports – Quantity, MT

Cocoa 43 153 88 48 17 99 106 19 51 78Cardamoms 4 9 16 17 8 3 3 4 5 11Pepper 2,987 3,484 5,493 3,754 4,855 2,161 7,915 7,740 4,851 8,130Cloves 1,429 2,461 1,907 3,409 957 1,964 4,043 2,489 3,428 5,517Cinnamon 10,077 10,661 9,401 10,486 10,103 10,444 10,837 11,025 11,391 12,365Coffee 692 1,150 1,588 825 41 7 18 214 94 131Cashew Nuts 334 599 420 151 92 167 66 62 125 255Nutmeg and Mace 1,084 760 899 1,148 1,308 1,139 1,665 1,830 1,369 1,934Unmanufactured Tobacco 3,229 1,831 2,611 1,662 1,870 1,830 2,098 1,893 1,645 1,598

Exports – Value, Rs. Mn

Cocoa 2.0 10.0 8.0 4.0 1.0 6.0 12.0 3.0 7.0 5.0Cardamoms 4.0 7.0 12.0 12.0 7.0 5.0 6.0 8.0 5.0 15.0Pepper 390.0 808.0 1,718.0 1,306.0 1,587.0 532.0 1,479.0 1,234.0 934.0 1,227.0Cloves 85.0 132.0 141.0 413.0 306.0 1,160.0 2,703.0 576.0 1,412.0 1,763.0Cinnamon 1,923.0 2,755.0 3,267.0 3,530.0 3,442.0 3,784.0 4,303.0 4,335.0 4,728.0 5,855.0Coffee 54.0 90.0 139.0 78.0 6.0 2.0 10.0 44.0 17.0 152.0Cashew Nuts 104.0 181.0 152.0 71.0 48.0 87.0 43.0 42.0 78.0 164.0Nutmeg and Mace 75.0 88.0 124.0 312.0 420.0 346.0 544.0 615.0 487.0 742.0Unmanufactured Tobacco 2,346.0 2,031.0 2,649.0 2,607.0 2,861.0 3,152.0 3,586.0 3,592.0 4,016.0 3,525.0

Export Price (F.O.B), Rs. per kg.

Cocoa 46.51 65.36 90.91 83.33 58.82 60.61 113.21 157.89 137.25 64.10Cardamoms 666.67 777.78 750.00 705.88 875.00 1,666.67 2,000.00 2,000.00 1,000.00 1,363.64Pepper 130.56 231.92 312.76 347.90 326.88 246.18 186.86 159.43 192.54 150.92Cloves 59.48 53.64 73.94 121.15 319.75 590.63 668.56 231.42 411.90 319.56Cinnamon 190.83 258.42 347.52 336.73 340.69 362.31 397.07 393.20 415.06 473.51Coffee 78.03 78.26 87.53 94.55 146.34 285.71 555.56 205.61 180.85 1,160.31Cashew Nuts 311.38 302.17 361.90 473.33 521.74 520.96 651.52 677.42 624.00 643.14Nutmeg and Mace 69.19 115.79 137.93 271.78 321.10 303.78 326.73 336.07 355.73 383.66Unmanufactured Tobacco 726.54 1,109.23 1,014.55 1,568.59 1,529.95 1,722.40 1,709.25 1,897.52 2,441.34 2,205.88

(a) Provisional

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FERTILIZER 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Settlements (Families)

System H – – – – 88 84 – – – –System C – 392 – 392 1,348 828 – – – –System B 752 157 – 157 2,203 354 – – – –System G – – – – 113 357 – – – –System L – – – – 195 120 – – – –

Total Families 752 549 – 549 3,947 1,743 – – – –

Land Cultivated (Hectares)

System H 40,166 35,395 37,431 50,168 48,641 52,513 47,406 54,458 45,922 65,029Paddy 32,806 28,423 32,570 42,586 40,395 41,046 41,502 42,843 34,991 48,566Other Crops 7,360 6,972 4,851 7,582 8,246 11,467 5,904 11,615 10,931 16,463

System C 44,666 44,849 43,669 42,888 44,683 43,860 44,333 43,471 44,412 43,319Paddy 39,984 40,189 40,489 40,993 41,127 41,833 41,287 41,165 41,732 41,309Other Crops 4,682 4,660 3,186 1,895 3,556 2,027 3,046 2,306 2,680 2,010

System B 25,988 28,047 29,680 30,809 31,913 30,019 30,246 34,224 34,734 35,637Paddy 23,455 26,129 29,097 30,009 31,282 29,285 29,735 33,226 34,095 33,980Other Crops 2,533 1,918 583 800 631 734 511 998 639 1,657

System G 7,658 9,192 8,690 10,672 11,236 10,108 8,723 10,453 9,092 10,774Paddy 5,800 7,448 8,007 9,684 9,369 9,353 7,920 9,518 8,131 9,497Other Crops 1,858 1,752 683 984 1,867 755 803 935 961 1,277

System L 623 888 104 357 670 735 527 1,136 1,177 1,218Paddy 396 519 0 176 641 585 297 861 936 1,038Other Crops 227 369 104 181 29 150 230 275 241 180

Total 119,101 118,371 119,574 134,890 137,143 137,235 131,235 143,742 135,337 155,977

Paddy 102,441 102,700 110,157 123,448 122,742 122,102 120,741 127,613 119,885 134,390Other Crops 16,660 15,671 9,417 11,442 14,401 15,133 10,494 16,129 15,452 21,587

(a) Provisional Source : Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka

SETTLEMENTS AND NEW LAND CULTIVATED UNDER MAHAWELI PROGRAMME 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Local Production

Phosphate, MT 34,108 29,635 36,598 30,258 35,085 35,769 37,664 37,586 38,336 39,437

Imports

Quantity, MT 447,039 411,844 477,433 499,691 540,289 444,836 568,630 529,890 497,008 541,843Value, Rs. Mn. 5,291 4,089 4,288 4,328 5,900 5,848 7,646 8,751 10,598 14,405

Issues (wholesale), MT 523,230 528,698 561,352 617,816 592,531 579,503 657,125 595,848 609,897 607,854

Paddy 237,471 240,562 251,880 308,005 262,362 284,491 349,417 283,299 300,509 353,176Tea 154,009 161,785 182,339 154,814 200,254 182,025 181,174 167,711 178,490 178,246Rubber 16,556 12,273 15,684 9,943 13,801 9,129 6,682 8,398 9,222 9,758Coconut 39,100 34,991 37,667 39,449 33,942 29,532 37,415 38,941 33,648 32,847Minor Export Crops 6,069 7,068 11,317 9,741 8,704 8,711 8,321 9,873 10,307 4,937Minor Food Crops 54,793 50,708 44,182 42,696 40,467 34,320 40,860 61,906 51,996 8,704Tobacco 4,139 3,944 3,768 3,650 3,204 2,525 2,577 3,085 3,530 1,763Other 11,903 17,367 14,515 39,518 29,797 28,770 30,679 22,635 22,195 18,423

Issues in NPK

Nutrients (b), MT ’000 211.0 219.0 234.4 264.3 249.7 247.9 273.2 252.6 257.9 280.8

Paddy 109.8 111.6 117.4 143.9 121.7 133.2 155.7 132.7 141.6 166.0Tea 54.7 60.2 70.0 63.9 79.2 72.2 70.0 63.8 68.2 70.0Rubber 5.7 4.3 5.7 3.9 5.5 3.4 2.5 3.3 3.6 3.6Coconut 14.3 13.7 14.9 16.6 13.9 11.9 14.6 16.5 13.9 13.3Minor Export Crops 2.1 2.6 4.2 3.6 3.1 2.9 2.9 3.6 3.8 3.1Minor Food Crops 18.7 19.1 16.7 16.4 14.6 12.4 15.0 23.4 18.8 18.2Tobacco 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.7 1.0Other 4.3 6.1 4.1 14.7 10.5 10.9 11.6 8.2 6.3 5.6

Use of Subsidy, Rs. Mn. 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,390 1,775 3,649 2,449 2,487 3,572 6,885

(a) Provisional Source : National Fertilizer Secretariat(b) Estimates

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INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Industrial Category 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Value of Industrial Production 276,159 323,149 368,314 397,873 462,720 498,230 548,431 604,199 697,088 778,404(at Current Prices)

Food, Beverages and Tobacco 68,209 75,713 86,994 94,687 105,671 120,359 136,173 151,870 172,424 195,184

Textile, Wearing Apparel and 117,539 146,500 165,443 178,844 215,686 224,898 240,712 261,990 295,379 308,646Leather Products

Wood and Wood Products 2,171 2,299 2,511 2,715 3,084 3,272 3,529 3,978 4,277 4,824(including Furniture)

Paper and Paper Products 5,069 5,462 5,593 5,854 6,516 7,369 7,528 8,293 9,869 11,304

Chemicals, Petroleum, Coal, 46,936 50,682 59,724 62,590 74,670 78,553 90,250 100,113 123,491 152,175Rubber and Plastic Products

Non-Metallic Mineral Products 18,997 21,403 23,830 26,830 28,198 31,892 35,108 38,413 47,231 55,789(except Petroleum and Coal)

Basic metal products 2,248 2,439 2,841 3,046 3,378 3,888 4,323 4,690 5,366 6,278

Fabricated Metal Products, 8,807 11,327 13,241 14,305 15,678 17,638 19,358 21,872 24,964 28,237Machinery and Transport Equipment

Manufactured Products (n.e.s.) 6,183 7,324 8,137 9,002 9,839 10,361 11,450 12,980 14,088 15,967

Value Added in Industry 95,421 111,943 129,488 143,412 167,493 179,558 199,063 221,016 255,572 286,765(at Current Prices)

Food, Beverages and Tobacco 32,891 35,515 40,452 44.503 49,031 54,282 61,550 69,708 7,850 88,380

Textile, Wearing Apparel and 31,184 40,514 47,494 55,263 69,451 71,263 77,028 84,623 7,216 101,300Leather Products

Wood and Wood Products 1,250 1,257 1,312 1,390 1,554 1,639 1,736 1,928 467 2,790(including Furniture)

Paper and paper products 2,580 2,633 2,578 2,664 2,808 3,103 3,124 3,334 947 4,530

Chemicals, Petroleum, Coal, 8,957 10,745 14,274 13,832 17,771 19,245 22,653 25,028 32,131 39,800Rubber and Plastic Products

Non-Metallic Mineral Products 10,537 11,600 12,463 13,817 14,240 16,010 17,273 18,477 21,450 25,500(except Petroleum and Coal)

Basic Metal Products 450 598 710 777 959 1,131 1,306 1,463 1,615 1,895

Fabricated Metal Products, 4,809 5,924 6,779 7,367 7,714 8,731 9,698 11,198 13,987 15,870machinery and Transport Equipment

Manufactured Products (n.e.s.) 2,763 3,157 3,426 3,799 3,965 4,154 4,695 5,257 5,909 6,700

Value Added in Industry as a % of GDP 13.7 14.9 14.2 14.4 14.9 14.4 14.2 14.1 13.0 13.9(at Current Prices)


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PETROLEUM 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Crude Oil ImportsQuantity, MT ’000 2,033 1,814 2,141 1,826 2,330 1,955 2,280 1,995 2,201 2,008Value (C & F), Rs. Mn. 16,809 15,584 13,772.4 18,163.6 38,515.5 31,717.2 40,359.0 41,556 61,434 78,661

Refined Products ImportsQuantity, MT ’000 761 1,088 772.9 1,236.4 1,266.0 1,459.3 1,342.5 1,168.0 1,297 2,000Value (C & F), Rs.Mn. 9,003.6 12,422.4 6,198.5 12,595.3 25,322.2 27,705.3 27,758.5 29,144.1 47,157.5 661,946

Processed in Sri Lanka, MT ’000

Petrol (Super) 189 161 187 169 213 189 226 196 203 161Kerosene 201 147 204 167 192 179 196 154 144 142Furnace Oil 749 664 716 631 736 687 774 721 786 624Auto Diesel 585 532 680 588 736 614 702 612 633 559Marine and Heavy Diesel 1 – – – – – – – 20 -Aviation Fuel (Avtur) 69 74 54 54 92 89 72 96 126 114Liquid Petroleum Gas 18 14 18 13 16 16 18 15 15 13Asphalts (Bitumen) 40 38 60 43 65 45 34 41 50 52Naptha (Chemical) 104 99 119 99 113 105 108 95 97 113Solvents 0.3 0.5 0.6 0.6 3.4 2.2 1.8 2.8 4.1 4.1Locally Blended Lubrication Oil 28 29 34 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Exports (b), Rs. Mn. 5,742.8 5,596.5 4,503.9 5,262.0 8,119.3 5,774.0 5,273.1 6,300.0 10,133 13,169

Marine Diesel 191.1 270.2 169.1 100.0 228.9 210.7 1.6(c) – – –Aviation Fuel (Avtur & Avgas) 1,507.5 1,715.3 1,496.5 1,792.5 3,000.3 2,608.0 2,721.6 3,500.8 5,779.9 7,169.7Auto Diesel(c) 589.4 690.0 683.0 562.7 753.4 886.7 994.7 182.6 182.0 51.0Naptha 1,041.3 1,032.5 1,065.6 1,099.7 2,345.6 1,493.5 1,256.1 – – –Furnace Oil 393.5 443.9 50.2 125.2 n.a n.a. n.a. n.a. 678.6 –Fuel Oil (Bunkering) 2,020.0 1,444.6 1,039.5 1,581.9 1,791.1 1,575.1 299.1 741.0(c) 716.5(c) 235.1

Consumption by Sector (Mn. Barrels)Transport 8.0 8.6 9.4 10.2 10.8 11.1 11.5 10.4 14.9 9.9

Power 2.3 3.1 2.5 3.1 6.2 5.7 6.5 5.5 7.8 8.3 Industry 1.8 1.8 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 2.0 1.9

Household 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.6 1.2Commercial 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3Agriculturs 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1Exports and other 5.7 4.5 4.2 3.7 3.0 2.4 2.0 1.6 2.0 0.0Total 20.0 20.1 20.4 21.5 24.3 23.5 24.1 21.0 28.8 21.7

(a) Provisional (b) Excluding export earnings on lighterage and services. Source : Ceylon Petroleum Corporation(c) Products transfered to Lanka Marine Services Ltd by CPC in 2002. Lanka IOC Ltd.

CEMENT 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Local Production

Volume, MT ’000 677 665 875 773, 822 809 763 852 1,053 1,037Puttalam 497 542 595 539 534 509 493 542 569 660Galle (Ruhunu) 180 123 280 234 288 300 270 310 384 377

ImportsVolume, MT ’000 826 891 970 1,141 1,357 1,024 1,209 1,393 809 1,460Value, Rs. Mn. 3,381 3,539 3,539 3,327 3,944 3,465 4,339 5,302 3,496 7,615Import Price (C&F), Rs. per MT 4,093 3,972 3,640 2,916 2,906 3,384 3,589 3,806 4,329 5,217

Price, Rs. per MTPuttalam 5,400 5,600 5,600 5,480 5,560 6,900 7,040 7,840 9,360 8,144Galle (Ruhunu) 5,480 5,480 5,480 5,500 6,400 6,840 7,040 7,840 9,360 8,144

(a) Provisional Sources : Puttalam Cement Company Limited n.a. - Not available Ruhunu Cement Company Limited

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SUGAR 1996 – 2006

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sugar Cane

Total Area (with ratoons), Ha. 11,401 13,793 13,563 8,206 13,516 12,131 14,867 15,965 15,974 15,474Area Harvested, Ha. 15,098 15,248 12,709 6,125 11,437 9,075 9,829 11,946 12,902 11,994Cane Harvested, MT 570,442 762,805 686,067 399,334 772,222 555,779 422,493 723,366 652.131 649,515Average Yield per Hectare, MT 37.8 55.3 54.0 65.2 67.5 61.2 43.0 60.6 57.6 54.2

Sugar Production, MT 70,114 63,106 61,549 65,519 64,481 47,934 37,661 61,020 56,946 53,376

Hingurana 12,090 5,887 – – – – – – – –Sevanagala 16,024 14,774 17,139 16,984 24,396 19,536 13,769 18,609 16,795 14,235Pelwatta 42,000 42,445 44,410 48,535 40,085 28,398 23,892 42,411 40,151 39,141

Cost of Sugar Production, Rs./kg.

Sevanagala 26.85 27.67 25.40 25.57 24.39 30.72 33.00 28.00 30.00 30.93Pelwatta n.a. 26.06 26.86 24.49 30.89 35.20 45.12 32.28 35.90 38.80

Sugar Imports

Volume, MT ’000 381 545 444 479 562 420 554 509 496 444Value, Rs. Mn. 8,026 10,788 8,384 7,448 10,777 10,289 12,634 11,199 11,240 13,303

Price (C&F), Rs./MT 21,058 19,790 18,871 15,561 19,187 24,511 22,809 21,982 25,227 31,825

Sugar Availability, MT 451,114 608,106 505,549 544,519 626,481 467,934 591,600 570,050 494,946 497,376Per Capita, kg. 24.6 32.8 26.9 28.6 32.4 25.0 31.1 29.6 25.8 25.3

MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Milk Collection, Litres ’000 103,242 98,021 84,521 77,536 76,160 79,599 77,628 70,689 81,442 70,613

Milk Industries of Lanka Co., Ltd. (b) 50,033 51,617 45,439 38,648 37,173 41,352 42,606 40,408 46,409 48,018

Ceylon Cold Stores Ltd. 1,117 1,051 1,197 1,238 1,240 1,277 1,062 697 834 736International Dairy Products Ltd. (c) 13,272 10,273 9,363 10,573 10,785 10,252 9,031 8,560 10,543 –

Nestle Lanka Ltd. 38,820 35,080 28,522 27,077 26,962 26,718 24,670 21,024 23,656 21,859

Finished Products

Liquid Milk, Litres ’000 12,720 13,177 12,787 9,984 10,872 11,638 12,651 21,515 14,160 13,547Pasteurised Milk 7,080 7,112 7,067 5,555 6,310 6,666 7,137 10,272 8,620 8,286

Sterilised Milk 6,919 6,065 5,720 4,429 4,562 4,972 5,514 11,243 5,540 5,261

Condensed Milk, kgs. ’000 2,849 3,008 3,039 3,063 3,290 3,044 4,391 4,730 2,597 –

Milk Powder, kgs. ’000 17,060 17,356 17,592 17,611 21,894 25,580 25,032 29,203 26,327 28,601

Highland 4,146 4,541 4,184 3393 3,113 3,590 3,568 6,589 3,331 3,595Nestle Products 12,914 12,815 13,408 14,218 18,781 21,990 21,464 22,614 22,996 25,006

Other Products

Butter, Kgs. ’000 483 417 629 556 376 483 606 n.a. 540 574Ice Cream, Litres ’000 5,496 5,375 5,678 9,412 8,955 9,899 10,366 10,543 11,444 14,311Yoghurt Cups, ’000 15,712 19,409 20,464 21,133 20,460 22,603 14,810 29,505 34,449 28,792

Imports of Milk Products

Infant Milk Food, MT 536 655 444 429 836 728 679 746 813 356Other Milk Food, MT ’000 43 42 57 54 57 52 62 64 54 53

(a) Provisional(b) Excluding milk sold to IDPL(c) Including milk purchased from MILCO

Ceylon Cold Stores Ltd.International Dairy Products Ltd. (IDPL)Milk Industries of Lanka Co. Ltd. (MILCO)Nestle Lanka Ltd.

Sources :

(a) Provisionaln.a. – Not available

Sources : Central Bank of Sri Lanka Pelwatte Sugar Industries Ltd. Sevanagala Sugar Industries Ltd.

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WATER – CONSUMERS, CONSUMPTION AND

Province \ Year 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003

No. of Consumers Quantity

370,894 397,563 429,468 456,061 89.02 91.202,554 2,663 2,852 2,972 17.33 18.001,179 1,224 1,354 566 3.36 3.20

33,688 34,486 36,359 42,811 40.18 36.55408,315 435,936 470,033 502,410 149.89 148.94

97,007 103,306 107,790 110,965 18.66 19.621,221 1,261 1,270 2,289 1.86 2.04

165 166 176 89 0.17 0.177,343 7,451 7,616 8,915 3.13 3.43

105,736 112,184 116,852 122,258 23.82 25.26

35,808 37,490 39,080 41,571 6.69 6.83515 530 535 550 0.73 0.70

67 71 77 0.01 0.024,380 4,561 4,342 5,246 1.41 1.39

40,770 42,652 44,031 47,444 8.85 8.95

67,991 73,510 82,085 90,098 11.49 13.47592 651 699 773 0.49 0.51136 118 112 102 0.02 0.05

5,014 5,310 5,659 7,718 4.56 4.1273,733 79,589 88,555 98,691 16.57 18.16

24,235 26,589 27,841 30,893 4.25 4.41580 631 644 677 1.42 1.3544 44 45 2 0.05 0.03

2,902 3,164 3,247 4,654 1.33 1.3227,761 30,428 31,777 36,226 7.05 7.11

30,170 31,989 35,033 38,840 5.87 6.03533 558 575 589 1.53 1.41

– 35 36 34 0.21 0.221,903 1,981 1,835 4,070 0.79 0.80

32,606 34,563 37,479 43,533 8.40 8.46

16,177 16,875 18,935 19,917 3.10 3.31326 339 346 357 0.34 0.3893 98 103 67 0.04 0.08

2,001 2,155 2,255 2,837 2.38 2.3318,697 19,467 21,639 23,178 5.87 6.10

20,038 21,776 24,135 23,929 4.13 4.39564 612 638 613 1.77 1.8439 40 40 5 0.01 0.02

2,896 3,083 3,275 5,469 1.28 1.4723,537 25,511 28,088 30,016 7.19 7.72

1,415 1,763 2,341 2,729 0.48 0.3795 111 115 119 0.09 0.10– 1 2 2 – –

270 529 593 1,016 0.18 0.311,780 2,404 3,051 3,866 0.75 0.78

663,735 710,851 766,708 815,003 143.69 149.656,980 7,356 7,674 8,939 25.56 26.341,723 1,797 1,942 944 3.38 3.79

60,397 62,720 65,181 82,736 55.24 51.71732,935 782,724 841,505 907,622 228.39 231.49

Western

Southern

Sabaragamuwa

Central

Uva

Eastern

North Western

North Central

Northern

Total

DomesticGovt.IndustryOtherTotal










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Source : National Water Supply & Drainage Board

97.68 101.79 1,049.59 1,158.12 1,209.56 1,915.51 1,026,36 1,232.59 1,333.41 1,817.0817.90 18.99 683.99 761.06 757.65 804.55 684.54 904.09 884.91 901.35

2.90 1.88 132.80 136.11 123.53 79.46 127.18 149.89 142.00 91.9536.64 38.85 1,013.00 1,04.64 1,063.66 1,368.76 923.04 1,129.91 1,170.38 1,446.61

155.11 161.51 2,879.37 3,099.92 3,154.40 4,168.27 2,761.11 3,416.47 3,530.71 4,257.00

20.53 20.18 162.34 191.60 194.93 276.75 158.55 192.74 191.29 260.361.97 2.1 73.35 92.22 84.05 94.79 74.06 91.84 92.13 103.230.17 0.13 6.62 7.45 7.35 5.72 6.59 7.93 7.83 6.623.43 4.01 63.98 78.33 83.89 105.09 67.73 80.91 90.18 106.89

26.10 26.53 306.28 369.59 370.23 482.35 306.94 373.42 381.42 477.10

7.38 7.61 62.75 68.67 73.83 106.32 65.80 68.96 75.85 104.810.68 0.70 28.53 29.96 28.83 29.95 36.03 32.07 33.44 34.830.03 0.03 0.86 1.20 0.99 1.94 0.28 0.85 1.29 1.341.42 1.63 38.46 42.88 44.48 56.68 41.54 44.43 48.03 62.339.49 9.97 130.60 142.71 148.12 194.89 144.22 146.74 158.31 203.30

15.01 16.06 98.70 125.49 137.29 198.45 98.52 133.75 142.07 189.270.53 0.63 19.50 22.07 22.85 27.06 21.05 25.27 23.89 27.250.04 0.04 1.07 2.37 1.88 1.76 0.98 2.17 2.09 1.954.26 4.56 57.55 69.57 75.26 93.78 48.96 73.07 84.35 97.37

19.84 21.29 176.81 219.49 237.28 321.05 169.50 234.26 252.38 315.85

4.84 5.06 36.40 40.56 44.48 60.89 35.41 41.71 45.99 58.521.43 1.43 55.44 57.33 60.73 60.93 68.92 66.52 69.19 68.270.04 0.04 1.98 1.37 1.61 0.20 2.24 1.92 1.79 0.291.22 1.40 25.97 29.58 29.63 36.37 29.33 32.92 33.32 40.977.53 7.93 11979 128.84 136.45 158.39 135.89 143.07 150.29 168.03

6.83 6.89 49.38 53.68 60.65 83.14 51.02 58.24 61.91 74.871.48 1.50 61.62 60.47 62.81 63.90 68.92 73.43 67.22 66.320.26 0.22 8.42 9.30 10.79 9.16 8.85 10.33 12.17 8.940.89 1.51 19.87 20.71 23.51 40.36 18.99 22.69 27.09 40.069.45 10.11 139.29 144.16 157.76 196.56 147.78 164.69 168.39 190.19

3.56 3.64 26.76 31.78 33.16 45.85 27.19 33.18 33.81 42.360.38 0.37 13.85 17.00 16.52 15.84 16.54 18.68 18.96 18.760.11 0.04 1.97 3.61 4.75 1.73 2.01 3.93 5.14 1.732.09 2.66 31.76 32.29 30.21 41.44 31.69 34.28 31.78 46.906.14 6.71 74.34 84.68 84.64 104.86 77.42 90.07 89.68 109.74

4.72 4.68 37.24 44.89 45.44 64.48 37.11 48.46 48.42 66.901.59 1.71 69.32 78.20 67.91 72.66 76.12 97.09 78.49 85.230.01 0.01 0.49 0.67 0.42 0.31 0.50 0.74 0.53 0.231.51 2.00 33.29 40.89 41.00 56.55 30.62 48.44 47.19 62.067.84 8.39 140.33 164.65 154.77 194.00 144.34 194.72 174.62 214.41

0.47 0.55 11.80 4.13 4.82 9.15 3.33 3.96 4.99 3.940.12 0.12 3.63 4.47 4.97 4.97 3.77 5.47 5.65 5.08

– 0.00 - 0.01 0.07 0.04 – – 0.08 0.040.42 0.52 4.20 5.53 6.84 9.71 3.36 5.17 8.07 7.471.00 1.18 19.63 14.13 16.69 23.86 10.46 14.60 18.79 16.53

161.01 166.45 1,534.97 1,718.90 1,804.15 2,760.53 1,503.28 1,813.59 1,937.71 2,618.1026.07 27.65 1,009.21 1,122.77 1,106.32 1,174.65 1,049.95 1,314.47 1,273.88 1,310.32

3.55 2.38 154.20 162.10 151.40 100.32 149.19 178.18 172.62 113.0751.87 57.13 1,288.07 1,364.41 1,398.46 1,808.72 1,195.24 1,471.80 1,540.38 1,910.67

242.49 253.62 3,986.45 4,368.18 4,460.33 5,844.23 3,897.67 4,778.04 4,924.59 5,952.15

REVENUE BY PROVINCE 2002 – 2005

2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005

of Water Revenue Billed (Rs. Mn.) Revenue Collected (Rs. Mn.)

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Production

Yarn, Mn. Kgs. 27.8 32.4 27.1 2.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Fabric, Mn. Metres 188.1 227.9 194.1 182.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Garments (Export), Mn. kgs. 278 312 319 351 468 432 423 446 501 554

ExportsYarn, Mn. kgs. 14.5 14.1 n.a. 11.8 12.3 13.8 14 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Rs. Mn. 2,339 2,452 2,184 2,023 2,449 2,410 2,434 2,197 2,158 2,325

Fabric, Mn. Sq. Metres – – – – – – – – – – Mn. Kgs. 12.7 18.9 18.8 17.6 17.9 12.6 15 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Rs. Mn. 3,211 4,641 5,778 5,638 7,296 5,350 6,489 6,826 6,170 4,940

Garments, Mn. Pcs. 278 312 319 351 468 432 423 446 501 554 Mn. kgs. 16 20 22 23 28 24 24 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Rs. Mn. 93,814 121,083 142,332 155,214 206,353 208,624 214,895 231,652 268,573 276,144

Total Exports, Rs. Mn. 105,293 133,256 158,077 171,067 226,929 227,360 232,027 248,572 285,172 291,090

Imports

Yarn, Mn. kgs. 30 37 39.9 43.8 47.5 48.2 50 n.a. n.a. n.a. Rs. Mn. 6,291 7,656 8,086 8,924 10,671 12,228 12,601 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Fabric, Mn. Sq. Metres – – – – – – – – – – Mn. kgs. 91.2 103.8 124.1 130.5 139.9 142.4 147 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Rs. Mn. 44,313 54,824 62,769 67,762 79,888 86,598 89,238 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Fibre, Mn. kgs. 29.5 33.4 25.6 19.3 20.2 18.5 – – – –Rs. Mn. 3,020 3,356 2,552 1982 2,295 2,552 2,630 n.a. n.a. n.a.

Total Value of Imports, Rs. Mn. 67,437 85,100 95,444 99,857 121,658 132,660 136,705 132,416 153,476 153,957

Export Markets

(% of Value of Garment Exports)USA 59.7 61.6 64.2 60.5 52.0 64.3 63.3 61.3 58.0 59.4Germany 7.8 5.7 5.4 4.7 3.6 3.3 3.4 3.1 3.1 3.1U.K. 16.3 19.3 17.6 21.5 21.5 19.2 19.9 20.5 23.4 21.9France 3.2 2.2 1.8 1.9 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.6 1.6Netherlands 3.3 252 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.9 1.5 1.5 1.3 1.0Canada 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.4Italy 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.2 1.7 3.1 4.1 5.1

(a) Provisional Source : Ministry of Industrial Development (Textiles Division)

TEXTILES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

ELECTRICITY 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Available Capacity, MW 1,453 1,595 1,636 1,691 1,837 1,999 2,230 2,243 2,378 2,427Installed Capacity, MW 1,409 1,575 1,636 1,691 1,779 1,901 1,930 2,223 2,329 2.407

CEB Hydro 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,137 1,207 1,207 1,207Thermal 272 405 405 453 453 563 563 618 573 548Wind – – – 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

Private Hydro-Small 1 2 2 6 12 24 34 40 73 80Thermal – 31 92 92 174 174 193 355 452 567

Hired Thermal 43 113 20 – 58 98 300 260 190 –Maximum Demand, MW 968 1,037 1,137 1,291 1,405 1,445 1,422 1,516 1,563 1,748Units Generated, GWh. 4,377 5,145 5,683 6,184 6,844 6,625 6,951 7,612 8,159 8,766

CEB Hydro 3,249 3,443 3,909 4,152 3,154 3,045 2,589 3,190 2,755 3,173Thermal 974 1,052 1,246 1,396 2,205 1,896 1,953 2,193 2,507 2,162Wind – – – 3 3 3 4 3 3 2

Private Hydro-Small 3 4 6 18 43 65 103 120 206 277Thermal – 13 390 507 917 1,170 1,248 1,711 2,064 3,152

Hired Thermal 152 398 18 – 364 341 913 394 509 –Self Generation – 235 114 108 158 105 141 – 115 –Sales, GWh 3,588 4,039 4,521 4,809 5,259 5,238 5,502 6,208 6,666 7,254

Domestic 1,046 1,213 1,378 1,555 1,732 1,798 1,821 2,030 2,204 2,444Industrial 1,361 1,430 1,614 1,613 1,755 1,719 1,866 2,159 2,266 2,446

Small Units 95 101 110 117 128 136 135 147 157 166Medium Units 719 805 906 933 1,039 1,005 1,050 1,174 1,240 1,323Large Units 547 524 598 563 588 578 681 838 869 957

Commercial 592 689 758 829 895 859 921 1,042 1,132 1,254Bulk Supply 542 657 722 762 825 802 811 894 981 1,027Street Lighting 47 50 49 50 52 60 83 83 83 83

(a) Provisional Source : Ceylon Electricity Board

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GROSS GENERATION OF ELECTRICITY BY POWER STATIONS 2004 AND 2005

Power CapacityStation MW

Generation in 2004, Gwh

Source : Ceylon Electricity Board

Generation in 2005, Gwh

CEBHydro

Kelani River Complex Canyon 60 7.70 5.91 9.43 4.49 2.90 3.22 7.94 10.07 13.82 14.11 12.74 14.12 106.46 Old Laxapana 50 20.90 9.17 1.73 7.09 13.74 28.67 25.18 18.13 20.20 22.31 28.18 27.81 223.10 New Laxapana 100 23.65 18.84 29.90 17.20 20.30 24.77 36.82 37.19 46.79 50.10 42.77 44.16 392.46 Wimalasurendra 50 8.75 3.81 0.56 2.05 2.95 7.93 7.43 5.69 7.25 6.77 10.74 11.54 75.46 Samanala 75 22.26 13.02 13.03 12.75 20.99 33.73 36.48 29.34 36.18 40.02 38.40 37.27 333.46

Sub Total 335 83.26 50.74 54.65 43.58 60.87 98.32 113.85 100.41 124.24 133.32 132.83 134.89 1,130.94Mahaweli River Complex

Ukuwela 40 7.62 3.41 3.10 7.27 13.32 16.33 15.39 20.77 11.32 15.55 16.03 2.25 132.34 Bowetanne 40 0.67 0.47 0.56 0.63 2.15 3.11 2.63 4.15 2.65 4.33 4.22 9.87 35.42 Victoria 210 28.53 31.15 21.64 10.76 5.93 61.27 52.76 43.90 22.94 13.71 28.98 22.49 344.07 Kotmale 201 13.86 4.87 4.23 11.93 21.74 30.88 45.71 63.27 27.76 25.99 23.57 20.40 294.21 Randenigala 122 11.45 18.48 13.04 2.27 19.64 17.82 18.88 18.35 5.26 2.00 2.05 4.00 133.23 Rantambe 49 10.14 11.08 7.71 3.47 11.53 10.71 11.00 10.99 3.64 4.66 6.07 14.97 105.97Sub Total 662 72.27 69.45 50.28 36.34 74.30 140.12 146.37 161.43 73.57 66.24 80.92 73.96 1,045.25

Samanalawewa 120 22.80 23.28 28.13 20.57 6.50 7.23 25.01 23.44 13.57 21.62 24.76 16.30 233.20Kukule 70 10.17 7.05 13.01 27.11 39.91 39.04 40.66 18.95 34.92 37.43 22.79 29.30 320.34Mini Hydro (CEB)

Inginiyagala 11.25 2.00 3.07 0.60 3.22 2.99 2.91 1.24 – – – – 0.34 16.37 Uda Walawe 6 – 0.04 0.06 0.35 1.21 0.59 – – – – – 0.36 2.61 Nilambe 3.2 0.09 0.03 0.07 0.68 0.49 0.79 0.38 0.14 0.30 0.93 0.93 1.24 6.06

Sub Total 20 2.13 3.09 0.73 4.25 4.69 4.28 1.63 0.14 0.30 0.93 0.93 1.95 25.04Total Hydro 1,207 190.63 153.61 146.80 131.85 186.26 288.99 327.52 304.38 246.61 259.53 262.21 256.39 2,754.77Wind Power 3 0.30 0.21 0.16 0.12 0.36 0.44 0.40 0.09 0.19 0.18 0.09 0.13 2.66Thermal

Kelanitissa Steam(1) 50 Gas 120 28.93 21.40 29.52 16.38 6.78 4.84 0.37 0.16 12.72 10.05 4.42 5.85 141.42

Gas (New) 115 56.46 60.25 64.42 28.72 35.81 27.15 0.00 4.85 59.32 31.36 21.15 49.06 438.53 Combined Cycle 165 110.61 95.92 89.64 102.11 92.84 32.94 104.11 100.04 86.24 91.45 101.12 100.44 1,107.44 Sapugaskanda 80 32.87 33.11 27.91 23.31 22.09 23.26 22.42 22.69 24.10 25.32 25.72 20.40 303.20 Sapugaskanda Ext 80 41.81 41.66 45.43 45.56 46.03 47.38 47.09 45.00 39.04 40.61 36.62 36.34 512.56 Chunnakam (1) 8 – – – – – – – – – – – – – Small Diesel (1) – 0.00 1.06 1.69 0.97 – – – – – – – – 3.72

Total Thermal 618 270.67 253.40 258.61 217.04 203.54 135.56 173.99 172.75 221.42 198.78 189.02 212.08 2,506.86Total CEB 1,828 461.60 407.22 405.56 349.01 390.16 425.00 501.91 477.22 468.22 458.49 451.32 468.60 5,264.29 Private

Mini Hydro(Private) 73 5.30 4.62 4.45 11.46 17.76 23.64 21.32 16.68 25.18 28.68 24.22 22.24 205.56 Solar Power 0.02 – – – – – – – – – – – – 0.02 Thermal 455 203.45 196.95 212.55 177.47 185.14 120.85 121.69 129.40 132.95 200.94 193.29 189.55 2,064.22

Total Private 527 208.75 201.56 217.01 188.94 202.90 144.50 143.01 146.07 158.14 229.62 217.51 211.79 2,269.80Hired 190 4.45 10.55 63.60 81.04 73.73 89.00 50.06 78.70 43.26 5.05 4.92 4.89 509.24Grand Total 2,546 674.80 642.88 704.13 642.32 693.74 681.27 694.98 701.99 669.61 693.16 673.76 685.27 8,157.90

CEBHydro

Kelani River Complex Canyon 60 9.59 13.23 19.22 11.77 6.42 3.38 4.71 6.91 8.15 13.98 19.33 14.64 131.33 Old Laxapana 50 26.33 11.22 1.66 18.77 27.49 15.05 16.04 16.98 26.16 26.33 30.40 29.39 245.80 New Laxapana 100 30.09 40.65 59.45 38.96 22.74 20.95 24.71 28.45 4074 50.29 60.48 49.30 466.79 Wimalasurendra 50 11.25 4.45 0.00 5.70 11.57 3.61 3.85 4.85 6.72 8.31 15.03 12.30 87.64 Samanala 75 28.48 23.91 26.76 27.02 26.81 22.32 23.63 25.05 39.25 42.90 47..49 42.18 375.80

Sub Total 335 105.74 93.46 107.09 102.21 95.01 65.31 72.93 82.24 121.01 141.80 172.73 147.82 1,307.36Mahaweli River Complex

Ukuwela 40 4.08 7.52 10.79 12.35 12.22 15.24 22.76 21.33 14.98 21.30 13.15 11.82 167.53 Bowetanne 40 1.51 1.82 1.90 2.29 2.91 2.84 4.25 4.35 0.77 4.72 7.97 6.89 42.22 Victoria 210 32.07 12.60 39.69 33.66 35.15 21.96 10.46 42.95 26.89 30.13 38.40 27.49 351.65 Kotmale 201 4.64 21.88 22.57 21.35 24.42 13.97 29.22 37.77 36.80 43.05 42.65 43.33 341.65 Randenigala 122 20.17 25.55 22.70 17.19 25.72 30.52 26.20 14.13 4.87 14.23 7.58 16.27 225.10 Rantambe 49 14.03 13.46 10.84 8.89 12.91 14.95 13.72 8.27 3.01 8.37 8.86 11.84 129.15

Sub Total 662 76.49 82.83 108.48 95.73 113.32 99.49 106.61 128.80 87.32 121.79 118.61 117.63 1,257.09Samanalawewa 120 27.75 24.92 44.60 19.68 10.88 28.22 28.85 17.83 5.79 7.42 10.02 14.67 240.63

Kukule 70 14.77 11.64 16.68 30.49 24.62 34.81 25.72 16.15 35.08 36.19 41.42 31.38 318.94 Mini Hydro (CEB)

Inginiyagala 11.25 2.77 2.32 1.78 3.76 4.65 5.19 4.53 1.41 0.54 1.20 1.59 5.07 34.80 Uda Walawe 6 0.54 0.59 0.01 1.17 1.92 1.21 0.95 0.18 0.00 0.00 0.14 0.91 7.62 Nilambe 3.2 0.62 0.40 0.16 0.13 0.21 0.17 0.32 0.09 0.85 1.86 1.66 1.36 6.84

Sub Total 20 3.93 3.32 1.94 5.05 6.78 6.58 5.79 1.69 1.38 2.06 3.39 7.34 49.26Total Hydro 1,207 228.68 216.17 278.79 253.17 250.60 234.40 239.89 246.71 250.58 309.27 346.17 318.84 3,173.28Wind Power 3 0.09 0.16 0.13 0.07 0.23 0.33 0.30 0.32 0.35 0.30 0.06 0.11 2.44Thermal Complex

Kelanitissa Gas 100 4.23 2.92 5.48 0.99 0.75 0.10 0.64 1.97 1.08 1.45 1.30 1.31 22.23 Gas (New) 115 19.71 34.38 39.35 4.63 0.00 18.10 52.98 62.96 11.37 24.27 6.01 3.15 276.91 Combined Cycle 165 91.88 62.19 108.95 78.05 91.34 101.06 91.81 99.24 97.11 38.64 40.77 105.68 1,006.72 Sapugaskanda 80 22.96 22.78 25.02 20.05 22.78 30.09 36.21 37.39 31.14 20.23 26.80 32.51 327.95 Sapugaskanda Ext. 80 39.44 38.64 46.95 43.64 45.27 45.14 45.75 41.86 39.02 46.69 49.01 46.08 527.78 Chunnakam (1) 8 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.03 0.14 0.18 0.12 0.12 0.59

Total Thermal 548 178.22 160.90 225.75 147.36 160.14 194.49 227.39 243.45 179.85 131.46 124.02 188.86 2,161.87Total CEB 1,758 406.98 377.23 504.67 400.60 410.97 429.22 467.58 490.48 430.78 441.02 470.25 507.81 5,337.59 Private

Thermal 567 272.88 254.27 226.30 262.54 316.48 275.82 252.68 258.18 285.61 295.29 217.00 234.83 3,151.88 Mini Hydro(Private) 84 14.00 10.66 12.90 17.92 16.73 28.61 25.87 9.31 30.56 29.19 43.28 28.43 277.45 Dendro Power

(Walapone) 1 0.08 0.28 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.20 0.00 0.54 0.40 0.36 0.34 0.00 2.21 Biomass (Badalgama) 1 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.07 Solar Power

(B’mulla) 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01Total Private 652 286.96 265.22 239.20 280.46 333.21 304.64 278.55 278.03 316.60 324.85 260.62 263.30 3,431.62Grand Total 2,410 693.94 642.45 743.87 681.05 744.17 733.86 746.12 768.51 747.38 765.87 730.87 771.11 8,769.21

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total

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Province Units in Gwh Revenue, Rs. Mn. No. of Consumer Accounts&

Type of Sale 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005 2002 2003 2004 2005

Colombo City Domestic 188.31 207.44 215.13 236.18 1,625.60 1,955.08 2,019.66 2,282.06 96,485 101,159 104,824 107,663 Religious 5.76 6.36 6.61 6.85 29.09 32.05 34.96 37.03 658 676 683432 691 Industrial 201.38 224.06 229.86 241.45 1,593.49 1,844.22 1,912.30 2,008,.68 669 682 614 584 Commercial 375.67 429.71 473.84 521.92 4,454.58 5,269.42 5,792.55 6,373.27 24,905 25,535 26,639 27,042 Street Lighting 8.90 8.90 8.93 8.91 65.26 69.49 69.68 69.49 – – – –

Total 780.02 876.47 934.38 1,051.31 7,768.02 9,170.26 9,829.15 10,770.53 122,717 128.052 132,760 135,980

Western Province Domestic 765.61 848.02 907.69 999.02 4,687.79 5,587.33 5,996.88 6,738.60 762,044 801,139 840,950 880,866 Religious 11.77 12.99 13.82 14.57 54.17 61.24 67.55 72.47 3,551 3,703 3,839 3,966 Industrial 1,073.68 1,268.36 1,322.14 1,465.38 8,582.78 10,615.56 11,285.86 12,234.73 9,685 9,881 9,921 10,146 Commercial 590.73 672.39 735.07 815.67 6,817.61 8,106.32 8,857.32 9,818.86 93,968 99,527 106,319 112,920 Street Lighting 41.10 41.10 41.22 41.11 301.15 320.66 321.53 320.66 – – – –

Local Authority & LECO 745.37 826.26 929.26 947.11 4,177.73 4,971.24 5,404.65 5,704.54 311,452 325,355 340,021 355,565

Total 3,228.26 3,699.12 3,949.21 4,282.86 24,621.23 29,662.34 31,933.79 34,889.85 1,180,700 1,239,605 1,301,050 1,363,463

North Central Province Domestic 74.63 84.57 93.98 111.52 330.78 398.61 439.01 515.59 130,100 138,544 153,206 179,286 Religious 1.83 2.19 2.15 2.37 8.41 10.01 9.84 10.84 1,212 1,264 1,307 1,229 Industrial 61.77 90.97 76.62 57.60 482.32 729.06 619.44 485.77 2,236 2,378 2,633 3,989 Commercial 33.55 37.32 39.24 39.85 368.33 434.32 453.69 458.25 15,201 16,243 17,709 21,062 Street Lighting 2.22 2.22 2.23 2.36 16.29 17.34 17.39 18.37 – – – –

Total 174.00 217.27 214.22 213.70 1,206.13 1,589.34 1,539.38 1,488.82 148,749 158,429 174,855 205,566

Northern Province Domestic 40.00 50.25 61.83 71.86 179.91 245.69 308.89 363.57 58,389 70,902 84,745 93,061 Religious 1.35 2.05 2.48 2.82 5.53 9.35 11.37 12.95 1,195 1,500 1,802 1,981 Industrial 2.81 3.98 5.01 5.56 25.39 36.13 44.71 49.44 448 670 1,129 1,353 Commercial 16.25 24.08 28.86 33.45 180.20 278.30 333.04 385.74 6,589 8,186 10,389 12,109 Street Lighting 0.35 0.35 0.35 0.35 2.58 2.75 2.75 2.75 – – – –

Total 60.76 80.72 98.54 114.04 393.61 572.21 700.77 814.45 66,621 81,258 98,065 108,504

Central Province Domestic 195.92 218.78 232.80 252.79 887.14 1,065.90 1,126.75 1,244.65 312,608 329,787 346,980 364,772 Religious 3.42 3.87 4.15 4.40 14.77 16.99 18.48 19.79 2,418 2,505 2,592 2,680 Industrial 94.54 104.23 107.70 110.79 762.96 890.66 920.61 944.55 2,555 2,626 2,613 2,726 Commercial 74.69 81.30 87.83 95.14 814.40 941.65 1,016.55 1,108.39 37,400 39,352 41,752 44,202 Street Lighting 6.32 6.32 6.34 6.32 46.28 49.28 49.41 49.28 – – – –

Total 374.89 414.50 438.81 469.45 2,525.54 2,964.48 3,131.81 3,366.64 354,981 374,270 393,937 414,380

North Western Domestic 194.67 218.55 238.23 265.80 894.53 1,064.94 1,155.90 1,313.20 304,625 325,792 348,893 371,130 Religious 3.24 3.72 3.97 4.30 12.63 15.06 16.04 17.69 2,692 2,842 3,028 3,167 Industrial 227.30 253.69 264.72 280.89 1,776.68 2,087.24 2,165.82 2,294.43 6,804 7,106 7,482 7,718 Commercial 49.99 57.07 60.40 69.53 538.28 633.75 689.64 811.06 37,844 40,217 43,551 46,418 Street Lighting 19.44 19.44 19.49 19.44 142.40 151.63 152.04 151.63 – – – –

Total 494.64 552.47 586.81 639.95 3,364.52 3,952.62 4,179.45 4,588.00 351,965 375,957 402,954 428,433

Eastern Province707.31 Domestic 103.54 113.32 128.29 138.53 459.30 535.24 611.84 707.31 157,586 169,867 184,784 186,068 Religious 2.07 2.22 2.52 2.94 8.80 9.72 11.23 13.51 1,371 1,444 1,510 1,706 Industrial 3.52 47.04 51.59 94.03 339.29 394.13 430.87 754.00 3,128 3,363 3,563 2,731 Commercial 27.65 29.77 33.81 40.09 296.85 343.63 389.96 466.05 17,801 19,136 20,562 19,932 Street Lighting 4.68 4.68 4.69 4.54 34.25 36.47 36.56 35.44 – – – –

Total 181.46 197.02 220.91 280.14 1,138.49 1,319.18 1,480.47 1,976.31 179,886 193,810 210,419 210,437

Southern Province Domestic 191.14 209.82 229.50 258.94 846.11 977.41 1,080.36 1,243.42 339,709 359,065 379,240 399,172 Religious 3.20 3.56 3.91 4.40 13.11 15.24 17.16 20.20 1,978 2,041 2,089 2,126 Industrial 153.93 173.88 192.60 201.49 1,230.62 1,464.39 1,608.22 1,692.05 2,493 2,620 2,726 2,692

Commercial 49.87 55.49 58.10 63.85 543.63 639.32 669.17 740.31 33,087 35,000 37,033 39,686 Street Lighting 5.70 5.70 5.72 5.70 41.78 44.49 44.60 44.49 – – – – Local Authority & LECO 66.00 67.97 81.46 80.04 371.26 447.39 486.49 487.90 48,905 50,743 52,761 55,592

Total 469.84 516.42 571.28 614.42 3,046.52 3,588.25 3,906.03 4,228.37 426,172 449,469 473,849 499,268

Uva Province Domestic 93.23 108.02 115.31 129.79 410.22 499.26 527.12 603.35 195,325 208,464 223,214 235,252 Religious 2.02 2.13 2.73 2.70 8.32 8.60 12.30 11.50 1,439 1,527 1,609 1,682 Industrial 83.08 89.37 87.25 90.64 673.48 766.76 746.68 773.39 1,292 1,348 1,441 1,499 Commercial 34.71 38.71 40.79 44.63 377.15 443.77 468.80 512.35 19,850 21,283 22,839 24,290 Street Lighting 1.15 1.15 1.15 1.15 8.39 8.93 8.95 8.93 – – – –

Total 214.18 239.37 247.22 268.90 1,477.56 1,727.31 1,763.88 1,909.53 217,906 232,622 249,103 262,723

Sabaragamuwa Province Domestic 131.71 143.95 158.63 174.64 581.95 669.51 741.54 828.41 230,963 245,428 261,642 278,616 Religious1 2.12 2.36 2.45 2.65 8.79 10.14 10.43 11.37 1,592 1,656 1,732 1,828 Industrial 124.89 127.72 128.73 139.92 1,028.10 1,113.98 1,124.54 1,213.07 1,140 1,190 1,158 1,166 Commercial 43.24 45.40 47.70 51.94 468.22 521.73 545.5 594.36 27,352 29,080 30,868 32,805 Street Lighting 2.29 2.29 2.29 2.29 16.75 17.83 17.88 17.83 – – – –

Total 304.24 321.71 339.81 371.43 2,103.81 2,333.18 2,439.89 2,665.04 261,047 277,354 295,400 314,415

Grand Total 5,502.28 6,208.60 6,666.81 7,254.87 39,877.41 47,708.92 51,075.51 55,927.02 3,188,027 3,382,774 3,599,632 3,807,189

Source : Ceylon Electricity Board

ELECTRICITY SALES BY PROVINCE 2002 – 2005

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INDUSTRY

Industrial Category 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005Number ofEnterprisesEnd 2005(a)

Employment (End December)

Food, Beverages and Tobacco 6,931 8,625 11,699 11,571 15,207 15,112 14,448 13,485 14,173 14,570 147

Textile, Wearing Apparel andLeather Products 155,794 161,321 189,395 216,700 242,435 257,515 280,234 301,309 302,814 275,888 483

Wood and Wood Products(including Furniture) 2,449 3,147 2,723 2,148 1,822 1,857 1,950 2,024 2,385 2,106 28

Paper and Paper Products 733 1,011 871 969 1,618 1,605 2,065 2,135 1,714 1,587 28

Chemicals, Petroleum, Coal,Rubber and Plastic Products 20,718 22,319 25,699 24,234 29,675 31,880 31,716 27,696 27,617 27,983 143

Non-Metallic Mineral Products 9,226 9,709 10,920 12,559 13,061 12,598 13,547 10,166 11,005 9,925 62

Fabricated Metal Products 1,399 1,681 2,503 3,998 4,182 4,466 5,793 6,740 7,850 6,876 92

Manufactured Products (n.e.s.) 26,624 31,563 31,538 32,958 33,394 32,449 32,443 30,448 29,223 25,179 167

Services 18,093 18,809 19,033 21,922 26,455 28,552 34,560 37,047 40,917 46,737 721

Total 241,967 258,185 294,381 327,059 367,849 388,034 416,756 431,050 437,698 410,851 1,871

Gross Export Earnings (f.o.b.), Rs. Mn.

Food, Beverages and Tobacco 4,857 5,653 9,329 8,256 12,433 12,907 13,609 15,381 18, 144 33,879 27,105

Textile, Wearing Apparel andLeather Products 82,050 98,203 114,794 127,008 162,701 174,701 192,096 207,051 238,304 239,004 45,879

Wood and Wood Products(including Furniture) 342 396 380 344 411 421 756 1,385 2,511 2,677 5,878

Paper and Paper Products 857 1,144 1,137 941 1,270 845 1,266 1,822 2,548 1,668 1,771

Chemicals, Petroleum, Coal,Rubber and Plastic Products 15,083 17,260 20,270 21,956 28,838 30,299 28,621 33,282 42,364 55,850 28,516

Non-Metallic Mineral Products 7,068 6,496 5,742 7,901 8,862 9,614 8,997 9,126 14,125 15,236 17,942

Fabricated Metal Products 1,132 1,685 3,425 1,832 1,961 2,402 9,809 17,199 22,471 27,726 12,283

Manufactured Products (n.e.s.) 12,822 15,143 16,718 18,966 24,069 20,389 18,983 21,766 23,128 23,259 11,534

Services 9,272 8,908 9,963 13,020 18,772 23,924 24,618 29,593 26,745 34,345 229,121

Total 133,483 154,888 181,758 200,224 258,973 275,502 298,755 336,605 390,340 433,641 380,129

MINERALS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Investments Rs. Mn. End

2005(a)

Precious & Semi Precious Stones

Exports, Rs. Mn. 1,962.2 3,898.4 3,110.4 3,773.7 5,986.1 5,397.6 5,873.2 6,244.1 9,071.0 8,313.3Gem Exports 1,499.4 3,594.1 2,897.9 3,581.3 5,742.1 5,176.1 5,663.5 5,989.1 8,809.4 8,004.7Geuda Exports 462.8 304.3 212.5 192.4 244.0 221.5 209.7 255.0 261.6 208.6

Tourist Sales, Rs. Mn. 271.7 686.6 519.5 879.8 707.9 595.2 671.6 1,094.9 1,936.6 1,326.2

Graphite Production, MT 5,620 5,349 5,858 4,591 4,671 4,897 2,526 2,966 5,373 5,133Exports – Quantity, 6,432 5,600 5,844 4,310 5,710 4,630 3,170 3,517 4,470 4,229

– Value, Rs. Mn. 164 153 172 133 162 170 112 169 254 276– Average Price, Rs./MT 22,515 27,360 29,345 30,919 28,371 36,717 37,096 48,048 56,768 65,309

Local Sales – Quantity, MT 54 61 73 83 74 38 37 43 51 52– Value, Rs.’000 1,493 1,347 1,579 1,797 1,167 697 835 1,124 1,594 1,439

Ilmenite Production, MT 50,250 18,969 36,292 n.a. 825 n.a. n.a. n.a. 8,115 30,847Exports – Quantity, MT 33,364 27,235 100 n,a. 0.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. 20 25,243

– Value, Rs. Mn. 103 90 2 n.a. 1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 158

Rutile Production, MT 3,532 2,968 1,930 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1,055Exports – Quantity, MT 1,102 100 20 150 716 3,443 893 316 324 1,697

– Value, Rs. Mn. 30 4 1 6 26 114 51 13 18 91

(a) Provisional Sources : Lanka Mineral Sands Ltd. n.a. Not available National Gem and Jewellery Authority

Bogala Graphite Lanka Ltd.

BOARD OF INVESTMENT (BOI) ENTERPRISES 1996 – 2005

(a) Provisional Source: Board of Investment of Sri Lanka

PRICES AND WAGES

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All Items (Average) 1,145.1 1,224.3 1,298.7 1,295.3 1317.2 1,471.2 1,629.0 1,679.1 1,889.0 2,105.9Percentage Change 20.4 6.9 6.1 -0.3 1.7 11.7 10.7 3.1 12.5 11.5

Commodity-wise Sub Indices

Food 1,040.7 1,132.2 1,223.2 1,212.4 1,187.1 1,343.1 1,526.5 1,493.0 1,674.3 1,844.2Alcoholic Drinks 1,176.0 1,361.3 1,398.3 1,649.3 1,750.1 1,881.5 1,896.7 1,955.5 2,171.9 2,462.6Textile & Footwear 626.5 633.8 634.5 634.9 632.9 642.4 645.0 645.9 654.1 667.4Paper Products 1,063.4 902.9 915.0 934.3 1,050.0 1,109.6 1,109.6 1,109.6 1,022.8 1,077.8Chemicals & Chemical Products 660.9 717.3 772.0 807.9 828.2 926.8 1,007.1 1,136.8 1,221.4 1,392.9Petroleum Products 1,374.9 1,528.2 1,528.2 1,528.2 1,859.6 2,277.2 2,395.4 2,608.0 2,987.2 3,654.7Non Metallic Products 2,238.3 2,387.6 2,655.8 2,745.1 2,762.4 2,865.1 2,942.6 3,344.1 3,869.3 5,605.7Metal Products 784.4 806.1 816.3 749.1 763.3 795.5 820.9 922.0 971.8 972.5Transport Equipment 908.6 937.3 933.9 886.2 916.8 1,015.3 977.4 1,023.9 1,087.1 1,242.8Electrical Appliances & Supplies 767.7 800.6 837.9 842.5 848.6 953.4 1,006.7 995.8 1,010.0 1,068.5Machinery 604.3 596.1 651.3 691.4 679.5 747.4 815.7 847.3 869.8 896.6Fuel & Light 2,410.1 2,694.8 2,824.7 2,693.9 2,853.4 2,929.4 2,998.1 3,441.7 3,483.5 3,525.2Miscellaneous 2,729.5 2,582.5 2,587.5 2,500.7 2,687.3 2,796.3 3,156.1 3,869.4 4,735.3 4831.3

Sector-wise Sub Indices

Domestic 994.5 1,059.1 1,111.6 1,143.7 1,175.9 1,305.0 1,373.1 1,426.2 1,572.8 1,689.4Import 862.8 933.5 934.1 933.1 1,044.7 1,222.9 1,244.5 1,391.8 1,525.7 1,797.9Export 1,822.4 1,944.5 2,156.7 2,071.4 1,961.3 2,142.0 2,664.7 2,591.1 3,033.8 3,407.9Consumer 1,093.1 1,190.4 1,280.8 1,279.6 1,265.9 1,418.5 1,594.1 1,579.1 1,747.4 1,922.1Intermediate 1,309.2 1,324.6 1,328.7 1,309.4 1,464.5 1.640.6 1,752.8 2,010.5 2,365.7 2,627.2Investment 1,273.1 1,342.7 1,473.5 1,509.0 1,516.7 1,589.3 1,649.8 1,854.1 2,099.9 2,855.6


WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Sources : Dept.of Census and StatisticsCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

Colombo Consumers’ Price Index (1952=100)

All Items (Average) 1,906.7 2,089.1 2,284.9 2,392.1 2,539.8 2,899.4 3,176.4 3,377.0 3,632.8 4055.5Percentage Change 15.9 9.6 9.4 4.7 6.2 14.2 9.6 6.3 7.6 11.6 Sub Indices Food 2,107.6 2,336.9 2,592.1 2,695.4 2,815.8 3,244.7 3,589.9 3,798.4 4,096.2 4590.6

Clothing 821.8 844.0 852.3 863.3 872.9 909.6 950.5 974.4 984.0 1026.7 Fuel and Light 3,591.6 3,752.8 3,872.8 3,929.7 4,660.9 5,328.9 5,795.8 6,674.6 7,315.3 8303.0 Rent 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 109.8 Miscellaneous 1,944.7 2,157.8 2,319.9 2,558.1 2,802.4 3,131.1 3,327.9 3,497.5 3,726.4 4098.4

Colombo District Consumers’ Price Index (Oct.1996 – Sep.1997=100)

All Items (Average) 95.0 102.0 109.5 113.4 117.5 129.7 138.5 141.4 148.5 163.1Percentage Change – 7.4 7.3 3.6 3.6 10.3 6.8 2.1 5.0 9.8Sub Indices Food 95.1 102.0 111.1 113.8 115.7 129.4 141.2 143.0 151.7 169.0 Housing 97.4 101.7 105.0 109.5 112.4 113.3 113.6 113.8 114.0 114.6 Fuel and Light 95.7 104.3 118.7 119.4 138.3 160.6 169.6 183.6 191.5 209.0 Clothing 92.5 101.8 104.2 106.2 108.0 113.6 117.3 121.3 125.9 131.3

Sri Lanka Consumers’ Price Index (1995 – 1997=100)

All Items (Average) – – 118.44 123.19 125.05 140.13 154.35 158.38 170.90 189.10Percentage Change – – – 4.0 1.5 12.0 10.2 2.6 7.9 10.6Sub Indices Food, Beverages and Tobacco – – 120.04 125.10 124.20 139.22 153.32 154.82 168.10 185.00 Clothing and Footwear – – 110.54 114.38 115.59 119.90 131.38 141.94 149.30 154.40 Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas and Other Fuels – – 110.74 112.54 122.77 136.94 147.51 156.90 166.00 190.30 Furnishing, H/H Equipment and Routing Maintenance of the House – – 127.43 133.12 115.03 132.69 149.08 153.24 158.40 171.3 Health – – 137.20 145.24 171.63 192.84 238.08 257.30 281.80 312.0 Transport – – 109.90 113.60 134.08 160.80 166.74 180.20 199.70 233.6 Leisure,Entertainment, and Culture – – 110.73 121.98 125.40 130.68 136.90 136.90 147.20 172.9 Education – – 115.78 124.93 135.88 147.45 163.70 170.43 176.90 193.6

Miscellaneous Goods and Services – – 114.03 120.08 124.09 147.88 169.31 182.92 191.20 208.1

CONSUMER PRICE INDICES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

1974=100

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Year Food Clothing Fuel & light Rent Miscellaneous All Items Change, % In order

1956 103.3 81.8 101.3 101.5 98.6 100.2 -0.3

1957 104.9 84.4 97.3 101.5 106.9 102.8 2.6

1958 105.8 87.5 101.0 101.5 113.1 105.0 2.1

1959 104.7 92.1 102.4 101.5 115.3 105.2 0.2

1960 100.8 95.1 102.7 101.5 117.5 103.5 -1.6

1961 99.8 103.9 104.4 101.5 122.8 104.8 1.3

1962 100.9 108.2 105.6 101.5 124.9 106.3 1.4

1963 103.0 118.2 103.0 101.5 126.6 108.8 2.4

1964 106.4 127.2 103.2 101.5 129.3 112.2 3.1

1965 107.3 126.7 100.7 101.5 128.3 112.5 0.3

1966 109.1 117.3 95.7 101.5 127.3 112.3 -0.2

1967 112.7 116.7 96.4 101.5 128.9 114.8 2.2

1968 121.2 120.1 103.2 101.5 133.6 121.5 5.8

1969 127.9 130.8 124.9 108.4 147.1 130.5 7.4

1970 136.6 137.3 136.1 109.8 153.2 138.2 5.9

1971 139.1 145.0 140.8 109.8 169.5 141.9 2.7

1972 147.5 163.5 145.9 109.8 169.5 150.9 6.3

1973 166.2 186.1 164.4 109.8 169.8 165.4 9.6

1974 189.7 204.6 220.9 109.8 178.3 185.8 12.3

1975 204.3 208.2 238.0 109.8 191.9 198.3 6.7

1976 202.1 211.7 265.2 109.8 203.8 200.7 1.2

1977 203.3 223.8 257.5 109.8 208.4 203.2 1.2

1978 237.5 226.2 262.1 109.8 224.8 227.8 12.1

1979 263.3 231.2 327.5 109.8 252.4 252.3 10.8

1980 339.7 239.9 563.9 109.8 293.8 318.2 26.1

1981 399.6 257.8 767.9 109.8 345.7 375.4 18.0

1982 450.4 273.8 816.4 109.8 377.1 416.1 10.8

1983 506.3 291.1 1,087.6 109.8 433.7 474.2 14.0

1984 598.0 308.5 1,282.7 109.8 496.9 553.1 16.6

1985 598.4 324.2 1,332.1 109.8 524.4 651.2 1.5

1986 641.4 374.5 1,347.6 109.8 599.7 606.0 8.0

1987 697.0 400.9 1,358.7 109.8 650.7 652.8 7.7

1988 802.0 419.8 1,535.1 109.8 742.6 744.1 14.0

1989 884.6 490.0 1,718.9 109.8 860.1 830.2 11.6

1990 1,090.0 610.2 1,934.2 109.8 1,021.0 1,008.6 21.5

1991 1,220.3 678.4 2,252.2 109.8 1,146.0 1,131.5 12.2

1992 1,366.0 723.6 2,334.3 109.8 1,318.7 1,260.4 11.4

1993 1,519.4 782.7 2,730.0 109.8 1,490.4 1,408.4 11.7

1994 1,654.1 795.7 3,131.6 109.8 1,578.7 1,527.4 8.4

1995 1,768.1 803.9 3,322.4 109.8 1,800.6 1,644.6 7.7

1996 2,107.6 821.8 3,591.6 109.8 1,994.7 1,906.7 15.9

1997 2,336.9 844.0 3,752.8 109.8 2,157.8 2,089.1 9.6

1998 2,592.1 852.3 3,872.8 109.8 2,319.9 2,284.9 9.4

1999 2,695.4 863.3 3,929.7 109.8 2,558.1 2,392.1 4.7

2000 2,815.8 872.9 4,660.9 109.8 2,802.4 2,539.8 6.2

2001 3,244.7 909.6 5,328.9 109.8 3,131.1 2,899.4 14.2

2002 3,589.9 950.5 5,795.8 109.8 3,327.9 3,176.4 9.6

2003 3,798.4 974.4 6,674.6 109.8 3,497.5 3,377.0 6.32004 4,096.2 984.0 7,315.3 109.8 3,726.4 3,632.8 7.62005 4,590.6 1,026.7 8,303.0 109.8 4,098.4 4,055.5 11.6


1952=100

COLOMBO CONSUMERS’ PRICE INDEX 1956 – 2005

PRICES AND WAGES

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(Rupees)AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED CONSUMER ITEMS 1996 – 2005

( Contd,)

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Rice, kg.Samba(Highest) 27.07 28.25 28.08 31.94 29.16 32.36 26.26 35.08 40.56 41.73Par Boiled 21.26 22.26 22.03 26.38 23.50 25.98 29.39 27.71 34.02 31.72Kekulu 22.01 22.90 22.64 26.77 24.73 26.06 32.00 28.02 35.30 32.82

Up Country Vegetables, kg.Beans 32.25 33.40 41.34 36.83 41.16 46.07 49.89 56.59 56.35 69.42Carrot 34.17 34.90 43.42 39.19 41.84 45.82 51.74 55.80 59.59 67.66Beet Root 33.02 32.98 42.13 38.20 39.49 43.43 44.67 49.74 47.14 51.87Cabbage 18.32 24.65 31.90 28.85 28.87 36.90 37.84 39.49 40.05 46.55Leeks 27.76 31.72 39.39 34.37 35.56 39.09 45.70 47.29 46.88 63.87

Low Country Vegetables, kg.Pumpkin (Red) 15.13 15.19 18.56 19.19 19.21 26.10 25.06 24.33 24.48 27.84Brinjals 20.39 21.01 24.36 25.80 25.50 29.11 30.94 34.60 35.55 42.01Capsicum 36.32 38.43 45.45 44.78 43.26 51.95 54.56 62.38 60.64Limes 59.90 43.30 77.90 55.30 63.60 50.40 67.00 58.50 55.10 76.40

Leafy VegetablesSpinach (Nivithi) 17.34 17.20 19.96 21.02 22.19 25.60 24.35 25.28 26.30 29.19Mukunuwenna (b) n.a. 17.50 19.23 20.39 20.85 23.53 22.55 6.74 6.49 7.62Kan-Kun (b) n.a. 14.35 16.02 17.90 18.66 21.70 20.37 6.32 6.21 7.06Gotukola(b) n.a. 27.61 30.31 31.95 32.40 34.39 34.83 7.90 7.18 7.90Katuru Murunga (b) 15.00 16.86 19.14 20.71 21.89 25.95 24.05 7.61 7.25 7.96

Yams, kg.Potatoes 43.89 32.29 37.38 32.46 39.82 63.29 62.96 62.72 65.67 71.65Manioc 10.48 11.01 11.38 12.05 11.99 13.33 14.42 14.66 15.71 20.71Sweet Potatoes 15.59 15.14 17.84 17.14 17.58 20.58 22.02 23.40 24.32 28.80

Meat and Eggs, kg.Beef (without bones) 89.54 104.46 n.a. 117.04 122.84 134.64 144.71 158.15 173.98 209.79Mutton (with bones) 151.29 185.71 202.24 223.00 237.61 267.81 288.98 318.22 325.09 368.53Pork 87.36 103.06 118.29 125.98 127.23 141.86 152.59 163.33 176.78 213.87Chicken (Ordinary) 103.73 123.94 183.33 77.64 115.00 147.25 160.00 159.89 173.25 219.69Eggs (Farm)(each) 3.53 4.46 4.21 4.24 4.51 4.47 4.84 5.23 5.45 7.26

Sea Fish, kg.Seer - Thora 218.03 234.98 237.97 240.55 286.09 322.36 317.57 347.81 369.53 387.96Trevally - Parawa 161.20 167.68 174.41 117.25 195.55 219.14 220.62 243.24 263.26 281.65Skip Jack - Balaya 121.41 128.19 127.71 124.26 141.76 159.82 161.17 177.96 189.27 210.91Tuna - Kelawalla 142.07 149.16 150.49 147.73 173.69 200.47 204.79 222.74 240.28 263.84Shark - Mora 110.38 117.29 122.18 120.96 135.51 153.54 163.60 175.44 188.08 212.19Sardine - Salaya 60.79 61.00 64.33 58.89 56.35 64.67 68.91 75.39 77.58 86.80

Dried Fish, kg.Seer - Thora 220.25 235.01 242.85 239.53 259.37 297.89 306.17 328.42 359.19 401.34Shark - Mora 139.31 149.22 153.28 156.46 164.55 184.89 204.66 227.22 249.48 279.70Skip Jack - Balaya 122.28 123.38 126.00 119.32 128.59 145.87 154.88 182.65 198.88 229.69Queen Fish - Kattawa 202.82 211.68 226.33 222.95 235.34 260.59 268.97 288.21 311.43 360.50Sprats 121.22 120.98 119.62 120.98 123.46 133.02 147.15 158.71 171.69 155.20

Canned and Preserved Fish, (425g)Tinned Fish (Delmege) n.a. 47.96 49.14 39.66 50.13 49.61 63.29 68.22 71.77 88.18Tinned Fish (Captain) n.a. 51.12 48.42 49.26 49.63 49.66 60.96 67.43 70.96 86.24Tinned Fish (CWE) n.a. 44.81 45.93 38.76 48.01 47.84 58.94 64.21 67.52 82.73

Pulses, kg.Green Gram 45.47 51.29 52.72 43.80 59.39 77.58 73.65 66.87 73.47 84.61Dhal - Mysore 44.29 46.71 49.49 51.37 53.74 58.21 57.75 58.57 69.46 76.55Dhal - Kadala (c) 44.65 45.75 46.76 45.88 47.02 50.84 53.97 58.33 58.28 69.50Barley n.a. 71.65 77.53 82.24 81.83 90.60 90.57 86.75 101.13 104.58Cowpea (Best) 36.91 38.45 40.52 43.80 46.04 58.39 61.70 56.24 60.78 71.49Kurakkan Seeds 27.02 28.74 28.98 30.46 34.18 38.35 38.72 45.46 46.54 61.09Ulundu Seeds n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 76.16 73.51 65.72 70.56

Condiments, kg.Dried Chillies 136.41 98.86 125.78 132.08 121.59 119.12 138.81 157.41 149.49 131.40Pepper 142.88 215.77 318.49 354.09 384.11 323.44 271.25 223.80 225.40 217.00Tamarind 37.36 32.84 35.80 45.80 51.66 48.97 51.63 62.00 65.70 79.60Coriander 74.74 96.33 95.97 73.41 65.67 78.15 83.94 92.50 101.80 102.80Turmeric (Dried) 89.50 94.00 108.80 119.50 115.80 119.40 122.50 133.10 149.60 157.50Garlic 93.50 87.70 84.70 75.70 66.10 81.20 76.90 58.60 71.50 93.00Washed Salt (pkt) 9.93 9.94 10.03 10.53 11.12 11.78 13.53 13.22 13.07 14.52Chilli Powder (100g) 15.12 15.23 16.33 18.07 18.36 17.35 19.23 20.43 20.69 20.09Raw Ginger 120.35 128.68 114.49 82.21 92.98 114.26 169.91 16.76 17.63 16.30

Spices, kg.Red Onion 51.99 46.65 65.50 54.25 58.66 67.38 60.17 52.42 55.27 62.17Cummin Seed 147.70 158.20 158.40 153.60 202.30 335.30 321.40 257.00 247.20 265.60Fennel Seed 93.30 119.40 117.00 114.70 123.40 139.20 141.30 135.20 137.50 140.40Mathe Seed 66.40 67.70 72.40 75.10 76.90 85.30 110.60 112.30 116.70 100.90Cinnamon Quills 223.70 263.20 317.80 369.50 394.60 420.70 446.00 448.30 467.90 333.20

CoconutCoconut (Medium), each 8.16 8.82 9.00 11.59 7.48 8.51 14.32 12.87 12.69 16.63Coconut Oil, 750 ml 48.75 45.34 51.97 55.50 44.93 43.49 70.42 60.28 68.65 77.21

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AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED CONSUMER ITEMS 1996 – 2005 (Contd.)

(a) Provisional(b) Unit of these items was changed from kg to bundles in 2003 to reflect the market condition.(c) From 1996 average price replaced with Dhal Local (Yellow) n.a. – Not available


Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Fruits, eachPineapple (Murusi), 2 kg. 26.38 28.63 33.63 32.98 31.00 36.51 43.31 43.64 43.29 46.48Banana - Kolikuttu (each) 4.30 4.65 5.01 4.93 5.14 5.68 6.42 6.50 6.67 7.01Banana - Ambul (each) 2.03 2.19 2.25 2.09 2.09 2.32 2.53 2.43 2.36 2.45Papaw (kg) n.a. 20.08 22.57 24.04 25.21 30.59 31.81 31.57 32.50 35.38

Milk Foods and BeveragesFresh Milk (Dairy), 750 ml 12.74 14.50 15.95 16.13 16.80 19.43 21.13 23.82 26.04 28.05Tea (BOP) (kg.) 124.22 143.77 196.09 194.12 197.29 210.30 214.63 223.70 250.50 278.10Coffee Powder (kg.) 309.40 330.00 296.00 303.80 312.90 328.40 338.40 332.50 339.70 352.00Lakspray (500g) 79.17 80.08 80.12 82.22 78.24 101.47 117.94 120.81 132.53 145.63Anchor (400g) 83.00 84.02 85.75 91.12 98.26 106.62 127.15 128.47 137.13 156.29Lactogen (half) (400g) 95.17 99.99 103.55 105.79 112.55 121.42 149.01 157.09 164.71 177.61Lactogen (full) (400g) 95.17 94.48 91.73 102.41 113.11 121.72 150.80 157.30 162.17 162.99Nespray (400g) 78.32 81.85 83.74 87.50 94.02 98.10 120.16 124.12 133.80 149.91Milk Maid (397g) 46.94 47.89 48.65 49.67 49.72 63.20 66.50 72.11 74.29 82.02Ice-Cream (Highland) Litre n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 88.06 93.67 98.43 98.58 117.24

Tobacco and Tobacco Products, eachChewing Tobacco - Jaffna 23.70 22.87 19.76 12.00 – – – 22.43 23.87 25.72Cigarettes - Bristol n.a. 3.90 4.17 5.11 5.84 6.49 6.52 6.70 7.14 8.06

ClothingPoplin - Local, 1 metre 53.94 52.85 50.56 52.66 49.03 55.25 53.37 52.93 55.41 57.93Sarongs, each 172.42 175.39 172.00 165.64 166.05 198.48 172.12 182.18 189.13 204.64Sarees, each 475.53 504.78 449.00 383.25 430.16 453.16 390.90 397.46 414.13 453.62

Soap, TabletSunlight (each) n.a. 9.63 11.06 12.14 12.02 12.89 14.93 15.44 16.67 18.95Sovereign Bar, Bar Soap (each) n.a. 46.78 47.91 47.91 53.83 54.88 60.19 63.80 65.56 75.09Rexona (each) n.a. 11.38 11.91 12.75 12.88 14.36 16.39 19.11 19.86 20.61Signal Toothpaste - med (65g) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 22.39 23.96 28.51 31.22 32.48 33.20

Fuel and LightKerosene, 1 litre 10.93 11.58 11.36 11.49 25.33 19.63 21.02 25.04 26.36 29.90Firewood, 50 kg 105.22 121.34 121.26 103.71 128.33 136.17 139.59 150.52 160.80 193.32Safety Matches, each 1.62 1.50 1.23 1.60 1.93 2.00 2.18 2.36 2.41 2.48LP Gas (Cylinder - 13 kg.) n.a. 319.89 243.11 332.28 439.00 526.24 530.88 629.90 659.78 843.18

Batteries, eachBatteries (Laxapahana) n.a. 15.74 15.05 16.96 18.00 20.18 22.03 22.67 22.55 23.14Batteries (Eveready) n.a. 18.35 16.21 18.58 19.22 19.81 22.53 22.95 23.54 25.79Candles (each) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2.29 2.00 2.12 2.34

Bakery ProductsBread (loaf) 6.05 7.57 8.25 8.28 8.15 8.62 11.15 13.25 13.63 16.07

Cereal Preparations Bought From OutsideHopper (each) 2.09 2.47 2.54 2.56 2.95 n.a. 3.31 3.63 3.94 4.48String Hopper (each) 0.72 0.94 0.96 0.97 1.02 n.a. 1.14 1.18 1.22 1.38

Other Cereal PreparationsWheat Flour (Kg) 14.11 17.79 19.34 19.21 17.73 18.48 21.86 25.21 25.98 28.98Kurakkan Flour (400g) 46.12 43.33 47.74 48.80 53.96 69.18 66.42 35.64 33.72 32.78Rice Flour (400g) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 22.51 21.49 24.08 24.73

Fats & OilSoya Oil (Turkey) (Ltr) n.a. 96.25 100.00 135.27 146.56 149.12 211.79 188.87 178.09 196.50Margarine (Astra) (250g) 33.18 35.04 39.52 38.06 43.02 46.49 55.76 58.78 61.79 64.18Butter (Anchor) (227g) n.a. 54.76 50.14 63.87 62.61 65.64 86.54 97.00 103.17 127.26Butter (Milco) (200g) 40.31 42.52 36.77 52.01 51.18 50.35 61.66 72.65 79.89 93.77

Sugar, Jaggery & TreacleSugar (white) (kg) 32.63 31.43 30.58 26.84 29.86 37.19 35.16 34.27 37.51 41.93Jaggery - Sugar cane (kg.) 37.82 39.59 44.53 42.25 45.30 56.15 56.85 59.38 67.38 70.63Jaggery - Kitul (kg.) 85.13 94.79 107.56 116.71 127.26 144.79 150.66 157.57 180.61 179.80Jaggery - Coconut (kg.) 57.14 60.30 64.35 65.09 64.44 70.62 75.80 83.09 88.54 87.56

Preserved FoodPapadam (Pkt) n.a. 10.25 10.43 10.60 10.76 11.45 12.38 11.21 11.23 11.77Jam (wood apple) MD (485g) n.a. 60.74 56.20 46.78 67.62 67.15 88.38 92.74 93.18 100.98Jam (wood apple) Kist (454g) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 82.74 85.28 84.09 130.17Marmite (115g) n.a. 74.60 73.58 63.39 77.47 81.89 105.97 116.54 120.84 73.36Dates (kg) n.a. 47.59 55.98 44.25 44.53 46.56 48.71 51.60 56.73 31.05Soya meat (Delmege) (90g) n.a. 19.42 12.77 14.77 19.10 21.73 23.92 25.29 27.94

Non-Alcoholic BeveragesOrange Barley (400ml) 9.09 11.40 12.28 12.24 12.58 11.85 16.12 17.79 18.04 20.08Fanta (300ml) n.a. 11.27 12.18 12.03 12.49 13.64 16.60 17.74 17.70 20.00Coca-Cola (300ml) n.a. 11.34 12.18 12.20 12.48 11.84 16.55 17.90 17.89 19.84Sprite (300ml) n.a. 11.28 12.17 11.99 12.45 13.69 16.57 17.77 17.69 19.82Cordial (Passion Fruit) (750ml) n.a. 87.54 94.00 100.41 109.25 111.43 140.52 149.19 149.92 165.09Plain Tea (1 cup) n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 3.60 3.92 4.28 4.77 5.37

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AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS BY PROVINCE 2004 AND 2005

Item Western Southern Sabara- North- Central Uva North Nothern Eastern Allgamuwa Western Central Island

Rs. per kg.


Year 2005

Ash Plantains 48.68 35.29 38.42 42.15 39.91 32.88 37.25 30.26 37.32 39.36Beans 72.76 69.60 66.53 72.99 62.50 62.82 68.23 75.55 70.73 69.42Cabbage 40.13 47.13 43.64 48.55 39.44 40.59 44.65 51.60 49.78 46.55Carrot 69.40 66.08 66.10 72.39 61.99 61.40 68.28 70.64 71.03 67.66Pumpkin 31.35 28.06 25.77 28.04 25.94 25.67 24.97 29.38 27.56 27.84Snake Gourd 36.87 27.75 27.66 33.28 26.91 31.30 25.95 34.99 32.27 31.14Brinjals 48.06 38.28 36.41 42.66 38.75 38.00 36.80 49.24 46.36 42.01Tomatoes 68.09 60.36 56.17 60.41 54.56 54.83 52.07 58.67 59.22 59.51Rice Samba 42.87 43.07 41.02 39.06 42.02 42.31 37.57 41.90 44.65 41.73Rice Kekulu 35.08 30.11 33.22 34.36 33.14 29.52 34.36 32.40 32.45 32.82Red Onions 67.26 60.09 60.37 62.00 63.35 63.72 58.98 55.59 62.92 62.17Big Onions 47.76 43.53 46.43 47.12 45.33 444.23 45.16 52.11 48.01 46.52Potatoes 74.22 70.54 71.10 70.84 69.00 70.59 69.43 77.10 73.36 71.65Dried Chillies 129.91 127.07 141.53 135.04 133.46 133.53 125.63 126.20 136.29 131.40Dhal 71.37 67.88 72.29 71.36 67.81 70.10 68.55 77.92 69.93 70.44Eggs 6.84 7.33 7.37 6.97 7.26 7.55 7.14 7.95 7.59 7.26Coconuts 18.86 19.63 18.43 16.85 18.86 18.98 18.15 18.52 20.40 18.86Kelawalla 283.03 267.06 245.96 253.13 271.25 260.52 255.37 137.50 252.95 263.84Balaya 213.74 210.20 200.98 206.09 221.59 213.48 208.17 175.00 212.01 210.91Salaya 94.22 78.79 91.86 76.69 93.52 94.93 81.32 80.36 86.21 86.80

Year 2004

Ash Plantains 41.00 31.78 33.57 36.85 34.55 26.70 33.26 30.19 27.58 34.47Beans 60.25 56.92 54.83 58.96 51.13 50.00 56.09 60.55 56.40 56.35Cabbage 43.65 41.25 38.73 42.27 35.84 34.37 39.09 37.08 39.41 40.05Carrot 62.56 59.37 56.59 63.10 55.15 54.43 59.65 62.23 61.70 59.59Pumpkin 28.16 22.53 23.14 25.53 23.17 23.07 23.00 23.69 24.02 22.36Snake Gourd 33.32 25.80 26.46 29.19 24.28 27.10 23.35 28.18 25.23 27.57Brinjals 43.07 33.01 32.44 36.28 34.06 31.01 33.01 39.12 31.59 35.55Tomatoes 53.06 50.25 46.61 49.86 43.76 43.96 43..00 46.40 48.01 48.16Rice Samba 42.13 41.06 40.31 38.70 41.05 42.37 37.90 38.51 39.59 40.56Rice Kekulu 37.61 33.71 35.70 35.74 35.45 33.49 34.83 34.23 32.83 35.30Red Onions 58.80 52.16 52.80 54.12 55.87 57.85 53.61 50.59 56.56 55.27Big Onions 43.42 39.47 42.76 44.62 41.78 42.23 41.23 48.83 40.71 41.84Potatoes 68.02 65.51 65.45 66.00 63.40 64.87 64.09 67.72 65.42 59.92Dried Chillies 147.17 148.26 158.26 150.95 151.60 151.70 142.87 157.03 149.86 149.49Dhal 63.42 62.95 64.20 62.63 63.10 65.54 60.46 60.19 66.13 63.39Eggs 5.29 5.52 5.48 5.20 5.43 5..93 5.44 5.55 5.65 5.45Coconuts 13.72 12.71 12.56 11.47 13.03 12.36 11.74 14.25 12.76 12.69Kelawalla 257.72 242.74 223.51 232.53 244.00 228.29 229.68 163.00 245.83 240.28Balaya 192.60 189.73 181.81 188.92 194.09 184.36 183.94 181.95 196.87 189.27Salaya 81.13 73.03 77.60 71.57 88.37 75.89 70.87 101.97 75.42 77.58Paraw 305.64 251.90 241.87 241.89 259.51 252.57 232.74 226.28 256.25 263.26

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Commodity 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

n.a. – Not available

AVERAGE PRODUCER PRICES OF SELECTED ITEMS 1996 – 2005

Paddy, kg. 11.47 11.90 10.32 13.00 11.86 11.75 14.07 12.86 13.86 14.00

Up-Country Vegetables, kg.

Beans 17.46 18.36 21.49 20.90 23.33 25.90 30.13 31.54 33.12 42.40

Carrot 16.85 18.51 22.22 21.26 22.94 25.02 30.28 30.45 34.00 40.7Beet Root 15.87 17.03 20.70 20.63 20.44 23.26 24.23 26.67 25.23 30.6

Low-Country Vegetables, kg.Pumpkin (Red) 7.29 7.60 9.58 9.69 9.45 13.12 12.03 11.35 11.61 13.62Brinjals 10.75 12.13 13.63 13.92 13.73 15.30 16.03 17.78 19.58 22.5Curry Chillies 25.95 26.46 32.36 30.25 31.23 37.12 32.99 37.34 38.70 -Lime 24.84 22.06 33.33 24.59 29.93 21.20 28.39 23.91 22.93 30.4

Yams, kg.Potatoes 30.83 22.16 35.94 28.35 31.37 45.45 44.37 47.05 46.4 54.0Manioc 6.04 6.04 6.88 7.51 7.11 7.57 8.26 8.51 9.20 11.86Sweet Potatoe 8.91 9.08 10.43 10.55 9.90 12.31 13.08 13.70 14.62 18.37

Eggs, each 2.96 3.93 3.67 3.50 3.85 3.79 4.15 4.44 4.60 6.46

Sea Fish, kg.Seer - Thora 167.44 171.83 162.07 144.28 170.91 217.29 207.63 235.00 255.23 278.6Trevally - Parawa 126.30 138.38 127.59 109.21 126.26 146.83 141.50 149.05 161.99 177.06Skip Jack - Balaya 76.04 86.50 76.66 69.23 84.80 103.05 103.54 117.22 126.24 135.37Tuna - Kelawalla 89.64 100.55 91.92 84.83 102.56 137.01 139.21 147.57 163.39 173.3Shark - Mora 69.12 80.60 67.54 66.09 90.15 104.70 120.60 123.63 137.53 170.25Sardine - Salaya 37.54 37.15 34.16 42.55 30.55 34.03 38.56 39.46 41.91 46.4

Dried Fish, kg.Seer - Thora 170.00 187.13 173.00 191.25 218.02 235.00 272.78 289.44 296.59 278.63Shark - Mora 119.17 120.54 113.83 125.87 125.04 104.70 156.81 163.85 172.12 201.44Skip Jack - Balaya 104.33 106.85 91.00 83.33 104.78 103.05 138.58 144.51 154.68 177.23Queen Fish - Kattawa 146.83 187.25 176.13 185.70 188.72 209.36 207.99 221.88 229.13 267.88Sprats 97.62 94.72 92.53 97.65 94.17 60.36 112.41 116.75 130.45 187.42

Pulses, kg.Green Gram 31.76 36.43 37.50 37.39 41.08 56.01 51.55 46.21 48.43 54.33Cowpea MI 35 (White) 22.71 23.82 24.50 26.81 29.67 39.45 36.61 35.35 41.22 46.60Sorghum 8.00 n.a. n.a. 35.00 35.00 n.a. 50.00 50.00 50.00 n.a.

Curry Stuff, kg.Dried Chillies 103.28 76.92 98.30 104.21 95.36 103.73 107.91 121.18 121.04 103.46Pepper 103.28 168.17 256.00 279.36 295.07 232.76 16.51 154.96 159.61 137.25Turmeric (Dried) 53.64 63.38 73.51 84.60 75.46 91.15 90.22 96.66 92.25 103.06

Spices, kg.Red Onion 28.49 31.13 43.27 36.86 36.35 43.59 39.64 34.39 35.04 40.37Cloves 55.37 51.49 70.20 152.14 271.85 558.42 614.75 308.96 377.70 334.20Cardamom 100.97 116.94 215.00 959.17 1,303.03 1,810.71 1,134.50 1,705.00 1,354.80 1,210.60Cinnamon Quills 149.93 194.89 240.30 252.64 282.05 298.48 315.95 324.62 339.29 323.22

CoconutCoconut, each 6.04 6.86 7.45 7.94 5.42 5.90 10.94 9.70 9.83 12.46Copra, 250 kg. 6,682.10 6,843.93 7,251.00 6,072.54 6,101.98 6,876.71 10,859.00 9,821.97 10,389.00 12,993.90Coconut Charcoal, 50 kg 365.76 380.17 457.00 437.70 409.87 395.12 516.84 646.06 669.89 834.04

Fruits, 50 kg.Pineapple 448.35 580.32 624.54 669.08 716.81 929.72 1,084.40 1,201.40 1,271.90 1,292.30Banana - Kolikuttu 1,005.09 1,058.66 1,231.83 1,172.00 1,177.91 1,291.98 1,558.80 1,587.15 1,557.70 1,690.20Banana - Ambul 617.43 635.54 714.56 630.07 633.52 722.85 809.74 836.58 835.30 882.88

Betel and Arecanut, 1,000Betel 149.41 188.61 283.25 191.73 257.96 345.82 271.58 248.00 325.58 342.21Arecanut (Seasoned) 282.08 284.78 415.13 709.00 523.33 852.24 724.01 744.12 668.30 998.75

Jaggery and TreacleCoconut Jaggery, kg. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 65.70 66.44 69.94 70.79Sugar Cane Jaggery, kg. 32.10 25.59 25.47 34.75 21.14 n.a. 27.00 27.89 26.86 33.10Coconut Treacle, 750 ml. 53.70 58.19 62.48 66.99 63.06 88.17 68.61 69.33 75.04 86.38Sugar Cane Treacle, 750 ml. n.a. n.a. 20.32 21.75 28.13 n.a. 21.82 20.08 22.80 26.35

Coffee seed, kg. 68.80 67.08 68.20 72.69 62.92 55.16 53.25 56.21 58.94 65.17Cocoa, kg. 56.81 46.79 56.70 69.84 60.02 50.80 57.41 62.81 63.27 72.57Tea Leaves, kg. 14.17 15.82 16.10 16.23 18.42 19.82 21.44 21.60 24.43 25.83

Building MaterialsBricks, 1,000 1,380.05 1,403.85 1,524.33 1,653.48 1,735.57 1,814.60 1,921.30 1,989.97 2,290.10 2,937.20Sand, cube 430.90 462.50 506.41 564.12 600.17 708.42 842.56 942.80 1,286.50 1,982.30Metal 3/4", cube 2,108.12 2,171.25 2,326.55 2,503.36 2,647.88 2,741.05 2,775.40 2,838.97 2,904.80 3,216.90


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AVERAGE PRODUCER PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS BY PROVINCE 2004 AND 2005Rs. per kg.

Item Western Southern Sabara- North- Central Uva North Nothern Eastern Allgamuwa Western Central Island


Year 2004

Ash Plantains 25.19 20.25 20.45 20.62 23.19 13.42 16.01 21.98 16.06 18.99Pumpkins 18.00 12.57 14.12 12.45 12.64 9.49 8.77 16.67 10.99 11.61Snake gourd 18.04 14.62 12.96 14.61 12.65 14.60 10.36 18.44 11.24 13.82Brinjals 27.22 21.70 17.04 19.42 20.14 17.43 16.08 25.52 15.94 19.58Beans – – 34.00 40.00 31.46 35.70 – – 25.90 33.12Cabbages 12.00 – 30.00 16.31 20.98 18.38 – 30.00 14.44 19.94Carrot 28.00 – 40.00 – 34.78 33.72 – – 28.83 34.00Tomatoes 15.00 23.82 30.27 20.83 23.73 23.82 19.96 40.00 19.68 23.80Dried Chillies – 120.69 146.98 118.99 115.00 132.08 111.50 141.58 118.26 121.04Potatoes 50.00 58.75 60.00 45.00 48.55 47.64 – – 49.50 48.89Red Onions – 39.41 37.08 36.18 30.95 35.00 31.29 46.88 30.71 35.04Big Onions – 42.50 – 34.80 25.75 – 26.62 60.00 19.11 25.89Eggs (100 Nos.) 450.39 487.16 452.81 452.71 466.18 490.63 477.52 479.79 464.44 469.81Paraw 193.23 159.51 – 144.09 – – – – 180.42 161.99Balaya 151.74 116.94 – 115.90 – – – – 152.78 126.24Kelawalla 188.33 157.06 – 149.27 – – – – 190.83 163.39Salaya 46.04 47.53 – 35.33 – – – – 35.28 41.91

Year 2005

Plantains 22.33 22.61 29.00 25.68 31.00 18.46 22.39 23.16 17.81 21.45Pumkin 8.00 15.25 25.00 14.94 16.00 13.66 12.86 15.00 13.13 13.62Snaje Gourd 22.50 15.67 – 22.50 16.67 17.00 14.71 18.00 16.21 16.33Brinjals 23.33 21.39 20.00 25.21 26.90 21.95 20.56 24.09 22.65 22.51Beans – – 60.00 – 43.00 48.13 – – – 42.41Cabages 24.00 30.00 25.00 27.50 24.25 21.00 17.50 – – 21.75Carrot 40.00 40.00 40.67 – 47.63 47.63 – – – 40.64Tomatoes 23.75 15.00 32.40 41.00 30.63 33.08 25.00 – 23.00 34.42Dried Chillies – 91.25 120.00 109.50 100.00 108.33 – 110.00 104.17 103.46Potatoes 35.00 64.00 65.00 65.00 57.67 61.25 49.00 43.00 – 53.97Red Onions 47.50 57.50 47.33 56.50 55.50 56.67 39.53 – 33.50 40.37Big Onions 26.00 47.50 51.50 35.33 40.50 50.00 30.90 – 18.33 32.03Eggs (100 Nos.) 800.00 640.00 537.50 588.00 – 700.00 588.57 750.00 616.53 645.76Paraw 237.50 186.67 – 160.00 – – – – 184.17 177.06Balaya 176.67 151.88 – 130.00 – – – – 140.45 135.37

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Item City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ave.


Samba Rice Colombo 55.00 51.75 42.80 42.75 42.00 41.60 39.00 37.60 44.00 45.50 46.00 48.00 44.67Kandy 49.50 50.00 49.00 45.00 45.00 45.00 42.75 43.00 44.00 48.00 48.00 48.00 46.44Matara 48.50 46.50 42.40 39.50 38.50 37.60 36.25 34.40 41.00 46.00 46.00 50.00 42.22Anuradhapura 47.25 44.25 39.00 39.25 36.50 37.20 35.75 35.20 38.50 40.00 41.50 43.50 39.83

Kekulu Rice Colombo 45.50 44.00 34.60 35.00 33.25 33.60 32.00 32.00 30.50 32.00 32.50 36.50 35.12Kandy 44.00 42.75 34.80 32.50 32.50 30.20 29.50 28.60 29.00 30.00 31.00 33.50 33.20Matara 37.75 36.00 30.40 28.25 27.00 25.60 23.75 23.20 26.00 26.00 27.00 28.25 28.27Anuradhapura 43.25 40.75 36.20 35.00 35.00 34.40 32.25 30.00 32.50 31.50 35.00 35.00 35.07

Beans Colombo 81.25 80.00 53.00 51.25 63.75 76.00 75.00 71.00 62.50 57.50 62.50 70.00 66.98Kandy 80.00 80.00 62.40 57.50 75.00 76.00 85.00 80.00 70.00 70.00 80.00 80.00 74.66Matara 76.00 80.00 51.20 55.00 75.00 68.00 80.00 80.00 64.00 60.00 80.00 90.00 71.60Anuradhapura 69.75 75.50 57.60 58.75 70.00 72.00 82.50 80.80 70.00 57.50 71.00 77.50 70.24

Cabbage Colombo 47.50 42.50 37.00 35.00 37.50 37.00 32.50 36.00 42.50 45.00 50.00 45.00 40.63Kandy 50.00 54.00 44.00 50.00 57.00 44.00 42.00 40.00 54.00 50.00 60.00 60.00 50.42Matara 52.00 50.00 44.80 45.00 45.00 40.00 40.00 38.00 40.00 40.00 44.00 50.00 44.07Anuradhapura 46.50 50.25 50.00 42.50 51.00 50.40 45.50 37.00 42.00 39.00 53.00 55.00 46.85

Brinjals Colombo 50.00 47.50 34.00 40.00 38.75 37.00 38.75 39.00 37.50 42.50 45.00 50.00 41.67Kandy 62.00 50.00 43.60 47.00 50.00 42.00 42.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 60.00 46.38Matara 52.00 44.50 32.00 37.50 40.00 32.00 40.00 34.00 35.00 40.00 40.00 50.00 39.75Anuradhapura 47.50 40.00 29.00 37.50 36.25 32.00 37.50 32.00 35.00 39.00 40.00 42.00 37.35

Pumpkins Colombo 17.00 18.75 27.60 26.00 27.75 28.60 25.00 22.00 20.00 25.00 30.00 27.50 24.60Kandy 20.00 23.50 28.40 26.50 30.00 30.00 26.00 20.80 25.00 30.00 40.00 40.00 28.35Matara 23.50 21.00 27.60 29.50 30.50 31.60 33.50 20.00 25.00 22.00 32.00 30.00 27.18Anuradhapura 20.50 19.50 23.40 26.25 27.00 29.40 28.75 22.00 22.50 32.50 39.00 35.00 27.15

Red Onion Colombo 70.00 57.50 59.00 62.75 66.25 67.00 65.00 52.00 60.00 70.00 80.00 120.00 69.13Kandy 82.50 68.50 62.80 70.00 80.00 73.20 76.50 60.00 65.00 72.00 90.00 125.00 77.13Matara 75.00 57.50 60.00 53.33 61.25 56.00 58.00 46.50 51.00 62.00 75.00 95.00 62.55Anuradhapura 80.00 67.50 58.00 60.00 62.50 68.00 63.75 56.60 53.50 62.50 75.00 77.50 65.40

Big Onion Colombo 43.75 36.25 38.20 51.25 41.25 39.00 45.75 48.80 55.00 56.50 n.a. 56.00 n.a.Kandy 50.00 42.50 44.40 57.50 43.50 44.00 51.00 54.40 40.00 47.00 58.00 65.00 49.78Matara 48.25 37.00 39.60 50.00 36.50 38.40 40.00 39.20 44.00 50.00 60.00 52.00 44.58Anuradhapura 52.50 41.25 47.00 57.50 46.25 45.00 46.25 43.60 37.50 40.00 52.50 62.50 47.65

Potatoes Colombo 65.75 60.00 61.00 64.25 67.00 67.00 67.50 65.00 55.00 n.a. 70.00 70.00 64.77Kandy 67.00 62.00 60.00 n.a. n.a. 70.00 70.50 68.00 60.00 n.a. n.a. 70.00 65.94Matara 65.00 56.75 60.00 61.75 67.00 70.00 68.50 65.40 55.00 61.00 75.00 75.00 65.03Anuradhapura 64.50 60.75 60.00 63.25 68.75 76.67 73.00 69.00 60.00 n.a. 72.00 70.00 67.13

Dried Chillies Colombo 142.50 130.00 120.00 120.00 118.75 123.00 127.50 120.00 122.50 130.00 140.00 140.00 127.85Kandy 153.25 145.00 136.00 130.00 130.00 130.00 137.50 112.00 130.00 130.00 140.00 140.00 134.48Matara 140.00 135.00 121.00 120.00 113.75 112.00 120.00 98.00 120.00 125.00 135.00 140.00 123.31Anuradhapura 157.50 150.00 147.00 145.00 127.50 120.00 125.00 110.80 130.00 125.00 145.00 150.00 136.07

Kelawalla Colombo 196.67 182.50 194.00 255.00 270.00 252.00 217.50 206.00 190.00 195.00 215.00 245.00 218.22Kandy 240.00 240.00 240.00 320.00 325.00 336.00 325.00 316.00 310.00 320.00 320.00 320.00 301.00Matara 240.00 220.00 240.00 340.00 293.33 320.00 280.00 300.00 290.00 250.00 230.00 280.00 277.78Anuradhapura 300.00 280.00 268.00 365.00 320.00 350.00 313.33 316.00 320.00 320.00 340.00 340.00 319.38

Hurulla Colombo 80.00 112.50 130.00 160.00 177.50 164.00 152.50 127.50 90.00 105.00 110.00 150.00 129.92Kandy 100.00 115.00 125.00 173.33 193.33 180.00 147.50 134.00 140.00 120.00 120.00 130.00 139.85Matara 90.00 100.00 140.00 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 146.67 100.00 100.00 100.00 120.00 112.08Anuradhapura 90.00 110.00 120.00 142.50 120.00 140.00 146.67 140.00 150.00 120.00 150.00 160.00 132.43

Eggs (each) Colombo 5.40 7.18 6.40 6.60 6.68 6.60 5.50 6.28 6.35 5.10 5.10 5.10 6.08Kandy 6.44 7.70 7.10 7.75 7.38 7.50 7.00 7.20 7.50 7.10 6.75 6.25 7.14Matara 6.38 8.00 8.60 8.67 8.00 8.00 7.25 7.00 7.13 6.50 6.00 6.00 7.29Anuradhapura 6.00 7.43 7.05 8.00 7.38 7.50 7.00 6.90 7.13 7.00 6.50 6.25 7.01

Coconuts (each) Colombo 24.25 23.75 22.60 20.25 19.25 18.20 18.00 17.00 17.00 17.00 18.50 20.00 19.65Kandy 27.00 28.00 26.40 22.50 24.00 22.00 21.00 19.20 18.00 18.00 21.50 22.00 22.47Matara 24.25 23.25 23.80 24.00 22.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 21.00 23.00 24.00 22.11Anuradhapura 22.75 22.00 22.20 20.50 18.00 16.20 15.75 14.80 16.50 15.00 17.50 18.50 18.31

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RETAIL PRICES OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS IN SELECTED DISTRICTS 2004

38.00 38.00 38.00 40.67 42.40 42.00 43.50 44.00 48.20 48.00 52.00 54.20 44.2738.00 38.00 37.60 38.00 41.40 41.00 42.00 42.00 46.00 47.50 49.50 52.40 43.0034.00 34.00 33.00 40.00 40.00 37.25 37.75 38.50 44.80 47.00 52.25 54.00 41.2235.00 33.75 35.20 35.67 36.40 36.50 37.00 38.50 45.60 48.00 50.50 51.60 40.55

33.25 33.00 34.00 34.33 34.00 35.50 39.50 41.00 45.40 42.50 45.25 46.00 38.8230.25 31.50 31.40 33.00 33.80 34.25 38.50 39.50 43.20 43.00 42.50 43.60 37.2031.25 30.25 31.80 33.67 33.80 34.50 37.50 38.00 43.40 44.25 43.00 44.90 37.3630.00 29.75 33.00 33.00 34.20 34.25 36.25 36.50 42.20 46.13 45.63 45.60 37.41

46.50 50.00 42.00 63.33 59.00 56.25 57.50 60.00 67.00 70.00 58.75 55.00 56.8849.00 49.00 40.00 52.00 64.00 57.00 58.50 59.00 58.40 65.00 60.00 49.60 55.0252.00 55.00 47.60 57.33 67.20 61.00 58.50 62.50 66.80 74.00 65.50 54.40 60.1241.00 44.50 39.60 48.00 64.20 59.50 58.75 57.50 59.40 66.25 61.25 52.20 54.43

32.50 28.50 22.00 26.00 40.00 42.50 50.00 48.75 37.00 35.00 36.25 49.00 37.4931.00 23.50 20.00 22.67 38.00 46.00 58.00 55.00 42.80 29.00 34.00 44.80 37.2940.00 36.00 29.60 32.67 46.00 53.50 57.00 58.00 52.00 42.00 49.00 58.00 46.4331.00 28.50 22.00 28.00 41.80 48.00 47.25 47.25 40.60 33.25 41.50 50.00 38.49

35.00 31.25 25.80 30.00 35.00 35.00 37.50 29..25 39.00 50.00 65.00 66.0 40.2226.00 31.50 28.00 26.00 34.00 37.50 37.00 36.00 40.00 40.00 47.00 62.00 37.6131.50 39.00 31.60 33.33 40.80 39.00 43.00 37.00 45.60 47.00 53.50 60.60 42.2223.50 24.75 25.20 21.33 32.20 31.25 33.25 30.00 32.00 37.00 46.00 59.00 33.51

25.00 21.25 20.00 20.00 20.80 21.00 23.75 26.25 21.40 20.00 21.25 20.60 21.7321.00 20.00 20.00 20.00 20.80 24.00 33.00 31.50 28.80 23.00 24.00 21.20 23.9224.00 23.00 21.60 21.33 24.00 28.50 34.50 30.00 24.80 24.00 29.50 23.20 25.6117.75 21.00 18.20 18.33 20.80 20.00 28.50 26.50 20.20 21.25 22.50 20.00 21.20

66.00 54.00 41.60 48.33 62.80 66.25 48.75 40.00 48.00 57.50 77.50 78.00 57.5970.00 55.50 45.20 50.00 68.40 77.00 53.00 44.00 52.40 65.50 79.00 71.20 61.0275.00 66.00 50.80 55.33 60.00 74.00 56.25 47.50 57.20 67.50 80.00 80.00 64.1476.25 52.50 49.40 49.33 57.60 73.00 55.00 42.00 51.60 57.50 67.50 76.00 59.14

53.00 47.75 34.20 34.67 30.00 31.50 32.25 38.00 36.33 45.00 49.67 52.00 39.9654.00 51.00 37.20 35.33 32.00 32.00 35.00 36.50 34.00 33.00 47.50 54.80 40.2453.75 55.25 42.00 36.67 31.60 33.75 38.75 39.00 37.60 33.00 53.00 58.00 42.7855.00 51.50 42.40 38.33 34.40 35.75 37.25 37.00 32.40 35.00 48.25 61.40 42.49

55.00 50.00 48.60 53.00 57.80 63.75 61.25 58.50 54.00 – 80.00 72.60 58.5554.00 49.00 48.80 53.33 57.60 63.50 64.00 59.50 59..20 – – 66.60 57.7058.00 51.50 53.00 55.00 58.60 65.00 65.75 60.00 61.20 – – 72.60 60.4359.00 53.25 53.00 55.00 56.60 63.75 66.25 60.00 60.00 – 80.00 71.00 60.39

170.00 163.75 140.00 138.33 130.00 133.75 136.25 133.75 139.00 138.75 140.00 144.00 142.06180.00 175.00 144.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 150.00 147.25172.50 180.00 176.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 140.00 144.00 149.61163.75 172.50 155.40 150.00 147.00 147.50 150.00 148.75 146.00 145.00 146.25 151.00 151.80

227.50 197.50 172.00 200.00 244.00 222.50 207.50 237.50 222.00 187.50 185.00 207.50 209.60255.00 237.50 228.00 240.00 268.00 265.00 260.00 260.00 260.00 245.00 255.00 280.00 255.10267.50 255.00 252.00 256.67 274.00 275.00 277.50 280.00 280.00 272.50 272.50 290.00 271.20220.00 217.50 208.00 226.67 265.00 290.00 240.00 215.00 240.00 215.00 197.50 240.00 229.35

105.00 97.50 98.00 113.33 122.00 117.50 117.50 107.50 104.00 77.50 85.00 85.00 102.60127.50 135.00 120.00 110.00 152.00 127.50 125.00 125.00 114.00 97.50 107.50 125.00 122.80150.00 150.00 150.00 150.00 164.00 157.50 152.50 150.00 146.00 132.50 147.50 141.25 149.50105.00 105.00 102.00 110.00 114.00 120.00 115.00 115.00 116.00 105.00 100.00 105.00 109.39

4.10 3.35 3.70 4.23 4.82 5.50 5.50 5.20 5.30 5.15 5.35 6.72 4.944.81 4.13 4.00 4.70 5.08 5.85 5.85 5.68 5.58 5.55 5.55 7.14 5.354.88 4.55 4.21 5.00 5.16 5.88 5.88 5.70 5.72 5.58 5.63 7.15 5.464.75 4.31 4.24 5.17 5.16 6.00 6.00 5.83 5.76 6.00 5.63 7.15 5.51

13.75 13.75 14.00 14.00 14.00 13.75 13.00 13.50 14.60 16.75 19.50 23.00 15.4114.00 14.00 14.00 15.00 15.00 14.25 14.00 14.25 15.60 18.00 19.25 22.20 15.8813.25 12.50 13.10 13.17 14.00 13.75 13.50 13.00 14.40 17.25 19.25 22.20 15.0612.75 12.50 13.00 12.33 14.00 13.75 13.00 13.50 14.40 16.50 19.00 23.00 14.96

Samba Rice ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Kekulu Rice ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Beans ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Cabbage ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Brinjals ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Pumpkins ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Red Onion ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Big Onion ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Potatoes ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Dried Chillies ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Kelawalla ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Hurulla ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Eggs (each) ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

Coconut (each) ColomboKandyMataraAnuradhapura

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PRICES AND WAGES

1978 December = 100

Workers in Wages Boards Government Employees

Workers Workers in Workers All Non-Exe- Minor Central Governmentin Industry and in Workers cutive Emp- Government School

Agriculture Commerce Services Officers loyees Employees Teachers

Year

Sources : Department of LabourCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

NOMINAL WAGE RATE INDICES 1956 – 2005

(a) Provisional

1956 22.3 26.9 – 22.8 46.4 36.6 40.3 55.6

1957 22.7 27.3 – 23.1 47.4 37.6 41.3 55.9

1958 23.0 30.3 – 23.8 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1959 23.0 33.7 – 24.1 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1960 23.0 33.6 – 24.0 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1961 23.1 33.6 – 24.1 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1962 23.3 33.8 – 24.4 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1963 23.6 34.2 – 24.7 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1964 24.2 34.7 – 25.3 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1965 24.2 34.7 – 25.3 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1966 24.2 34.5 – 25.3 52.2 42.2 46.0 57.6

1967 25.1 36.3 – 26.2 53.5 44.1 47.7 58.6

1968 29.0 42.3 – 30.2 59.7 52.8 55.4 63.6

1969 29.0 42.3 – 30.2 61.6 54.4 57.2 65.0

1970 29.3 43.4 – 30.6 67.0 59.2 62.2 69.2

1971 29.6 46.1 – 31.1 67.0 59.2 62.2 69.2

1972 31.0 47.5 – 33.6 67.1 59.4 62.4 69.2

1973 35.1 52.2 – 36.4 69.5 62.9 65.4 70.6

1974 43.9 62.0 – 45.5 77.4 71.4 73.7 78.0

1975 50.4 72.0 – 52.4 84.2 79.8 81.5 84.3

1976 51.5 73.9 – 53.6 88.2 84.9 86.2 89.1

1977 64.8 79.5 – 66.2 89.2 86.2 87.3 90.6

1978 94.2 98.8 – 94.7 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1979 123.1 111.3 113.9 119.6 115.6 118.7 117.2 112.3

1980 153.6 138.8 130.5 147.3 126.0 132.0 129.1 120.1

1981 153.9 151.0 146.4 152.2 140.9 151.1 146.1 133.1

1982 181.2 161.0 169.7 175.8 180.6 194.7 187.8 166.4

1983 198.7 163.1 177.8 188.8 204.6 226.2 215.7 188.1

1984 250.3 183.3 190.7 228.8 231.4 260.9 246.6 211.4

1985 273.5 203.9 190.7 247.9 264.4 303.2 284.3 247.3

1986 288.1 224.3 190.7 261.3 276.6 317.2 297.4 247.3

1987 302.3 256.3 196.6 277.7 276.6 317.2 297.4 247.3

1988 378.4 271.7 229.5 335.8 364.0 414.1 390.0 331.5

1989 435.9 334.9 245.9 388.1 396.0 444.6 421.8 367.8

1990 517.2 379.5 267.8 453.5 439.6 513.5 476.8 404.5

1991 577.7 459.6 336.5 518.8 488.2 582.3 534.6 444.8

1992 664.1 510.8 365.9 590.0 507.2 609.9 557.6 461.8

1993 803.7 528.7 365.9 685.8 622.1 728.3 675.5 567.1

1994 821.5 555.8 431.4 712.4 692.7 772.3 735.5 595.6

1995 830.9 651.6 456.7 740.3 749.4 828.1 792.5 760.5

1996 907.9 682.8 559.7 801.7 757.1 878.7 818.2 760.5

1997 971.8 710.8 487.2 849.1 842.9 966.7 906.5 778.5

1998 1,097.7 807.7 506.4 953.3 959.6 1,029.1 1,001.4 805.5

1999 1,116.0 829.2 559.7 977.6 959.6 1,029.1 1,001.4 805.5

2000 1,142.7 857.2 559.7 1,000.4 1,031.3 1,125.8 1,084.7 865.1

2001 1,176.4 919.7 657.6 1,057.6 1,225.9 1,388.2 1,310.8 1,026.8

2002 1,269.6 986.5 678.0 1,126.5 1,410.3 1,636.7 1,525.0 1,180.1

2003 1,382.2 1,009.4 678.0 1,205.2 1,410.3 1,636.7 1,525.0 1,180.1

2004 1,397.7 1,044.1 751.0 1,233..0 1,709.0 2,039.5 1,872.1 1,428.4

2005(a) 1,527.4 1,078.4 779.7 1,329.7 2,178.4 2,672.4 2,417.5 1,818.6

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Type ofLabour

AVERAGE DAILY WAGE RATES IN SELECTED ACTIVITIES 1996 – 2005Rupees

Activity 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

PRICES AND WAGES

PaddyPloughing with Ploughs M 173 183 208 220 240 260 292 312 349 381

Ploughing with Mammoties M n.a. 163 187 205 227 244 265 298 310 327

Broadcasting M 152 173 189 206 228 253 272 295 328 334Transplanting M 148 164 179 195 221 239 264 286 304 319

F 115 131 141 160 175 199 220 228 254 257

Manuring M 147 162 179 199 224 245 268 290 316 329

Spraying M 174 193 211 243 262 278 307 333 373 377

Weeding M 141 158 175 192 217 233 255 274 302 375F 115 128 144 159 173 194 213 222 253 -

Harvesting M 147 163 182 194 217 241 267 279 306 300F 117 134 148 167 181 205 227 237 275 250

Threshing M 145 161 185 205 224 248 271 299 355 354

Winnowing M 145 166 183. 210 230 259 278 304 334 335F 114 130 141 155 172 194 208 239 255 252

CoconutDigging Pits M 177 195 220 236 264 302 323 331 336 348

Planting M 157 174 197 208 232 266 283 294 315 315F 118 133 144 159 170 202 227 237 242 219

Manuring M 162 187 196 211 242 272 290 298 319 350F 118 134 142 158 174 200 228 232 240 -

Plucking M 202 223 275 253 359 401 419 408 465 460

Collecting Nuts M 133 150 169 185 210 241 256 269 286 281F 101 121 129 144 156 186 203 208 220 212

Husking M 198 213 243 261 286 309 323 338 366 378

TeaPreparation of Land M 136 154 169.26 173 206 233 246 273 290 289

Planting M 139 158 174 182 210 230 249 281 225 290F 105 122 135 151 162 175 190 211 259 221

Manuring M 139 147 168 176 210 234 245 266 298 289

Weeding M 129 143 162 175 187 217 236 259 290 282F 98 109 124 140 148 170 178 198 222 215

Pruning M 171 195 212 223 252 284 203 312 346 332

Plucking M 117 130 136 150 163 188 203 224 254 253F 93 101 114 126 139 162 177 186 200 206

RubberUprooting and Cleaning M 157 166 182 201 232 255 279 287 311 350

Planting M 147 163 177 199 235 266 278 286 317 319

Planting of Creepers M 142 163 174 196 237 262 280 289 321 350F 115 133 135 156 181 211 216 252 272 300

Pruning M 143 156 176 197 235 259 284 282 316 301

Manuring M 143 160 178 193 230 253 278 281 313 313

Spraying M 146 154 178 208 250 268 289 282 314 325

Tapping M 110 117 115 116 129 146 161 184 207 231F 99 107 107 107 119 126 148 169 193 203

Building ConstructionCarpentry

Master Carpenter M 234 270 296 318 342 402 440 470 506 542

Skilled Helper M 169 194 214 233 254 303 328 357 386 392

Unskilled Helper M 132 151 167 180 197 246 267 287 312 313

Masonry

Master Mason M 227 264. 290 310 335 397 433 466 500 537

Skilled Helper M 168 189 211 226 249 297 324 353 380 391

Unskilled Helper M 131 150 166 175 196 245 268 286 313 345

(a) Provisional M – Male F – Female Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka n.a. - Not available Note: These wage rates represent payment in cash without meals.

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Period

MINIMUM WAGE RATE INDICES OF WORKERS IN WAGES BOARD TRADES (a)

December 1978 = 100

2004 January 1,395.8 96.0 1,035.9 71.2 678.0 46.6 1,219.1 83.8February 1,395.8 96.7 1,035.9 71.8 678.0 47.0 1,219.1 84.5March 1,395.8 97.5 1,035.9 72.4 678.0 47.4 1,219.1 85.1April 1,395.8 96.2 1,035.9 71.4 771.4 53.2 1,233.5 85.0May 1,398.6 93.0 1,045.8 69.6 771.4 51.3 1,237.2 82.3June 1,398.6 91.1 1,045.8 68.1 771.4 50.3 1,237.2 80.6July 1,398.7 91.1 1,045.8 68.1 772.2 50.3 1,237.4 80.6August 1,398.7 92.1 1,045.8 68.8 772.2 50.8 1,237.4 81.4September 1,398.7 90.8 1,045.8 67.9 779.7 50.6 1,237.4 80.4October 1,398.7 90.5 1,045.8 67.6 779.7 50.4 1238.5 80.1November 1,398.7 87.5 1,055.1 66.0 779.7 48.8 1,240.2 77.6December 1,398.8 84.3 1,055.1 63.6 779.7 47.0 1,240.3 74.8

2005 January 1,398.9 84.0 1,058.6 63.5 779.7 46.8 1,241.0 74.5February 1,536.2 91.8 1,058.6 63.3 779.7 46.6 1,331.9 79.6March 1,536.2 92.9 1,060.6 64.2 779.7 47.2 1,332.3 80.6April 1,536.2 92.9 1,084.3 65.6 779.7 47.1 1,336.7 80.8May 1,536.2 91.4 1,084.8 64.6 779.7 46.4 1,336.7 79.5June 1,536.2 91.5 1,084.8 64.6 779.7 46.4 1,336.7 79.6July 1,536.2 90.3 1,084.8 63.7 779.7 45.8 1,336.7 78.5August 1,536.3 91.2 1,084.8 64.4 779.7 46.3 1,336.7 79.3September 1,544.0 90.7 1,084.8 63.7 779.7 45.8 1,341.8 78.8October 1,544.0 90.5 1,084.8 63.6 779.7 45.7 1,341.8 78.7November 1,544.0 88.5 1,084.8 62.2 779.7 44.7 1,341.9 77.0December 1,544.0 86.2 1,084.8 60.6 779.7 43.5 1,341.9 74.9

Wage Rate Index Wage Rate Index Wage Rate Index Wage Rate Index

Nominal(b) Real Wage(c) Nominal(b) Real Wage(c) Nominal(b) Real Wage(c) Nominal(b) Real Wage(c)

2004 January 1,666.3 114.6 1,982.0 136.3 1,822.5 125.3 1,392.9 95.8February 1,666.3 115.4 1,982.0 137.3 1,822.5 126.3 1,392.9 96.5March 1,666.3 116.4 1,982.0 138.4 1,822.5 127.3 1,392.9 97.3April 1,666.3 114.9 1,982.0 136.6 1,822.5 125.6 1,392.9 96.0May 1,666.3 110.8 1,982.0 131.8 1,822.5 121.2 1,392.9 92.6June 1,666.3 108.6 1,982.0 129.1 1,822.5 118.7 1,392.9 90.8July 1,666.3 108.5 1,982.0 129.0 1,822.5 118.7 1,392.9 90.7August 1,666.3 109.7 1,982.0 130.4 1,822.5 119.9 1,392.9 91.7September 1,666.3 108.2 1,982.0 128.7 1,822.5 118.4 1,392.9 90.5October 1,666.3 107.8 1,982.0 128.2 1,822.5 117.9 1,392.9 90.1November 1,666.3 104.2 1,982.0 124.0 1,822.5 114.0 1,392.9 87.1December 2,,178.4 131.3 2,672.4 161.1 2,417.5 145.7 1,818.6 109.6

2005 January 2,178.4 130.8 2,672.4 160.4 2,417.5 145.1 1,818.6 109.2February 2,178.4 130.2 2,672.4 159.7 2,417.5 144.5 1,818.6 108.7March 2,178.4 131.8 2,672.4 161.6 2,417.5 146.2 1,818.6 110.0April 2,178.4 131.7 2,672.4 161.6 2,417.5 146.1 1,818.6 109.9May 2,178.4 129.6 2,672.4 159.0 2,417.5 143.9 1,818.6 108.2June 2,178.4 129.7 2,672.4 159.1 2,417.5 143.9 1,818.6 108.3July 2,178.4 128.0 2,672.4 157.0 2,417.5 142.0 1,818.6 106.8August 2,178.4 129.3 2,672.4 158.6 2,417.5 143.5 1,818.6 107.9September 2,178.4 128.0 2,672.4 157.0 2,417.5 142.1 1,818.6 106.9October 2,178.4 127.7 2,672.4 156.7 2,417.5 141.7 1,818.6 106.6November 2,178.4 124.9 2,672.4 153.3 2,417.5 138.6 1,818.6 104.3December 2,178.4 121.6 2,672.4 149.2 2,417.5 135.0 1,818.6 101.5

WAGE RATE INDICES OF GOVERNMENT EMPLPLOYEES(a)December 1978 = 100

Workers in Workers in Industry Workers in Workers in Agriculture and Commerce Services Wages Boards Trades

(a) The Index numberes are calculated by the Labour Department on fixeed weights based on thenumbers employed as at 31 December 1978.

(b) The wage rate used in the calculation of Index numbers are Norminal wages for diffeent tradesfixed by the Wages Board..

(c) Based on Colombo Consumer Price Index-CCPI (December 1978 = 100).

Sources : Labour DepartmentCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

PeriodWage Rate Index Wage Rate Index Wage Rate Index Wage Rate Index

Nominal(c) Real Wage(d) Nominal(c) Real Wage(d) Nominal(c) Real Wage(d) Nominal(c) Real Wage(d)

Non-Executive Minor All Central Government Government School Officers Employees Employees(b) Teachers

(a) The Indexnumbers are calculated by the Salaries and Wages in the Public Administration Circulars(b) Combined Index for Non-Executive Officers and Minor Employees.(c) The Wage Rates used in the initial salaries and wages in each respective scale.(d) Based on Colombo Price Index - CCPI (December 1978 = 100)

Sources : Labour DepartmentCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

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ALL ISLAND WAGES IN THE UNORGANISED SECTOR – 2004Rs.


Male 279 288 278 273 296 288 280 293 292 299 304 314Female 185 186 188 189 193 197 206 207 208 207 216 215

Male 306 306 315 300 306 316 313 331 321 304 325 363Male 192 211 197 198 201 212 217 207 199 218 211 225Female 175 198 179 191 192 192 191 182 191 202 188 230

Male 316 343 332 335 331 342 334 330 328 351 351 344Male 458 443 446 465 457 440 459 465 473 476 483 510

Male 303 310 315 305 303 300 307 321 308 315 318 327

Male 283 304 317 290 300 286 304 294 315 306 316 336Female 242 255 252 238 247 254 255 235 267 260 267 270

479 480 486 489 494 499 503 511 534 532 540 528371 370 370 376 382 382 380 385 403 403 408 402301 300 303 300 305 307 306 314 319 323 335 332

476 473 482 487 489 492 500 506 519 519 532 525366 365 367 373 374 380 379 379 388 379 408 396299 302 304 303 307 308 310 316 317 325 337 333

Agriculture

Tea Preparation of LandPlucking

Rubber PlantingTapping

Coconut Digging PitsPlucking with Sticks

Paddy Ploughing withMammotiesTransplanting andHarvesting

Housing Construction

Carpentry Master CarpenterSkilled HelperUnskilled Helper

Masonery Master Mason Skilled Helper Unskilled Helper

ALL ISLAND WAGES IN THE UNORGANISED SECTOR – 2005Rs.

Male 277 287 288 277 293 275 289 300 296 306 300 282Female 206 213 205 203 202 192 201 208 213 209 208 209

Male 313 350 300 325 310 313 309 311 325 333 313 325Male 208 221 210 231 213 232 247 234 230 252 252 237Female 187 200 185 203 194 211 217 201 198 224 221 201

Male 338 354 338 331 348 353 354 346 360 352 352 349Male 461 445 459 435 441 442 445 473 460 488 498 471

Male 303 319 317 314 318 318 330 346 344 331 340 340Male 296 304 302 316 318 315 315 324 331 337 332 335

Female 240 252 253 250 249 243 258 272 268 270 268 261

512 521 523 523 528 537 546 560 557 562 572 569376 382 383 380 381 382 397 400 405 400 414 410299 309 303 303 303 307 315 325 323 320 327 323

509 514 514 521 523 530 540 556 552 559 563 561376 383 378 384 380 384 391 402 404 401 407 403303 310 308 307 306 312 313 328 323 321 322 323

Agriculture

Tea Preparation of LandPlucking

Rubber PlantingTapping

Coconut Digging PitsPlucking with Sticks

Paddy Ploughing withMammoties

Transplanting and Harvesting

Housing Construction

Carpentry Master Carpenter Skilled Helper Unskilled Helper

Masonery Master Mason Skilled Helper

Unskilled Helper

Source : Labour Department Central Bank of Sri Lanka


Source : Labour Department Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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PRICES AND WAGES

Year Quarter

COST OF CONSTRUCTION INDICES 1996 – 2005

Modern Semi Permanent All Non-Residential All AllHousing Housing Housing Building Civil Works Construction

1990 = 100

1996 1st Quarter 151.2 173.3 152.6 146.2 150.6 150.62nd Quarter 153.9 173.3 155.1 149.5 152.7 153.03rd Quarter 156.5 181.8 157.9 152.2 152.8 154.84th Quarter 156.8 189.2 158.8 152.7 153.1 155.4









2005(a) 1st Quarter 288.7 340.0 291.9 279.3 260.7 277.52nd Quarter 298.6 353.6 302.0 286.9 266.0 285.33rd Quarter 313.8 361.8 316.8 296.5 270.0 294.94th Quarter 326.4 378.5 329.6 305.8 277.0 304.8

(a) Provisional Source : Institute for Construction Training and Development


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SUMMARY OF EXTERNAL TRADE 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional(b) Includes Re-Exports(c) Terms of Trade = (Export Unit Value Index/Import Unit Value Index) X 100

Sources : Sri Lanka CustomsCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

Exports, Rs. Mn. 226,801 274,193 310,398 325,171 420,114 430,372 449,850 495,426 583,967 638,276

Agricultural Exports 53,206 62,667 70,225 66,751 76,271 83,252 89,682 93,069 107,951 116,045

Tea 34,068 42,533 50,280 43,728 53,133 61,602 63,105 65,936 74,897 81,482Rubber 5,753 4,640 2,808 2,305 2,179 2,129 2,552 3,717 5,155 4,724Coconut Products 6,091 6,945 6,110 9,119 9,174 7,348 8,009 8,926 11,453 11,400Other 7,295 8,555 11,027 11,598 11,784 12,174 16,016 14,490 16,446 18,439

Industrial Exports 166,543 203,114 233,508 250,516 325,931 331,687 347,657 383,833 457,175 497,695

Textiles and Garments 105,341 134,455 159,303 171,068 226,930 227,360 232,027 248,574 285,172 291,087Petroleum Products 5,740 5,743 4,662 5,210 7,414 6,053 7,003 6,300 10,133 13,169Other 55,463 62,916 65,543 74,237 91,587 98,274 108,627 128,959 161,870 193,439

Mineral Exports 5,292 5,272 3,863 4,540 7,352 7,666 8,628 8,069 12,103 14,402

Other (b) 1,760 3,141 2,802 3,363 10,560 7,767 3,883 10,456 6,738 10,134

Imports, Rs. Mn. 301,075 346,026 380,138 421,888 554,290 532,964 584,491 643,748 811,138 891,359

Consumer Goods 68,372 72,062 80,956 87,505 95,778 100,276 113,754 129,656 146,073 151,021Intermediate Goods 153,117 182,754 192,494 215,658 296,821 306,305 346,784 380,931 489,688 549,004Investment Goods 66,647 78,232 95,322 110,599 130,889 96,185 112,046 127,363 169,096 188,061Unclassified 12,940 12,977 11,387 8,126 30,802 30,198 11,907 5,799 6,280 3,272

,Balance of Trade, Rs. Mn. -74,109 -71,833 -69,741 -96,717 -134,176 -102,592 -134,641 -148,323 -227,171 -253,082

Export/Import Ratio 0.75 0.79 0.82 0.78 0.76 0.81 0.77 0.77 0.72 0.72Export Indices (1997 = 100)

Unit Value Index 91.5 100.0 114.9 114.6 125.2 139.6 141.2 150.5 164.5 168.6Volume Index 90.4 100.0 98.5 103.5 122.4 112.4 116.2 120.1 129.4 138.0Value Index 82.7 100.0 113.2 118.6 153.2 156.9 164.1 180.7 213.0 232.7

Import Indices (1997 = 100)

Unit Value Index 97.7 100.0 101.3 106.4 123.8 139.9 137.7 136.3 157.6 168.6Volume Index 89.0 100.0 108.5 108.7 122.8 110.1 122.2 136.5 148.8 152.8Value Index 87.0 100.0 109.9 115.8 152.1 154.0 168.9 186.0 234.5 257.6Terms of Trade (c) (1997 = 100) 93.6 100.0 113.4 107.7 101.1 99.8 102.5 110.4 104.4 100.0

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SELECTED EXPORTS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

SELECTED IMPORTS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sources : Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Customs

Food and Drink, MT ’000

Rice 341 306 168 214 15 52 95 35 222 52

Sugar 381 545 444 479 562 420 568 526 496 444

Milk and Milk Products

Milk and Milk Food (b) 43 42 57 54 57 52 61 64 54 53Infant Milk Food, MT 536 655 444 429 836 728 511 621 813 355

Fish and Fish Products

Fish Dried (c) 48 52 52 49 55 37 51 52 43 50Fish Other 18 23 21 1 1 1 1 1 1

Wheat Grain, MT ’000 913 789 880 859 922 760 998 976 945 935

Pharmaceutical Products, 5 6 8 7 9 9 10 10 11 14MT ’000

Fertilizer, MT ’000 361 391 440 539 559 460 535 516 510 529

Crude Oil, MT ’000 2,033 1,814 2,156 1,832 2,347 1,954 1,909 1,809 2,606 1,976

Cement, MT ’000 826 891 970 1,141 1,357 1,024 1,211 2,606 808 1,460

Transport Equipment (No.)

Motor Vehicles (d) 19,071 14,733 55,590 26,711 25,025 16,834 47,247 -74,772 78,853 75,450

Motor Cycles 38,191 32,273 48,692 37,277 36,538 37,332 70,749 111,961 142,445 193,411

Tractors 9,240 9,945 11,225 13,054 14,304 8,592 12,591 16,383 288 26,106

(a) Provisional.(b) Excluding infant milk food.(c) Including maldive-fish, sprats and smoked fish.(d) Including motor cars, vans, lorries and buses.

Agricultural Exports

Tea, MT ’000 244 269 272 269 288 295 292 298 300 309Rubber, MT ’000 72 62 41 43 33 32 37 35 41 32Coconut, Mn. Nuts 475 505 437 600 787 516 328 461 538 364Vegetables, MT 6,735 6,869 7,698 6,193 10,675 9,248 10,240 9,437 12,190 14,071Coffee, MT 692 1,150 1,588 824 41 7 18 214 94 131Cinnamon, MT 10,077 10,661 9,401 10,486 10,103 10,444 10,837 11,025 11,391 12,365Pepper, MT 2,987 3,484 5,493 3,754 4,855 2,161 7,915 7,740 4,851 8,130Betel Leaves and

Arecanuts, MT 5,689 5,067 6,345 5,927 2,150 1,506 2,929 3,098 3,477 3,646Sesame Seeds & Other

Oil Seeds, MT 129 1,012 885 42 82 8 7 743 2,628 949Unmanufactured Tobacco, MT 3,229 1,831 2,611 1,662 1,870 1,830 2,098 1,893 1,645 1,598

Selected Other Exports, MT

Aviation Fuel (Avtur) 85,505 100,818 86,711 98,078 102,087 66,118 97,108 110,363 128,122 123,004Naptha 83,158 93,296 130,376 84,595 124,594 81,839 59,587 – – –Diesel (b) 48,987 51,508 41,951 40,493 38,827 45,908 37,708(d) 5,775(d) 4,381 801Garments, Mn. Kgs. 278 313 319 351 468 432 423 446 501 554 (Mn. pcs,Pre.1996)Mineral Exports (c) 40,898 32,935 4,717 4,990 6,430 7,607 8,628 3,833 4,470 4,229Precious Stones, ’000 Carats 16,125 16,055 12,261 14,323 12,986 11,372 13,029 12,824 13,461 13,806

(a) Provisional (b) Auto, heavy andmarine diesel(c) Graphite only (d) Products transfered to Lanka Marine Services Ltd by CPC

Source : Sri Lanka Customs


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IMPORTS BY MAJOR CATEGORIES 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Category 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional Sources :Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Customs

Consumer Goods 57,105 63,934 72,823 79,713 95,778 100,276 113,754 129,656 146,073 151,021

Food and Drink 33,111 37,867 38,441 38,770 42,959 48,683 54,112 54,459 60,447 61,410

Rice 5,118 4,331 2,621 3,290 288 969 1,732 819 6,186 1,554Flour 4 190 785 446 561 122 226 194 99 3,200Sugar 8,026 10,788 8,384 7,448 10,777 10,289 12,634 11,196 11,240 13,308Milk and Milk Products 6,045 5,695 7,517 7,542 8,946 10,223 10,488 11,540 12,338 13,401Fish Dried 2,355 2,593 2,603 2,491 3,456 4,419 3,925 3,744 3,243 3,769Fish Other 1,331 1,719 1,463 1,296 1,704 1,941 2,359 2,345 2,606 3,220Food Other 10,232 12,551 15,038 16,258 17,228 20,720 22,748 24,620 24,736 22,963

Other Consumer Goods 23,994 26,066 34,412 40,943 52,819 51,593 59,642 75,198 85,626 89,611

Motor Cars and Cycles 5,094 4,410 7,516 11,155 14,027 8,887 15,311 25,767 26,746 24,363Radio Receivers and Compounds 1138 1,281 1,431 2,590 3,143 2,929 3,517 4,195 4,495 3,741Tyres and Tubes 639 1,534 1,649 1,741 1,947 1,658 2,198 2,434 3,100 3,310Medical and Pharmaceutical Products 3,869 4,230 5,387 5,396 7,248 8,411 10,098 10,210 11,952 13,461Other 13,254 14,611 18,429 20,062 26,455 29,708 28,518 32,591 39,333 44,736

Intermediate Goods 164,384 190,883 200,627 223,450 296,821 306,305 346,784 380,931 489,688 549,004

Fertilizer 4,189 3,916 3,989 4,690 6,059 6,047 7,259 8,457 10,902 13,552Petroleum 26,525 31,827 22,275 35,344 68,381 65,190 75,627 80,807 122,732 166,562Chemical Elements and Compounds 7,402 8,024 9,241 9,590 11,152 12,647 14,792 16,363 20,898 24,988Dyeing,Tanning & Colouring

Materials 1,845 2,245 2,533 2,696 2,944 3,386 3,987 4,784 5,809 6,360Paper and Paper Boards 7,487 8,790 9,158 10,066 13,657 14,369 15,887 17,654 20,887 21,853Wheat and Meslin 11,267 8,128 8,133 7,792 9,625 9,783 12,427 13,255 18,536 14,200Textiles 64,601 81,816 90,099 93,105 111,386 117,993 126,438 132,415 153,476 153,957Other 41,068 46,137 55,199 60,168 73,616 76,890 90,367 107,195 136,448 147,533

Investment Goods 66,647 78,232 95,322 110,599 130,889 96,185 112,046 127,363 169,096 188,061

Building Materials 14,540 16,030 19,590 18,296 23,087 22,144 26,013 31,677 40,709 50,967Transport Equipment 9,885 12,276 17,098 37,191 39,489 11,469 14,449 19,869 26,008 32,743Machinery and Equipment 35,987 43,853 50,592 47,736 59,538 54,287 61,296 67,330 86,709 86,567Other 6,235 6,073 8,042 7,376 8,776 8,285 10,288 8,487 15,670 17,785

Unclassified Imports 12,939 12,977 11,387 8,126 30,802 30,198 11,907 5,799 6,280 3,272

Total Imports 301,075 346,026 380,138 421,888 554,290 532,964 584,491 643,749 811,138 891,359

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MAJOR EXPORT MARKETS 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Industrial Countries 165,669 201,886 228,064 240,711 311,418 314,995 327,920 348,690 408,988 429,953

Belgium - Luxembourg 12,119 11,601 10,033 9,647 11,808 10,748 23,081 23,384 29,870 31,745Canada 2,516 3,291 3,920 4,053 5,389 6,145 5,896 6,210 7,253 7,915France 5,983 6,028 6,529 7,159 8,651 9,556 8,922 8,409 10,349 12,197

Germany 13,229 13,566 14,980 15,184 17,442 17,737 19,066 22,435 27,732 27,319Italy 3,220 4,387 4,378 4,554 5,235 5,457 6,882 11,339 15,468 20,061Japan 14,172 13,815 12,669 11,199 17,407 16,602 13,390 15,674 15,947 14,533

Netherlands 6,833 8,074 6,774 7,567 7,909 7,727 7,417 8,547 10,833 10,044United Kingdom 21,477 30,991 34,257 42,527 55,827 51,503 56,469 61,817 78,843 78,114United States 77,148 98,300 122,089 126,127 166,146 172,098 168,768 171,558 189,151 199,801

Developing Countries 49,253 57,867 64,973 66,276 83,939 87,506 99,670 122,205 144,739 164,254

Middle East 16,818 19,876 27,275 25,620 33,180 38,759 36,041 44,503 43,924 46,934

Iran 1,995 1,386 1,184 1,765 2,531 2,632 3,353 3,405 5,858 7,451Iraq 6 369 1,047 997 1,380 1,704 2,174 842 1,097 2,035Libya 1,062 1,514 2,494 907 1,556 3,299 972 3,304 290 2,149

Saudi Arabia 1,787 2,030 2,901 2,559 3,231 2,776 2,899 2,894 3,140 3,878

U.A.E. 3,082 5,240 2,385 8,600 10,237 12,992 11,431 15,782 13,942 17,114

Syrian Arab Republic 3,030 2,514 3,364 3,259 3,916 4,975 6,222 6,036 6,667 6,758

Jordan 2,016 1,813 1,355 1,009 1,605 1,970 2,217 2,801 3,201 2,761

Africa 2,064 2,585 2,594 2,536 2,790 3,107 3,757 4,342 4,781 3,680

South Africa 858 932 821 869 919 906 1,013 1.252 1,215 1,162

Asia 19,309 22,828 22,233 26,871 35,922 33,701 47,132 58,821 77,752 95,133

China, People’s Republic of 635 464 1,015 248 387 441 1,169 1,568 2,111 2955

Hong-kong 3,504 3,200 3,376 4,428 5,239 4,706 5,425 7,458 6,963 6,443

India 2,370 2,582 2,434 3,423 4,398 6,433 16,312 23,679 39,616 56,924

Malaysia 1,491 1,299 748 493 597 594 829 1,203 914 1,453

Pakistan 2,041 2,218 1,740 2,169 2,251 2,222 2,759 3,545 3,992 4,377

Singapore 3,303 3,409 2,811 3,135 4,622 5,104 6,912 6,357 8,751 7,979

Western Hemisphere 7,695 7,923 7,730 5,799 5,960 6,051 6,934 7,484 8,216 9,894

South and Central America 6,620 6,340 5,791 3,335 3,366 3,316 3,273 3,850 4,362 5,250

Mexico 1,075 1,583 1,939 2,464 2,594 2,735 3,661 3,634 3,854 4,644

Eastern Europe 7,151 10,281 9,843 7,828 10,979 14,806 16,410 18,553 20,778 21,011

C.I.S (b) 6,983 958 1,253 7,612 10,806 14,663 16,192 17,844 20,778 20,011

Unclassified 4,351 3,201 6,265 8,931 12,659 8,733 5,850 5,978 9,462 23.049

Total 226,424 274,193 310,398 325,171 420,114 430,372 449,850 495,426 583,967 638,267

(a) Provisional Sources : Sri Lanka Customs(b) C.I.S. : Commonwealth of Independent States Central Bank of Sri Lanka


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MAJOR IMPORT SOURCES 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Industrial Countries 104,055 117,349 137,764 135,533 170,416 159,625 173,493 196,427 232,456 223,272

Australia 5,928 8,837 8,227 7,563 12,404 14,380 16,065 9,589 16,253 10,058

Canada 1,302 3,240 2,685 1,594 3,574 2,121 1,289 3,191 4,402 8,093France 2,730 3,014 4,718 5,518 6,189 7,137 7,522 12,766 12,487 14,279Germany 8,497 10,819 13,088 9,576 11,894 12,332 11,631 13,800 19,628 17,886

Italy 4,769 4,842 5,370 5,343 4,802 5,900 7,992 11,810 13,756 15,132Japan 27,488 28,275 35,903 39,479 48,957 30,105 33,989 43,254 41,660 38,158Netherlands 4,571 4,719 6,192 6,013 6,409 6,985 4,842 4,901 5,200 6,799

New Zealand 3,847 3,963 5,171 4,945 4,848 6,301 6,145 7,850 9,005 9,555Sweden 3,142 4,254 2,749 2,583 3,002 3,833 5,250 7,651 7,970 6,419Switzerland 5,190 4,330 5,320 5,601 8,663 6,778 8,556 9,805 10,907 11,015

United States 10,958 11,009 14,825 15,218 19,316 23,730 20,923 19,138 24,295 20,554United Kingdom 13,913 16,658 19,687 17,674 23,600 19,715 25,148 26,336 31,585 27,786Europe 3,078 1,382 1,536 1,519 1,755 1,671 2,715 5,240 3,814 8,903

Turkey 1,545 622 741 656 728 538 1,361 2,639 1,878 4,157

Developing Countries 172,163 214,345 229,582 241,586 305,510 321,595 395,904 438,894 572,542 655,083

Middle East 22,997 31,130 24,051 24,680 45,682 45,377 73,884 64,957 93,235 100,785

Iran 8,415 5,822 7,540 5,677 15,402 20,839 21,809 26,241 42,372 52,648

Saudi Arabia 6,275 10,674 6,415 3,207 10,140 3,181 13,651 7,824 17,987 14,857

Bahrain 2,240 6,582 1,539 2,992 4,407 1,727 2,777 1,929 3,673 367

Africa 3,684 3,221 3,682 2,554 2,661 2,369 3,373 2,914 3,529 3,438

South Africa 3,279 2,676 3,175 2,219 2,160 1,965 2,843 2,167 2,221 2,531

Asia 138,359 167,544 192,047 206,119 252,601 269,546 311,409 362,846 461,219 531,589

Myanmar 642 361 65 56 91 112 113 221 206 409

China, People’s Rep. of 8,188 10,014 14,623 11,368 19,028 19,696 24,731 31,753 45,943 63,370

China – Taiwan 15,906 21,953 24,457 24,445 29,584 28,844 27,549 26,654 29,429 28,005

Hong-kong 19,569 24,265 26,546 32,314 39,091 44,709 46,971 53,999 62,676 65,143

India 31,056 33,023 34,837 36,013 45,477 53,750 81,585 103,588 145,625 184,459

South Korea 19,325 26,939 29,413 27,226 30,034 29,979 29,058 27,305 24,887 21,137

Malaysia 10,105 9,816 12,420 11,851 16,465 18,554 22,389 27,934 33,309 39,547

Pakistan 3,815 5,068 5,854 6,667 5,469 6,597 6,303 6,851 10,920 11,621Singapore 14,284 16,873 20,081 31,801 37,587 36,677 39,739 50,403 70,675 74,053

Thailand 7,157 9,045 9,423 9,587 12,771 13,167 13,984 14,081 15,395 16,913

South and Central America 4,045 11,068 8,266 6,714 2,811 2,631 4,523 2,937 10,745 10,365

Eastern Europe, etc. 1,503 2,054 2,258 1,154 597 1,016 1,031 1,605 766 2,169

Unclassified 176 12,278 10,534 43,615 77,767 50,728 14,163 6,823 6,185 10,836

Total 277,897 346,026 380,138 421,888 554,290 532,964 584,491 643,749 811,138 891,359

(a) Provisional Sources : Sri Lanka Customs

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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CENTRAL BANK TRADE INDICES – VOLUME 1996 – 2005

Category 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

CENTRAL BANK TRADE INDICES – VALUE 1996 – 2005

Category 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Total ExportsAgricultural Exports

TeaRubberCoconut ProductsOther

Industrial ProductsTextiles and GarmentsPetroleum ProductsOther

Mineral ProductsPrecious and Semi-precious StonesOther

Total ImportsConsumer Goods

Food and DrinkOther

Intermediate GoodsPetroleumFertilizerChemicalsWheatTextiles and Clothing

Investment GoodsMachinery and EquipmentTransport EquipmentBuilding Materials

82.7 111.6 118.6 153.2 156.9 164.1 180.7 213.0 232.784.9 113.3 106.5 121.7 132.8 143.1 148.5 172.3 185.280.1 117.2 102.8 124.9 144.8 148.4 155.0 176.1 191.6

124.0 85.6 49.7 47.0 45.9 55.0 80.1 111.1 101.887.8 104.1 131.4 132.2 105.9 115.4 128.6 165.0 164.385.3 111.3 135.6 137.8 142.3 187.2 169.4 192.2 215.582.0 111.9 123.3 160.5 163.3 171.2 189.0 225.1 245.078.3 115.0 127.2 168.8 169.1 172.6 184.9 212.1 216.199.9 85.6 90.7 129.1 105.4 121.9 109.7 176.4 229.388.2 107.1 118.0 145.6 156.2 172.6 205.0 257.3 307.4

100.4 91.4 86.1 139.5 145.4 163.7 153.1 229.6 273.297.4 89.8 88.3 144.7 148.5 166.8 155.2 223.3 246.7

139.8 115.7 57.4 70.3 104.8 122.1 125.7 312.8 621.9

87.0 114.2 115.8 152.1 154.0 168.9 186.0 234.5 257.689.3 103.5 124.7 149.8 156.8 177.9 202.8 228.5 236.287.4 103.7 102.4 113.4 128.6 142.9 143.8 159.6 162.292.1 103.3 157.1 202.6 197.9 228.8 288.5 328.5 343.886.1 95.4 117.1 155.5 160.5 181.7 199.4 256.5 287.659.8 56.8 105.4 188.9 206.7 216.8 241.2 377.4 546.6

107.0 90.4 119.8 154.7 154.4 185.4 216.0 278.4 346.192.2 99.9 119.5 139.0 157.6 184.4 203.9 260.5 311.4

138.6 89.8 95.9 118.4 120.4 152.9 163.1 228.0 174.779.0 100.3 113.8 136.1 144.2 154.5 161.8 187.6 188.285.2 101.5 114.1 131.3 122.9 143.2 162.8 216.1 240.482.1 96.5 108.9 121.8 123.8 139.8 153.5 197.7 197.480.5 116.6 129.1 142.4 93.4 117.7 161.9 211.9 266.790.7 103.0 114.1 144.0 138.1 162.3 197.6 254.0 317.9


TeaRubberCoconut ProductsOther Agricultural Products


Mineral ProductsPrecious and Semi-precious StonesOther


Food and DrinkOther Consumer Goods



90.4 100.1 103.5 122.4 112.4 116.2 120.1 129.4 138.094.0 98.9 99.4 106.5 103.5 103.8 109.6 112.9 116.190.8 100.9 99.2 106.4 109.5 108.3 112.0 113.8 117.3

114.3 71.1 71.9 56.3 55.6 61.7 58.1 65.6 53.9 91.5 84.6 117.9 139.0 99.4 78.1 96.5 112.8 102.3100.6 115.8 107.3 107.5 102.6 125.5 135.9 134.6 155.6

89.1 100.9 104.6 128.2 116.0 120.6 124.1 135.4 145.489.8 103.0 110.2 129.0 114.1 115.6 118.5 127.7 134.4

125.0 94.9 83.1 70.7 56.4 61.7 45.8 59.4 54.484.2 97.1 94.7 131.8 125.6 136.9 143.2 158.9 177.1

101.0 80.2 96.4 87.2 80.6 93.4 91.5 96.1 115.599.3 81.3 99.4 89.1 82.4 94.4 92.9 96.2 115.7

124.2 66.4 56.5 62.4 56.4 79.6 72.2 94.5 114.1

89.0 112.4 108.7 122.8 110.1 122.2 136.5 148.8 152.887.8 110.0 108.4 129.9 111.3 135.5 152.4 158.4 159.883.2 97.8 88.0 103.7 88.7 107.5 105.4 102.5 101.394.5 127.8 138.1 168.0 144.2 176.1 220.7 239.5 244.992.2 110.1 110.9 123.3 114.2 122.2 127.3 135.7 139.366.3 90.7 93.8 109.0 117.3 109.0 102.5 110.3 132.592.3 112.7 138.0 143.1 117.7 137.5 131.6 130.4 135.792.8 115.2 123.3 141.3 118.7 130.7 143.4 150.6 143.2

115.7 111.5 108.9 116.8 96.4 125.9 116.3 125.8 109.582.0 109.8 108.2 115.2 110.1 109.6 114.2 125.0 131.882.3 120.0 103.7 115.8 99.2 111.4 145.9 172.8 180.075.1 119.6 100.8 114.0 110.7 129.5 173.1 205.5 204.490.7 119.5 98.3 89.8 45.1 37.2 82.1 93.7 104.885.7 118.7 122.3 147.8 115.0 130.9 145.0 169.0 190.9

(1990 = 100) (1997 = 100)

(1990 = 100) (1997 = 100)


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EXCHANGE RATES – YEAR END 1996 – 2005

Country Currency 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001(b) 2002 2003 2004 2005

Rupees per unit of Foreign Currency

CENTRAL BANK TRADE INDICES – UNIT VALUE 1996 – 2005

Category 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)


(a) From mid-night of 15 November 1977, the Sri Lanka Rupee was allowed to float.(b) With effect from 23 January 2001 the Central Bank refrained from announcing daily exchange rates and

allowed the market forces of supply and demand to determine the market rate.(c) This currency was withdrawn from public circulation and replaced with Euro from March 2002.


Australia Dollar 9.55 45.19 40.02 41.60 46.98 44.34 47.56 54.72 72.49 81.54 74.70Austria Schilling(c) 0.52 5.17 4.86 5.74 5.27 5.40 5.98 7.37 – – –Belgium Franc(c) 0.24 1.79 1.66 1.97 1.80 1.84 2.04 2.51 – – –Canada Dollar 7.68 41.44 42.76 43.77 49.64 53.34 58.62 61.39 74.75 86.87 87.75Denmark Kroner 1.39 9.53 8.99 10.58 9.77 9.82 11.07 13.65 16.33 19.13 16.21European Union Euro – – – – 72.53 74.32 82.27 101.38 121.60 142.32 120.96Fed. Rep. of Germany D Mark(c) 3.77 36.46 34.24 40.36 37.09 38.00 42.07 51.84 – – –France Franc(c) 1.76 10.81 10.23 12.03 11.06 11.33 12.54 15.46 – – –Hongkong Dollar 1.82 7.33 7.91 8.75 9.28 10.26 11.95 12.40 12.46 13.45 13.17India Rupee 1.02 1.58 1.56 1.59 1.66 1.71 1.93 2.02 2.12 2.40 2.27Italy Lira(c) 0.00 0.04 0.03 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.05 – – –Japan Yen 0.03 0.49 0.47 0.59 0.71 0.70 0.71 0.82 0.90 1.02 8.67Kuwait Dinar 30.00 190.12 200.87 224.85 237.03 261.16 303.30 323.05 328.16 354.92 349.56Malaysia Ringgit 3.54 22.42 15.82 17.84 19.00 21.07 24.52 25.45 25.46 27.53 27.02Netherlands Guilder(c) 3.51 32.48 30.38 35.81 32.91 33.73 37.33 46.01 – – –New Zealand Dollar 8.40 40.04 35.63 35.80 37.55 35.28 38.68 50.91 63.48 75.26 69.80Norway Kroner 1.56 8.79 8.38 8.87 8.98 8.94 10.35 13.91 14.44 17.27 15.07Pakistan Rupee 0.87 1.41 1.39 1.47 1.39 1.38 1.53 1.65 1.69 1.77 1.71Saudi Arabia Riyal 2.43 15.12 16.34 18.07 19.23 21.34 24.84 25.79 25.79 27.89 27.83Singapore Dollar 3.56 40.50 36.56 40.83 43.29 46.18 50.35 55.78 56.86 63.98 61.32South Africa Rand 9.79 12.12 12.60 11.56 11.71 10.59 7.79 11.20 14.56 18.51 16.13Sweden Kroner 1.78 8.25 7.81 8.32 8.48 8.39 8.84 11.06 13.39 15.78 12.85Switzerland Franc 3.82 42.05 42.13 49.04 45.19 48.87 55.61 69.74 77.97 92.19 77.69United Arab Emirates Dirham 2.19 15.44 16.69 18.46 19.65 21.80 25.36 26.34 26.34 28.48 27.80United Kingdom Pound 15.52 95.86 101.60 112.62 116.72 119.37 135.06 155.12 172.20 201.37 175.94United States of America Dollar 9.00 56.70 61.29 67.78 72.12 80.06 93.16 96.75 96.74 104.61 102.12

91.5 111.6 114.6 125.2 139.6 141.2 150.5 164.5 168.690.3 113.3 106.2 114.3 128.4 137.8 135.6 152.5 159.488.2 117.2 103.7 117.4 132.2 137.0 138.4 154.8 163.4

108.4 85.1 69.1 83.4 82.6 89.2 137.9 169.4 188.995.9 104.1 111.5 95.1 106.6 147.8 133.3 146.3 160.684.8 111.3 126.4 128.1 138.7 149.2 124.6 142.9 138.692.0 111.9 117.9 125.2 139.6 141.2 150.5 164.5 168.687.2 115.0 115.5 130.8 148.2 149.3 156.1 166.1 161.1

79.9 85.6 109.1 182.5 186.7 197.8 239.6 296.9 421.7 104.7 107.1 124.6 110.5 124.4 126.1 143.1 161.9 173.6

99.3 91.4 89.4 159.9 180.5 175.3 167.4 238.9 236.598.1 89.8 88.8 162.4 180.2 176.7 167.0 232.1 213.3

112.5 115.7 101.6 112.6 185.8 153.4 174.2 331.0 544.9

97.7 97.8 106.4 123.8 139.9 138.2 136.3 157.1 168.6101.7 103.5 115.0 115.3 140.9 131.3 133.1 144.3 147.8105.0 103.7 116.3 109.4 145.0 132.9 136.5 155.7 160.1

97.5 103.3 113.7 120.6 137.3 129.9 130.7 137.1 140.493.4 95.4 105.5 126.1 140.5 148.6 156.7 189.0 206.490.3 56.8 112.4 173.3 176.1 198.9 235.3 342.1 412.5

115.9 90.4 86.8 108.1 131.2 134.8 164.1 213.4 255.099.5 99.9 96.9 98.4 132.8 141.1 142.2 172.9 217.5

119.8 89.8 88.1 101.4 124.9 121.5 140.2 181.2 159.696.3 100.3 105.2 118.2 131.0 141.0 141.7 150.1 142.8

103.6 101.5 110.0 113.4 124.0 126.3 111.6 125.1 133.5109.3 96.5 108.0 106.8 111.9 107.9 88.7 96.2 96.6

88.8 116.6 131.3 158.7 207.0 181.9 197.2 226.1 254.5105.8 103.0 93.3 97.4 120.1 135.9 136.3 150.3 166.6

93.6 114.2 107.7 101.1 99.8 102.5 110.4 104.4 100.0


TeaRubberCoconut ProductsOther


Mineral ProductsPrecious and Semi-precious stonesOther


Food and DrinkOther



Terms of Trade

(1990 = 100) (1997 = 100)

79


BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (a) 1996 – 2005Rs.Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

(a) This Presentation in treating FCBUs of Commercial Banks as Off-Shore Units excludestransactions between FCBUs and non-residents and includes transactions betweenFCBUs and residents.

(b) Provisional

Trade Balance -74,276 -71,833 -69,742 -96,702 -134,176 -102,592 -134,706 -148,324 -227,171 -253,082Exports 226,801 274,194 310,421 325,170 420,114 430,372 449,855 495,426 583,967 638,276Imports 301,077 346,026 380,142 421,873 554,290 532,964 584,561 643,750 811,138 891,359

Services 5,805 9,386 9,300 10,342 2,907 14,692 28,224 38,443 42,735 34,043Receipts 42,358 51,692 59,084 68,132 72,187 120,937 121,340 136,123 154,746 154,877Payments 36,553 42,306 49,783 57,791 69,280 106,246 93,115 97,680 112,011 120,833

Income -10,923 -9,417 -11,556 -17,831 -23,009 -23,842 -24,167 -16,535 -20,732 -30,049Receipts 10,258 13,792 13,882 11,810 11,568 9,584 7,201 16,385 15,845 3,629Payments 21,182 23,210 25,473 29,640 34,577 33,425 31,368 32,920 36,545 33,678

Goods, Services and Income (net) -79,395 -71,864 -71,997 -104,191 -154,278 -111,742 -130,648 -126,416 -205,124 -249,088

Transfers (net) 41,939 49,119 58,202 64,288 75,421 89,762 107,962 119,791 139,710 183,842Private Transfers 39,230 46,494 54,843 62,472 73,620 87,837 104,980 116,350 136,672 174,542

Receipts 46,003 54,445 64,585 74,356 87,697 103,180 123,183 136,475 158,291 197,968Payments 6,773 7,951 9,742 11,884 14,078 15,343 18,202 20,125 21,619 23,426

Official Transfers (net) 2,709 2,625 3,359 1,816 1,801 1,925 2,982 3,441 3,038 9,300

Current Account -37,456 -22,745 -13,795 -39,903 -78,857 -21,980 -22,686 -6,625 -65,458 -65,246

Capital and Financial Account 25,725 30,691 26,570 30,473 31,827 49,077 40,639 69,723 61,588 123,866

Capital Account 5,286 5,140 5,109 5,650 3,795 17,766 6,219 7,146 6,573 25,108Capital Transfers 5,286 5,140 5,109 5,650 3,795 17,766 6,219 7,146 6,573 25,108

Receipts 5,495 5,386 5,410 6,018 4,230 18,241 6,782 7,768 7,242 25,863Payments 209 246 301 368 435 475 563 622 669 755

Financial Account 20,439 25,550 21,461 24,823 28,032 31,311 34,420 62,577 55,015 98,757

Long-term (net) 20,962 37,029 25,906 30,985 22,594 14,337 28,911 69,721 69,255 80,391

Direct Investment 6,606 25,504 12,379 12,449 13,319 15,271 17,716 19,450 22,826 23,505Foreign Direct Investment 4,756 7,587 8,847 12,449 13,119 7,310 17,281 16,557 21,948 23,505Privatization Proceeds 1,850 17,918 3,533 – 200 7,961 435 2,893 878 –

Private Long -term 88 3,054 352 14,086 5,622 -22,918 -2,039 -3,201 1,720 1,054Inflows 8,628 8,741 9,686 25,727 22,134 4,016 11,007 9,738 17,395 19,739Outflows 8,539 5,687 9,334 11,641 16,512 26,934 13,046 12,939 15,675 18,685

Government Long-term 14,268 8,471 13,175 4,451 3,653 21,984 13,233 53,472 44,709 55,832Inflows 27,442 24,761 31,896 26,896 26,965 51,193 51,843 88,106 78,299 75,309Outflows 13,174 16,291 18,721 22,445 23,312 29,209 38,610 34,634 33,590 19,477

Short-term (net) -523 -11479 -4445 -6,162 5,438 16,974 5,509 -7,145 -14,240 18,366Portfolio Investment 353 749 -1,521 -886 -3,355 -1,025 2,443 209 1,109 6,103Private Short-term 2,426 -1,195 -414 -667 7,569 -3,798 6,548 1,877 2,514 1,640Commercial Bank Assets -1,124 -23,394 5,035 1,766 -18,736 2,867 6,893 -9,090 -45,367 -19,669Commercial Bank Liabilities 5,423 12,352 17,823 -6,375 19,960 18,929 -10,375 -141 27,504 30,292

Valuation Adjustments 4,213 -562 8,559 2,103 5,189 22,245 8,900 – – –Errors and Omissions 7,527 8,461 -7,534 -6,857 10,902 -19,578 9,197 -14,487 -3,604 -10,494

Overall Balance 9 15,845 13,800 -14,184 -30,939 29,765 36,051 48,610 -7,474 48,125Monetary Movements -9 -15,845 -13,800 14,184 30,939 -29,765 -36,051 -48,610 7,474 48,125

Exchange Rate Rs./US $ 55.27 58.99 64.59 70.39 75.78 89.36 95.66 96.52 101.19 100.50

Ratio to GDP in PercentagesTrade Account -9.7 -8.1 -6.9 -8.7 -10.8 -7.4 -8.5 -8.4 -11.2 -10.7Current Account -4.9 -2.6 -1.4 -3.6 -6.4 -1.4 -1.4 -0.4 -3.2 -2.8Current Account without Grants -5.2 -2.8 -1.8 -3.6 -6.6 -1.5 -1.6 -0.6 -3.7 -4.1



80

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (a) 1996 – 2005US $ Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) This Presentation in treating FCBUs of Commercial Banks as Off-Shore Units excludestransactions between FCBUs and non-residents and includes transactions betweenFCBUs and residents.

(b) Provisional


Services 105 159 145 147 38 204 295 399 419 338Receipts 765 875 914 968 953 1,355 1,268 1,411 1,527 1,540Payments 660 716 770 820 915 1,151 974 1,012 1,108 1,202

Income -197 -160 -180 -254 -305 -267 -252 -172 -204 -299

Receipts 186 234 214 167 152 108 75 170 157 35Payments 383 393 394 421 456 375 328 341 360 335

Goods, Services and Income (net) -1,436 -1,225 -1,127 -1,476 -2,064 -1,220 -1,364 -1,312 -2,028 -2,478

Transfers (net) 759 832 900 913 998 1,006 1,128 1,241 1,380 1,921Private Transfers 710 788 848 887 974 984 1,097 1,205 1,350 1,828

Receipts 832 922 999 1,056 1,160 1,155 1,287 1,414 1,564 1,968Payments 122 135 151 169 186 172 190 209 214 233

Official Transfers (net) 49 44 52 26 24 22 31 36 30 93

Current Account -677 -393 -226 -563 -1,066 -215 -236 -71 -648 -850

Capital and Financial Account 459 602 413 373 443 562 444 722 631 1,224Capital Account 96 87 80 80 50 198 65 74 64 250

Capital Transfers 96 87 80 80 50 198 65 74 64 250Receipts 100 91 84 86 56 203 71 81 71 257Payments 4 4 4 5 6 5 6 6 7 7

Financial Account 515 334 293 393 393 364 379 648 567 974

Long-term (net) 381 716 398 435 304 163 326 722 680 798

Direct Investment 120 430 193 177 176 172 185 201 227 234Foreign Direct Investment 86 129 137 177 173 82 181 171 217 234

Privatization Proceeds 33 301 56 – 3 90 5 30 10 0Private Long-term 2 47 2 196 82 -257 -21 -33 14 11Inflows 156 150 146 361 298 44 115 101 169 197Outflows 155 102 145 165 216 301 136 134 155 186

Government Long-term 259 239 203 62 47 249 162 554 439 553Inflows 497 500 490 381 355 575 542 913 771 747Outflows 238 262 290 319 308 326 380 359 331 194

Short-term (net) -18 -201 -64 -142 88 201 53 -75 -112 176Portfolio Investment 7 13 -24 -13 -45 -11 25 2 11 60Private Short-term -44 -20 8 -10 100 -42 68 19 28 16Commercial Bank Assets 59 -323 180 -19 -141 183 104 -94 -354 -223Commercial Bank Liabilities -40 129 -228 -101 174 71 -145 -2 202 323Government Short-term – – – – – – – – – -

Errors and Omissions 150 -46 -151 -73 101 -127 38 -148 -189 -72

Overall Balance -68 163 37 -263 -522 220 338 502 -205 501

Monetary Movements 68 -163 -37 263 522 -220 -338 -502 205 -501

Exchange Rate Rs/US $ 55.27 58.99 64.59 70.39 75.78 89.36 95.66 96.52 101.19 100.50

Ratio to GDP in PercentagesTrade Account -9.7 -8.1 -6.9 -8.7 -10.8 -7.4 -8.5 -8.4 -11.2 -10.7Current Account -4.9 -2.6 -1.4 -3.6 -6.4 -1.4 -1.4 -0.4 -3.2 -2.8Current Account without Grants -5.2 -2.9 -1.7 -3.7 -6.6 -1.5 -1.6 -0.6 -3.4 -3.2

81


Million of US Dollars Million of Rupees

BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (a) 2001 – 2005

Item 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) This Presentation in treating FCBUs of Commercial Banks as within the domesticbanking system includes transactions between FCBUs and non-residents and excludestransactions between FCBUs and residents.

(b) Provisional


Services, net 204 295 399 419 338 14,692 28,224 38,443 42,735 34,043Receipts 1, 267 1,268 1,411 1,527 1,540 120,937 121,340 136,123 154,746 154,877Payments 1,151 974 1,012 1,108 1,202 106,246 93,115 97,680 112,011 120,833

Income, net -267 -253 -172 -204 -299 -23,842 -24,174 -16,535 -20,732 -30,049Receipts 108 75 170 157 35 9,584 7,201 16,385 15,813 3,629Payments 375 328 341 360 335 33,425 31,375 32,920 36,545 33.678

Goods, Services and Income (net) -1,220 -1,364 -1,312 -2,026 – -111,742 -130,655 -126,416 -205,124 -249,088

Private Transfers, net 984 1,097 1,205 1,380 1,828 87,837 104,980 116,350 139,710 183,842Receipts 1,155 1,287 1,414 1,564 1,968 103,180 123,183 136,475 158,291 197,968Payments 172 190 209 214 233 15,343 18,202 20,125 21,619 23,426

Official Transfers (net) 22 31 36 30 93 1,925 2,982 3,441 3,038 9,300Current Account -215 -237 -71 -648 -650 -21,980 -22,693 -6,625 -65,458 -65,246

Capital and Financial Account 562 444 722 631 1,224 49,077 40,634 69,723 61,588 123,868Capital Account 198 65 74 64 250 17,766 6,219 7,146 6,573 25,108

Capital Transfers(net) 198 65 74 64 250 17,766 6,219 7,146 6,573 25,108Receipts 203 71 81 71 257 18,241 6,782 7,768 7,242 25,863Payments 5 6 6 7 7 475 563 622 669 755

Financial Account 364 379 648 567 974 32,311 34,414 62,577 55,015 98,757

Long-term: 163 326 722 680 798 14,337 28,905 69,721 69,255 80,391Direct Investment 172 185 201 227 234 15,271 17,716 19,450 22,826 23,505

Foreign Direct Investment 82 181 171 217 234 7,310 17,281 16,557 21,948 23,505Privatisation Proceeds 90 5 30 10 – 7,961 435 2,893 878 –

Private Long-term (net) -257 -21 -33 14 11 -22,918 -2,044 -3,201 1,720 1.054Government, Long-term (net) 249 162 554 439 553 21,984 13,233 53,472 44,709 55,832

Short-term: 201 53 -75 -112 176 16,974 5,509 -7,145 -14,240 18,366Portfolio Investment -11 25 2 11 60 -1,025 2,443 209 1,109 6,103Private Short-term (net) -42 68 19 28 16 -3,798 6,548 1,877 2,514 1,640Commercial Bank Assets (net), 183 104 -94 -354 -223 2,867 6,893 -9,090 -45,367 -19,669

Commercial Bank Liabilities (net), 71 -145 -2 202 323 18,929 -10,375 -141 27,504 30,292Valuation Adjustment – – – – – 22,245 8,900 – – –

Errors and Omissions -127 38 -148 -189 -72 -19,578 9,209 -14,487 -3,604 -10,494

Overall Balance 220 338 502 -205 501 29,765 36,051 48,610 -7,474 48,125

Monetary Movements -220 -338 -502 205 501 -29,765 -36,051 -48,610 7,474 48,125

Ratio to GDP in percentagesTrade Account -7.4 -8.5 -8.4 -11.2 -10.7Current Account -1.4 -1.4 -0.6 -3.2 -2.8Current Account without Grants -1.5 -1.6 -0.7 -3.7 -4.1


82

FINANCING OF THE EXTERNAL RESOURCE GAP(a) 2001 – 2005Rs. Million

Category 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

Million of US Dollars Million of Rupees

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) This Presentation in treating FCBUs of Commercial Banks as within the domesticbanking system includes transactions between FCBUs and non-residents and excludestransactions between FCBUs and residents.

(b) Provisional(c) External resources gap / Foreign receipts X 100

Foreign Receipts 7,436 7,330 8,127 9,004 9,891 664,073 701,579 784,408 912,818 994,751Exports 4,817 4,699 5,133 5,757 6,347 430,372 449,855 495,426 583,967 638,267Services 1,355 1,268 1,411 1,527 1,540 120,937 121,340 136,123 154,746 154,877Income 108 75 170 157 35 9,584 7,201 16,385 15,813 3,629Current Private Transfers 1,155 1,287 1,414 1,564 1,968 103,180 123,183 136,475 158,291 197,968

Foreign Payments 8,915 8,912 9,770 11,740 12,293 812,562 857,672 942,390 1,199,141 1,233,270Imports 5,974 6,106 6,672 8,000 8,863 532,964 584,561 643,750 811,138 891,359Services 1,151 974 1,012 1,108 1,202 106,246 93,115 97,680 112,011 120,833Income 375 328 341 360 335 33,425 31,368 32,920 36,545 33,678Current Private Transfers 172 190 209 214 233 15,343 18,202 20,125 21,619 23,426Private Capital Transfers 5 6 6 7 7 475 563 622 669 755Capital Repayments 1,386 1,349 1,265 1,593 1,175 123,841 130,635 121,846 161,062 117,997Investment Outflows 35 64 171 106 254 3,137 6,122 16,358 10,774 25,554Commercial Banks -183 -104 94 354 223 -2,867 -6,893 9,090 45,367 19,669Progress Payments 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – –

External Resource Gap -1,479 -1,582 -1,643 -2,736 -2,402 -148,490 -158,093 -157,982 -286,323 -238,520

Financing of Resource Gap 1,479 1,582 1,643 2,736 2,402 148,490 158,093 157,982 286,323 238,520Central Government 637 631 1,015 855 1,082 56,693 60,362 97,937 86,980 108,940

Grants 62 89 102 85 335 5,500 8,520 9,831 8,681 33,631Project Aid 423 486 806 714 631 37,598 46,607 77,815 72,596 63,423Other Long Term 152 5 108 56 0 13,595 503 10,291 5,703 11,886

Private Sector 949 1,090 1,231 1,746 1,839 97,263 107,793 118,894 183,750 182,765Direct Investment 172 197 229 233 272 15,271 18,802 22,072 23,421 27,356Portfolio Investment 24 78 145 111 276 2,112 7,479 13,945 11,289 27,806Commercial Borrowings andSuppliers’ Credits 44 115 101 169 197 4,016 11,007 9,738 17,395 19,739Short Term 638 845 758 1,031 772 56,935 80,880 73,281 104,034 77,571Commercial Banks 71 -145 -2 202 323 18,929 -10,375 -141 27,504 30,292

Other 20 -83 -455 327 -447 -8,133 -30,159 -44,362 19,791 -42,691Private Capital Transfers 15 13 14 16 15 1,343 1,244 1,379 1,599 1,532External Official Assets -290 -393 -629 -133 -539 -41,082 -39,775 -60,862 -4,388 -53,198Asian Clearing Union -29 31 46 180 85 -1,124 3,325 4,729 20,455 9,873Other 193 132 -6 -2 -8 21,229 -7,925 -242 -63 -98

Balancing Items -127 -55 -148 -189 -72 2,667 18,097 -14,487 -4,198 -10,494Valuation Adjustments – – – – – 22,245 8,900 – – –Errors and Omissions -127 38 -148 -89 -72 -19,578 9,196 -14,487 -4,198 -10,494

Pressure on Balance of Payments (c)With Aid Imports 19.9 21.6 20.2 30.4 24.3 22.4 22.2 20.1 31.4 24.0

Adjusted for Aid imports 13.8 15.2 14.0 23.6 17.5 16.3 15.9 13.9 24.6 17.2

83


PRIVATE REMITTANCES FROM ABROAD 1996 – 2005

Region 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Rs. Million

Middle East 26,728 33,202 39,466 45,766 55,252 62,680 75,579 77,579 87,871 111,179European Union 6,762 7,499 8,720 10,152 11,782 14,045 19,660 24,364 28,987 35,914North America 3,864 4,259 4,888 5,442 5,893 7,022 8,297 8,691 10,643 12,734Other Europe 2,392 2,692 3,423 3,882 4,458 5,198 6,280 10,315 12,301 12,618South East Asia 925 972 1,227 1,414 1,655 1,905 2,349 2,588 3,204 3,883Far East Asia 3,358 3,603 4,005 4,514 5,118 5,353 6,001 6,634 7,696 8,736South Asia 374 478 517 567 606 603 860 1,134 1,294 1,941Australasia (b) 468 521 646 782 894 1,201 1,266 1,581 2,319 2,912South Africa 3 … … … … … … … … …Eastern Europe 187 253 258 281 333 381 479 614 702 971South & Central America 468 501 656 758 834 1,042 1,180 1,391 1,501 1,941Other 473 465 711 782 872 996 1,232 1,547 1,772 2,427

Total 46,003 54,445 64,517 74,342 87,697 103,180 123,183 136,475 158,291 195,256

US $ Million

Middle East 484 562 611 651 730 703 770 804 868 1,089European Union 122 127 135 144 156 190 220 253 286 355North America 70 72 76 77 78 81 87 90 105 125Other European Countries 43 45 53 55 59 60 66 107 122 125South East Asia 17 16 19 20 22 22 24 27 32 38Far East Asia 61 61 62 64 68 61 63 69 76 86South Asia 7 8 8 8 8 7 11 12 13 19Australasia (b) 8 9 10 11 12 14 14 16 23 29Eastern Europe 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 10South & Central America 8 9 10 11 11 12 13 14 15 19Other 9 8 11 11 12 11 14 16 18 24

Total 832 921 999 1,056 1,160 1,155 1,287 1,414 1,584 1,918

Percentage Share

Middle East 58.1 61.0 61.2 61.7 62.9 60.8 59.8 56.9 55.5 56.8European Union 14.7 13.8 13.5 13.6 13.5 15.5 17.1 17.9 18.3 18.5North America 8.4 7.8 7.6 7.3 6.7 7.0 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.5Other European Countries 5.2 4.9 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.2 5.2 7.6 7.8 6.5South East Asia 2.0 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.0 2.0Far East Asia 7.3 6.6 6.2 6.1 5.9 5.3 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.5South Asia 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0Australasia (b) 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.5 1.5Eastern Europe 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.5South & Central America 1.0 0.9 1.0 1.0 0.90 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 1.0Other 1.0 0.9 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

… Negligible. Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) Provisional.(b) Includes Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Islands.


84

TOURISM 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

84

Total Tourist Arrivals 302,265 366,165 381,063 436,440 400,414 336,794 393,171 500,642 566,202 549,308

Tourist Arrivals byRegion

Europe 171,888 218,481 246,198 282,000 267,664 211,049 208,374 265,802 298,776 236,481Asia 102,558 113,565 99,702 114,375 91,521 89,732 143,064 177,351 198,068 223,351North America 12,462 15,951 17,529 18,477 17,319 15,983 19,866 25,110 29,759 46,457Australasia (b) 8,763 11,712 12,159 15,159 18,228 13,105 13,209 22,965 26,540 29,738Middle East 3,882 4,419 4,032 4,821 4,341 5,544 6,492 6,789 10,463 10,236Africa 2,376 1,533 1,035 1,236 894 952 1,611 1,991 1,855 2,340Latin America & Caribbeans 336 504 408 372 447 429 552 634 741 705

Tourist Arrivals byPurpose of Visits

Pleasure 286,924 349,509 354,770 384,504 360,887 300,545 335,898 404,327 442,534 382,321Business 8,781 10,542 15,623 22,695 19,346 22,677 36,793 45,762 59,961 92,879Other 6,560 6,114 10,670 29,241 20,181 13,572 20,480 50,553 63,707 74,108

Excursionist Arrivals 12,863 19,716 27,629 28,335 44,518 60,084 63,560 82,066 115,095 119,618

Total Charter Carrier Arrivals 14,640 19,555 42,755 45,522 28,779 11,236 6,228 16,446 22,231 5,223

Establishments Providing 367 385 387 403 429 410 452 498 585 626Accommodation

Graded Establishments 144 158 163 173 207 211 222 233 240 211 Rooms 11,600 12,370 12,772 12,918 13,311 13,626 13,818 14,137 14,322 12,491 Beds 22,040 22,944 23,373 24,216 24,953 25,595 25,968 26,511 26,818 26,938Supplementary Establishments 223 227 224 230 222 199 230 265 345 415 Rooms 2,509 2,635 2,640 2,700 2,549 2,011 2,500 2,836 3,318 3,962 Beds 4,574 4,584 4,592 4,671 4,410 3,479 4,250 4,820 5,640 6,537

Room Occupancy Rate (c) 40.3 49.1 52.8 57.6 52.3 42.1 43.1 53.2 59.3 43.9

Employment in Tourist 76,711 81,614 83,472 87,744 91,063 80,904 93,170 112,226 129,048 125,004Industry

Direct Employment 31,963 34,006 34,780 36,560 37,943 33,710 38,821 46,761 53,766 52,085Estimated Indirect Employment 44,748 47,608 48,692 51,184 53,120 47,194 54,349 65,465 75,272 72,919

Gross Tourist ReceiptsRs. Mn. 9,195 12,316 14,873 19,288 19,162 18,863 24,202 32,810 42666 36,377US $ Mn. 166 209 230 274 253 211 253 340 413 362

(a) Provisional. Source : Ceylon Tourist Board(b) Includes Australia, New Zealand and Fiji Islands.(c) In graded establishments only.

Note : The term “tourist” is used to describe visitors who spend one night or more in the country.The term “excursionist” identifies those who do not make an overnight stay but spend several hours in the country.

85


EXTERNAL DEBT AND DEBT SERVICE PAYMENTS 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Category 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

External Debt

Medium and Long-Term Debt 452,944 473,043 557,530 620,274 676,045 730,245 844,709 978,556 1,119,155 1,093,057

Government 371,648 388,925 467,798 513,785 559,544 634,255 721,956 852,433 996,203 956,620Public Corporations and 51,242 57,582 67,462 88,723 104,559 76,527 94,966 90,570 95,930 97,500Private Sector

With Govt. Guarantee 36,098 41,061 48,673 68,105 82,302 53,324 66,663 58,251 52,986 57,912Without Govt. Guarantee 15,144 16,521 18,789 20,618 22,257 23,203 28,303 32,319 42,944 39,588

IMF Drawings 30,054 26,536 22,271 17,766 11,943 19,463 27,787 35,552 27,023 38,937Short Term Debt 28,262 29,323 32,833 34,240 46,034 49,648 58,116 59,935 67,726 67,759Total Debt Outstanding 481,206 502,366 590,363 654,514 722,079 779,893 902,8251,029,939 1,186,816 1,160,816

% of GDP 62.6 56.4 58.0 59.2 57.5 55.4 57.1 58.5 59.7 49.1

Debt Service Payments 40,953 42,645 48,773 59,321 74,554 72,584 74,704 73,125 85,318 62,577

Amortization 24,007 24,764 30,076 38,472 49,410 49,883 54,006 50,502 59,990 42,075Interest Payments 16,946 17,881 18,697 20,850 25,144 22,701 20,698 22,623 25,328 20,502

Earnings from Exports of Merchandise and Services 269,159 325,885 369,484 393,303 492,301 551,309 571,195 631,549 738,714 793,153

Receipts from Exports of Merchandise and Services, Income and Private Transfers 325,420 394,122 447,951 479,469 591,567 664,073 701,579 784,408 912,818 994,751

Debt Service Ratio

Debt Service as a % of Exports Income 15.2 13.1 13.2 15.1 15.1 13.2 13.1 11.6 11.5 7.9Debt Service as a % of Exports Income 12.6 10.8 10.9 12.4 12.6 10.9 10.6 9.3 9.3 6.3

and Private Transfers

Government Debt Service Payments 51 56 56 53 44 55 67 66 57 43(As a % of Total Debt Service Payments)



86

RESERVE MONEY 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Reserve Money

Currency Holdings 49,480 53,135 60,087 70,210 73,316 76,561 88,308 98,785 115,909 132,437

Public 42,565 45,679 51,767 58,481 62,646 65,536 75,292 85,601 99,669 114,070Commercial Banks 6,915 7,455 8,320 11,729 10,669 11,025 13,016 13,184 16,240 18,366

Commercial Banks’ Deposits with the Central Bank 35,907 30,537 32,748 30,220 31,805 35,952 38,086 42,642 55,051 65,484

Deposits of Govt. Agencies with the Central Bank 122 64 31 15 42 9 17 20 n.a. 11

Total (Reserve Money) 85,509 83,736 92,866 100,444 105,163 112,522 126,411 141,447 170,967 197,932

Factors Determining Reserve Money

Net Foreign Assets of 63,074 90,502 105,648 102,092 69,529 74,130 110,642 167,092 170,218 204,827the Central Bank

Gross International Reserves 103,244 118,999 127,178 108,224 77,194 111,912 208,573 278,426 284,608 334,304Less: Foreign Liabilities 39,181 38,252 35,925 37,154 34,577 47,516 91,211 113,849 132,919 137,535

Net Credit to Govt. by 34,290 20,300 25,909 46,716 91,556 84,668 70,934 42,149 108,144 74,423the Central BankGross Credit 37,301 26,776 29,018 49,179 94,708 88,969 71,135 42,718 108,667 75,343

Government & Govt. Guaranteed Securities 17,100 7,222 8,238 25,623 66,952 58,256 40,102 11,514 73,876 35,389

Advances 18,282 18,894 20,780 23,556 27,756 30,714 31,033 31,204 34,791 39,346

Less: Govt. Deposits withthe Central Bank 3,510 6,476 3,109 2,463 3,152 4,301 201 569 523 920

Govt. Currency – Holdings 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Central Bank Credit to

Financial Institutions 2,259 1,692 1,122 748 520 150 30 30 30 27

Net Other Assets ofthe Central Bank -20,277 -26,312 -33,579 -28,695 -40,122 -44,825 -60,171 -63,551 -87,437 -71,480

Other Assets 30,914 27,322 21,591 30,326 32,659 34,371 24,414 33,409 20,708 31,531

Less: Other Liabilities 51,691 53,634 55,170 59,021 72,781 79,196 84,585 96,960 108,145 103,011

Total (Reserve Money) 85,509 83,736 92,866 100,444 105,163 112,522 126,411 141,447 170,967 197,932

n.a. – Not available Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

87


MONEY SUPPLY 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Monetary AggregatesCurrency in Circulation 49,480 53,135 60,087 70,211 73,316 76,561 88,308 98,785 115,909 132,437

Held by the Government 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1Held by Commercial banks 6,915 7,455 8,320 11,729 10,669 11,025 13,016 13,184 16,240 18,366Held by the Public 42,565 45,679 51,767 58,481 62,647 65,536 75,291 85,601 99,669 114,070

Demand Deposits 126,723 127,136 128,147 133,026 138,973 170,801 179,352 218,277 263,803 308,283

Held by the Government 14,378 16,323 13,506 14,066 15,545 29,286 13,040 15,375 17,628 24,666 Held by Commercial Banks 76,707 70,641 70,140 68,866 67,597 84,840 102,243 126,867 157,390 166,985

Held by the Public 35,638 40,172 44,501 50,073 55,831 56,675 64,070 76,034 88,784 116,632

Narrow Money Supply (M1) 78,203 85,851 96,268 108,555 118,477 122,211 139,361 161,635 188,453 230,702

Quasi-Money (a)Held in Rupee Deposits 174,998 202,406 219,906 249,522 286,192 328,516 371,034 419,111 499,511 592,230Held in Rupee and

Foreign Currency Deposits 210,454 247,816 281,473 319,765 364,944 426,928 483,134 556,219 670,191 791,576Broad Money Supply (M2)(b) 253,201 288,258 316,174 358,076 404,669 450,727 510,395 580,747 687,964 822,932Consolidated Broad Money Supply (M2b)(c) 288,657 333,668 377,741 428,319 483,421 549,138 622,495 717,855 858,644 1,022,278

Underlying Factors M2Net External Banking Assets 61,861 89,292 93,724 83,892 59,448 82,966 101,717 129,487 129,152 170,643Domestic Credit 252,317 272,733 311,626 374,120 469,084 513,457 548,578 602,898 734,605 831,421 Net Credit to Government 48,537 46,365 58,591 85,881 147,304 201,311 192,994 176,236 220,462 246,754

By Central Bank 41,635 29,405 35,675 46,716 91,556 84,535 70,934 42,149 108,144 74,423By Commercial Banks 6,902 24,211 22,916 39,165 42,928 77,067 82,237 101,295 72,967 90,814

Gross Credit to Private Sector 203,780 226,368 253,035 288,240 364,369 396,754 444,371 519,444 634,310 770,989

Public Corporations 9,938 10,278 8,681 12,707 26,986 22,934 28,010 28,879 27,258 15,651Co-operatives 1,465 1,661 1,812 1,608 1,668 1,577 1,349 1,365 - -Other Private 192,377 214,429 242,542 273,924 335,715 372,243 415,012 489,200 607,052 755,338

Other items (Net) -60,977 -73,767 -89,176 -99,936 -123,863 -145,696 -139,899 -181,111 -207,515 216,963

Total: Broad Money Supply (M2) 253,201 288,257 316,174 358,076 404,669 450,727 510,395 580,747 687,964 822,932

Reserve Money 85,509 83,735 92,866 100,444 105,163 112,522 126,411 141,447 170,967 197,932

Money Supply (12 Month Average)M1 76,798 80,963 91,277 101,398 109,819 112,656 127,463 147,059 173,515 212448M2 240,749 268,629 299,452 332,630 375,569 415,016 479,200 541,608 628,826 753,613M2b 274,518 307,659 352,037 401,112 449,441 507,723 587,099 664,682 778,412 933,945

Gross Domestic Product 768,128 890,272 1,017,986 1,105,963 1,257,636 1,407,398 1,581,885 1,761,161 2,029,365 2,365,702(Market Prices)

Money Multiplier (d) : For M1 0.91 1.03 1.04 1.08 1.13 1.09 1.16 1.14 1.10 1.17 For M2 2.96 3.44 3.40 3.56 3.85 4.01 4.04 4.11 4.02 4.16 For M2b 3.38 3.98 4.07 4.26 4.60 4.88 4.92 5.08 5.02 5.16

Velocity of Money (e)Of M1 10.01 11.00 11.15 10.91 10.61 12.49 12.41 11.98 11.70 11.13Of M2 3.19 3.31 3.40 3.33 3.11 3.39 3.30 3.25 3.23 3.14Of M2b 2.80 2.89 2.89 2.76 2.80 2.77 2.69 2.65 2.61 2.53

Note: Monetary data from 1990 have been reclassified to be consistent with the standard international practice. Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) Time and Savings Deposits held by Public with Commercial Banks.(b) Total Narrow Money (Currency + Demand deposits held by the public)+ Time and Saving deposits(Rupees) held by the public(c) Total Narrow Money + Total Quasi Money (Rupee and foreign currency deposits held by the public with commercial Banks)(d) Ratio of Money Supply to Reserve Money(e) Ratio of GDP to Money Supply (Average)


88

BROAD MONEY SUPPLY M2b 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005


Narrow Money Supply M1 78,203 85,851 96,268 108,555 118,477 122,211 139,361 161,635 188,453 230,702

Currency 42,565 45,679 51,767 58,481 62,646 65,536 75,291 85,601 99,669 114,070

Demand Deposits 35,638 40,172 44,501 50,073 55,831 56,675 64,070 76,034 88,784 116,632

Quasi Money (QM) 210,454 247,816 281,473 319,765 364,944 426,928 483,134 556,220 670,191 791,576

Domestic Banking Units 195,672 227,963 257,995 298,158 341,776 395,071 445,741 506,951 619,778 734,769

Foreign Currency Banking Units 14,782 19,853 23,478 21,607 23,168 31,856 37,393 49,269 50,413 56,807

Broad Money Supply M2b (M1+QM) 288,657 333,667 377,741 428,319 483,421 549,138 622,495 717,855 858,644 1,022,278

Monetary Survey on M2b

Net Foreign Assets 63,074 90,495 105,648 102,092 69,529 77,077 110,642 167,093 170,218 204,827

Monetary Authorities 73,541 89,930 101,744 89,287 57,947 87,293 117,376 164,596 151,694 196,925

Commercial Banks -10,467 565 3,904 12,805 11,582 -10,216 -6,734 2,497 18,523 7,902

Domestic Banking Units -4,186 2,095 1,141 3,235 11,629 -1,117 -6,658 -11,764 4,029 -10,428

Foreign Currency Banking Units -6,281 -1,530 2,763 9,570 -47 -9,099 -76 14,261 14,495 18,330

Net Domestic Assets 225,582 243,172 272,093 326,228 413,892 472,061 511,852 550,761 688,427 817,451

Domestic Credit 292,395 323,046 369,517 432,888 549,927 639,009 680,396 731,872 895,942 1,034,414

Claims on Government (Net) 47,131 45,250 64,618 93,915 147,304 201,444 192,994 176,236 220,462 246,754

Monetary Authorities 34,291 20,300 25,909 46,716 91,556 84,668 70,934 42,149 108,144 74,423

Commercial Banks 12,840 24,950 38,709 47,199 55,748 116,776 122,060 134,087 112,318 172,330


Foreign Currency Banking Units -1,406 -1,115 6,027 8,033 12,820 39,709 39,823 32,792 39,351 81,516

Credit to Public Corporations 15,491 14,598 10,031 13,046 38,254 40,811 43,031 36,192 41,171 16,672


Foreign Currency Banking Units 5,553 4,320 1,350 339 11,268 17,877 15,021 7,313 13,912 1,021

Credit to Private Sector 229,773 263,198 294,868 325,927 364,369 396,754 444,371 519,444 634,310 770,989


Foreign Currency Banking Units 35,931 47,108 50,515 50,395 56,756 67,966 76,974 88,869 108,074 120,456

Other Items (Net) -66,812 -79,874 -97,425 -106,660 -136,035 -166,948 -168,544 -181,111 -207,515 -216,963

Monetary Authorities and

Domestic Banking Units -47,798 -50,944 -60,248 -59,930 -78,406 -82,351 -74,194 -87,144 -82,097 -52,446

Foreign Currency Banking Units -19,014 -28,930 -37,178 -46,730 -57,629 -84,597 -94,350 -93,967 -125,419 -164,517

Total = Broad Money Supply M2b 288,657 333,668 377,741 428,319 483,421 549,138 622,495 717,855 858,644 1,022,278

89


INTEREST RATES 1996 – 2005Per centum per annum

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Central Bank Advance Rate (Bank Rate) 17 17 17 16 25 18 18 15 15 15

Inter-bank Call Loans 13-31 9-20 11-16 9-14 20-32 12-14 10-11 7-9 7-11 9-11

Treasury Bill Yield RatesPrimary Market

3 Months 17.45 9.97 12.01 11.79 17.77 12.92 9.92 7.35 7.25 10.10 6 Months 17.40 10.09 12.34 12.29 17.90 13.27 9.89 7.30 7.40 10.3212 Months 17.38 10.21 12.59 12.77 18.22 13.74 9.91 7.24 7.65 10.37

Central Bank’s Secondary Market – Sales (Year end)

3 Months 17.20 9.72 11.86 11.64 17.72 12.87 8.67 8.10 7.21 10.04 6 Months 17.20 9.34 12.19 12.14 17.85 13.22 8.64 – 7.33 10.2212 Months 17.20 9.96 12.39 12.62 18.17 13.69 8.66 – 7.59 10.31

Repo Overnight 12.75 11.00 11.25 9.25 17.00 12.00 9.75 7.00 7.5 8.75Reverse Repo Overnight – – 15.00 13.48 20.00 14.00 11.75 8.50 9.0 10.25

Treasury Bonds, Yield to Maturity2 Year Bonds – 11.56 12.84 13.01 16.71 14.94 11.86 10.75 8.30 10.723 Year Bonds – 11.10 13.43 13.31 15.00 14.50 11.13 9.69 8.74 11.154 Year Bonds – – 13.72 13.53 12.52 – 10.85 9.97 9.34 11.285 Year Bonds – – – 13.78 12.78 – 11.02 10.97 9.40 –6 Year Bonds – 11.39 13.83 13.65 12.88 – 11.08 9.56 9.82 –

Rupee Securities Rate 13-15 11.2-14.5 11-12.5 12-12.5 11-12 13-15 13.00 8.00 8.9 11.00Commercial Bank Deposit Rates

Savings 4.5 - 13 3-11 2-10 2-10 2-10 4-12 3.5-11 2-7 3-7.75 3-10.25AWDR 12.3 10.0 9.2 9.1 9.89 10.78 7.47 5.27 5.31 6.24Fixed Deposits

3 Months 9 - 16 6-13 7-13 7.5-11.5 7.0-17.0 7.5-14.0 6.5-10.5 4-7 4-9.25 5-13.00 6 Months 10 - 16 7-12 7-11.75 8.0-11.75 8.0-15.0 8.0-14.25 7.0-10.5 5-7 4.5-9.5 5.5-11.2512 Months 12-17.75 8.5-15.2 9.0-13.0 9.0-12.5 9.0-15.0 9.5-14.50 7.5-11 5-7.7 5.5-9.7 5.5-11.50 AWFDR 14.3 11.5 10.7 10.7 12.89 13.47 10.17 5-7.7 6.8-10.2 8.5-11.50

NSB Deposit RatesSavings 12 10.8 10.5 9.2 8.4 8.4 6.0 5.0 5.0 5.0Fixed Deposits

6 Months 13.2 10.0 10.0 10.5 12.0 12.6 9.8 6.5 7.8 8.812 Months 15 11.0 11.5 11.5 15.0 13.0 10.0 7.0 8.0 9.0

Commercial Bank Advance RatesPrime Lending Rate 18.4 14.2 15.1 15.16 21.46 14.25 12.17 8.95 10.17 12.2Loans Secured by 16-26.5 15-25.5 12-25.5 12-24 12-25.5 15-23.5 10-23 – – –

Government SecuritiesUnsecured Loans 16-36 10-36 6-34 8-36 7-30 12-33 8-30 7-30 7-30 7-33.00Bills Purchased and Discounted 11-30 11.30 11-30 11-30 11-25 13-24 10-23 7-19 7.5-20.7 7.0-31.0

International Interest Rates (Period Average)

LIBOR on US Dollar DepositsOvernight 5.35 5.54 5.59 5.05 6.65 3.98 1.75 1.19 1.40 4.34Seven-Days 5.40 5.58 5.62 5.16 6.36 3.95 1.76 1.20 1.44 4.32One-Month 5.44 5.64 5.60 5.25 6.41 3.88 1.76 1.21 1.50 4.39Three-Months 5.51 5.76 5.59 5.41 6.53 3.78 1.79 1.22 1.62 4.54Six-Months 5.59 5.86 5.56 5.53 6.65 3.73 1.87 1.23 1.79 4.70One-Year 5.78 6.08 5.53 5.71 6.83 3.86 2.19 1.36 2.12 4.84

LIBOR on SDR DepositsThree-Months 3.72 3.91 4.15 3.21 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Six-Months 3.79 4.00 4.21 3.20 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.One-Year 3.95 4.14 4.25 3.32 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

LIBOR on Three-Months DepositsFrench Franc 3.94 3.48 3.64 3.51 4.85 4.26 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Deutsche Mark 3.31 3.37 3.60 2.96 4.85 4.26 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Euro n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 4.41 4.26 3.32 2.33 2.11 2.49Japanese Yen 0.63 0.63 0.71 0.22 0.28 0.15 0.08 0.06 0.05 0.07Swiss Franc 2.05 1.71 1.60 1.55 3.26 2.87 1.18 0.38 0.59 1.20Pound Sterling (Paris Market) 6.13 7.04 7.32 5.62 6.19 5.04 4.06 3.74 4.77 4.63

US Treasury Bill Rate- 3 Months 5.14 5.20 4.90 4.77 6.00 3.48 1.63 1.02 1.39 3.39

Sources : Central Bank of Sri LankaInternational Financial Statistics, August

Note: Domestic Interest rates represent the year end position.LIBOR : London Inter Bank Offer RateAWDR : Average Weighted Deposit Rate


90

GOVERNMENT DEBT MARKET 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Treasury Bills Primary Market

Amount Issued/Sold, Rs. Mn. 226,880 210,947 230,683 214,290 182,044 248,012 342,673 342,847 469,973 485,769Purchased by Central Bank 24,401 25,298 25,999 39,725 52,429 119,531 93,848 49,380 133,257 106,109

Commercial Banks 129,838 123,313 138,140 124,490 83,780 73,902 155,952 201,824 242,924 259,057Others 72,641 62,276 66,544 50,075 44,835 54,579 92,874 91,643 93,792 119,603

Weighted Average Price, Rs. - Year End (Per Rs. 100 worth Treasury bill)

3 Months 95.82 97.57 97.09 97.14 95.75 96.87 97.58 98.14 98.22 97.53 6 Months 92.00 95.20 94.19 94.21 91.79 93.78 95.29 96.48 96.43 95.0912 Months 85.19 90.74 88.82 88.68 84.59 87.92 90.98 93.25 92.89 90.60

Weighted Average Yield, % - Year End 3 Months 17.45 9.97 12.01 11.79 17.77 12.92 9.92 7.35 7.25 10.11 6 Months 17.40 10.09 12.34 12.29 17.90 13.27 9.89 7.30 7.40 10.3212 Months 17.38 10.21 12.59 12.77 18.22 13.74 9.91 7.24 7.65 10.37

Weighted Average Yield, % - Average3 Months 16.04 11.03 11.77 11.69 12.80 16.09 12.69 9.13 8.46 10.076 Months 16.46 11.95 12.13 12.03 12.94 17.32 12.90 9.04 8.44 9.4012 Months 17.17 12.29 12.20 12.55 14.14 18.34 13.84 9.02 8.55 9.88Overall Average 16.46 11.60 11.98 12.06 13.62 17.37 13.23 9.07 8.49 9.96

Central Bank Secondary Treasury Bill MarketSales (Discounts), Rs. Mn. 16,112 18,820 11,391 6,826 14,948 21,688 46,471 3,037 2,266 36,972Purchases (Re-discounts), Rs. Mn. 16,821 17,220 14,862 1,426 2,065 764 1,129 – 6,270 –

Outstanding Bills by Ownership, Rs. Mn.Central Bank 17,114 6,692 9,508 27,322 42,238 64,842 44,923 13,365 78,162 38,951Commercial Banks 24,424 30,857 14,850 12,833 8,368 11,092 28,89 44,637 40,681 39,151Employees’ Provident Fund 3,005 3,949 2,978 3,285 5,430 3,112 2,953 5,198 5,000 5,659Other Provident Funds 544 84 209 414 418 – 816 906 805 –Savings Institutions 8,395 6,435 6,600 8,537 15,417 13,889 22,645 36,534 31,513 39,938Insurance & Finance Companies 16,959 16,029 11,470 13,509 9,641 7,576 9,179 7,742 562 18,034Departments & Other Official Funds 15,321 14,114 10,054 8,343 1,480 547 3,040 6,898 9,957 19,574Other 39,234 36,836 64,327 50,753 52,004 69,937 98,544 104,016 77,206 72,867

Total 124,996 114,996 119,996 124,996 134,996 170,995 210,995 219,285 243,886 234,174

Treasury Bonds Amount Subscribed, Rs.Mn. – 10,000 38,915 63,452 125,322 47,100 207,123 214,797 217,198 229,550

Yield to Maturity, %2 Year Bonds – 11.56 12.99 13.01 16.71 19.82 14.88 10.75 9.78 10.623 Year Bonds – 11.10 13.09 13.31 15.00 15.60 14.29 9.69 9.83 11.194 Year Bonds – 11.39 13.72 13.53 12.52 – 14.54 9.97 9.61 11.085 Year Bonds – – – 13.78 12.78 – 14.69 10.97 10.31 10.836 Year Bonds – – – 13.65 12.88 – 14.83 9.56 9.30 –

10 Year Bonds – – – – – – – 8.72 11.11 11.6315 Year Bonds – – – – – – – 9.01 – –20 Year Bonds – – – – – – – 6.66 – –

Rupee Securities Amount Subscribed, Rs .Mn 70,589 48,500 52,300 22,986 42,211 50,910 38,419 50,363 564 43,679 Rate of Interest, % 13-15 11.2-14.5 11-12.25 12-12.50 11-12 13-15 13 8-13 8-9 9-11

Outstanding Securities by Ownership, Rs. Mn.

Commercial Banks 44,321 44,321 44,321 44,068 44,068 44,068 43,981 43,481 41,481 41,481Employees’ Provident Fund 110,231 127,818 142,821 150,661 156,309 177,157 171,609 130,319 74,308 56,068Other Provident Fund 6,283 9,455 5,531 5,813 6,006 6,351 7,019 7,144 5,425 6,105Savings Institutions 44,303 54,950 50,288 50,362 46,377 53,123 51,695 47,906 27,418 25,418Other 837 2,931 7,609 11,152 13,029 12,114 13,397 19,564 16,126 11,490

Total 205,975 239,475 250,570 262,056 263,888 292,813 287,701 248,414 164,758 140,562


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SHARE MARKET INDICATORS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Turnover, Rs. Mn. 7,403 18,315 18,143 14,293 10,624 13,905 30,183 73,629 59,027 114,667

Daily Turnover Average, Rs. Mn. 30.6 76.0 77.0 59.0 44.0 60.0 127.0 301.0 245.0 480No. of Trades 98,191 206,312 329,068 205,759 160,277 159,723 283,126 482,954 645,083 1,100,451No. of Shares Traded, Mn. 227 515 634 486 449 747 1,220 2,255 2,752 5,128Traded Shares as a % of Total Listed Shares 5.5 11.8 13.5 10.3 8.9 11.1 21.7 27.6 27.6 25Turnover as a % of GDP 1.0 2.1 1.8 1.3 0.8 1.0 1.9 4.2 2.9 4.9Turnover as a % of

Market Capitalization 7.1 14.1 15.5 13.1 12.4 11.2 18.6 28.0 15.5 19.6

Non-National Transactions (Net), Rs. Mn. 52 716 -1,517 -902 -3,365 -1,025 2,443 209 1,109 6,145

Purchases 4,224 8,218 5,645 5,052 1,445 2,112 7,479 13,944 11,278 27,712Sales 3,872 7,502 7,206 5,953 4,810 3,137 5,036 13,735 10,172 21,568

Total Number of Shares Listed, Mn. (b) 4,103 4,373 4,702 4,730 5,053 6,701 5,617 8,171 9,966 20,276

Value (at par) of Shares, Rs. Mn. 40,619 43,176 43,656 46,536 49,769 67,012 50,964 76,555 85,966 110,587Market Capitalization, Rs. Bn. (b) 104 129 117 113 89 124 163 263 382 584Rate of Market Capitalization, % 156.5 199.8 167.2 142.4 78.5 84.8 95.3 – –Market Capitalization as a % of GDP 13.6 14.5 11.5 10.2 7.1 8.8 10.3 14.9 18.8 24.7

No. of New Shares Offered, Mn. 64 50 28 38 6 – 244 273 298 1,079

Value of New Shares, Rs. Mn. (c) 2,178 456 349 537 60 – 3,637 4,420 3,878 9,698No of New Issues 8 5 6 5 2 1 7 8 5 6

No. of Listed Companies 235 239 240 237 239 238 238 244 242 239

CSE All Share Price Index (Base, 1985 = 100) (b) 603.0 702.2 597.3 572.5 447.6 621.0 815.1 1,062.0 1,507 1,922

CSE Sensitive Price Index (Base, 1985 = 100) (b) 897.7 1,068.0 923.0 – – – – – – –

CSE Milanka Price Index (31.12.98 = 1000) (d) – – – 937.5 698.5 1,031 1,375 1,898 2,074 2,451

Market Price Earning Ratio (PER) (b) 10.7 12.5 9.0 6.6 5.2 7.5 12.1 11.1 10.8 12.4

Market Dividend Yield (b), % 4.1 3.2 4.5 5.2 6.5 6.8 4.3 3.1 3.2 2.7Market Price to Book Value Ratio (b) 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.1 1.3 1.7

GDP at Market Prices, Rs. Mn. 768,128 890,272 1,017,986 1,105,963 1,257,636 1,407,398 1,581,885 1,761,161 2,029,365 2,365,702

(a) Provisional Sources : Colombo Stock Exchange(b) As at end of December Central Bank of Sri Lanka(c) Par value and premium(d) Introduced in Jan 1999 replacing the Sensitive Price Index.


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SHARE TRADING INDICATORS BY

Indicator Banks, Beverages, Construction Chemicals Diversified Footwear Hotels& Insurance Food & & & Pharmac- & &

Quarter & Finance Tobacco Engineering euticals Textiles Travels

Shares Traded, ’000

2001 1st Quarter 8,973 5,184 1,091 540 8,482 122 23,4252nd Quarter 26,778 5,058 1,159 294 5,635 266 35,6853rd Quarter 37,085 13,392 7,942 174 9,655 876 73,5744th Quarter 208,100 34,770 5,629 1,890 30,421 2,114 27,226

2002 1st Quarter 84,154 13,460 5,464 799 22,794 766 29,5832nd Quarter 117,481 23,499 3,520 1,208 24,797 3,904 93,5453rd Quarter 146,555 18,459 4,648 2,880 40,094 6,572 53,6934th Quarter 77,188 29,323 1,873 1,981 17,600 3,605 24,667

2003 1st Quarter 40,744 9,566 638 1,445 12,763 1,057 20,8432nd Quarter 177,502 53,408 2,002 2,604 51,385 2,320 25,9933rd Quarter 133,875 39,280 992 2,011 36,941 7,733 289,0564th Quarter 262,270 93,932 17,935 1,839 42,832 7,406 123,842

2004 1st Quarter 99,053 19,899 1,417 414 40,329 6,862 58,7772nd Quarter 237,830 32,198 1,820 3,159 62,166 13,297 56,0943rd Quarter 280,552 41,214 2,137 6,499 68,130 9,369 137,0624th Quarter 108,225 21,318 2,206 2,066 20,261 3,837 115,661

2005 1st Quarter 203,706 33,102 23,459 6,625 42,621 25,482 56,7832nd Quarter 191,357 29,015 6,863 2,038 28,598 39,775 47,3853rd Quarter 267,041 51,832 3,001 1,871 23,708 5,335 146,5344th Quarter 186,743 39,270 4,670 1,628 38,149 16,797 47,247

Turnover, Rs. ’000

2001 1st Quarter 282,254 42,799 10,858 16,745 427,830 624 312,6622nd Quarter 684,042 51,691 11,156 6,981 221,006 970 319,9763rd Quarter 758,305 332,585 110,296 4,695 297,021 2,123 305,2804th Quarter 3,911,911 549,495 114,872 50,708 1,779,516 11,772 159,199

2002 1st Quarter 1,381,927 180,947 90,963 18,098 1,384,514 6,799 253,3982nd Quarter 4,595,844 592,932 87,260 39,939 2,078,270 47,766 747,3413rd Quarter 4,350,153 256,369 128,635 134,255 2,542,739 84,323 728,8254th Quarter 1,975,901 631,968 39,934 118,294 1,086,911 34,347 332,535

2003 1st Quarter 1,427,327 309,827 17,169 78,498 1,073,551 6,066 214,1292nd Quarter 8,531,530 1,028,294 50,586 186,794 4,648,084 20,789 404,7373rd Quarter 8,567,292 985,911 22,159 119,931 4,275,118 57,355 7,220,1284th Quarter 8,225,039 2,506,111 475,540 65,518 4,579,901 54,203 2,601,419

2004 1st Quarter 3,298,812 553,636 27,919 28,423 5,198,500 76,608 1,194,0122nd Quarter 3,671,123 766,386 33,663 144,616 3,616,161 224,072 996,8223rd Quarter 4,240,901 1,213,294 46,410 264,567 4,003,653 239835 2,260,9964th Quarter 1,665,253 680,553 52,276 97,989 2,169,168 61,095 2,773,180

2005 1st Quarter 4,368,995 1,004,448 691,630 167,907 4,381 442,379 1,468,7222nd Quarter 5,555,126 884,373 200,188 105,182 3,060,536 1,279,071 1,278,8563rd Quarter 7,905,776 1,709,825 63,549 153,851 4,154,040 156,743 3,265,3564th Quarter 8,051,997 1,479,681 102,555 132201 5,636206 675,597 1,163,966

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BUSINESS SECTOR 2001 – 2005

Investment Land & Manu- Motors Oil Plantations Stores Services TradingTrust Property facturing Palm &

Supplies

85 1,565 7,659 58 – 2,470 53 3,996 683108 1,044 9,145 77 – 3,352 14 116 2,771

96 7,134 12,903 1,107 – 2,417 8 5,680 2362,158 9,849 56,372 580 930 30,140 4,290 3,036 1,287

286 6,870 80,215 1,516 – 11752 1,545 247 560530 8,201 42,161 177 2 5,401 755 42 779

1,342 45,124 48,475 1,393 106 16,937 1,873 21 970525 29,730 39,826 202 85 7,472 1,535 29 1,433

285 7,217 9,878 1,586 26 7,106 427 25 1,9231,756 29,442 46,330 3,782 15 11,786 3,949 95 2,684

885 15,882 58,150 749 24 16,983 5,121 110 2,2992,230 68,432 81,937 5,238 – 52,987 3,327 198 6,907

1,951 20,032 22,920 283 83 15,287 497 77 1,7071,683 58,653 58,358 607 57 11,735 9,832 90 14,6368,865 275,002 200,401 1,389 103 32,103 13,489 81 16,8322,416 37,960 142,390 426 34 6,436 1,468 14 8,960

2,470 150,013 444,259 1,835 74 16,933 9,788 41 238,5154,587 67,653 232,483 3,017 97 37,325 3,017 278 51,2162,605 39,601 213,061 3,938 126 15,380 9,874 314 35,0422,708 71,586 247,034 967 90 8,729 8,933 169 29,396

435 6,572 125,342 1,409 28 25,608 2,040 181,824 13,8082,261 5,868 199,806 1,121 26 33,549 292 5,784 54,4741,826 51,629 232,163 24,596 92 22,899 100 105,445 3,215

71,261 66,482 1,130,836 17,140 476,502 337,071 8,714 58,664 11,802

7,593 21,276 1,469,550 40,829 42 157,421 5,046 8,188 7,25210,921 38,612 1,278,880 6,257 244 59,842 5,271 2,221 23,23531,535 327,066 1,025,059 40,699 11,467 287,285 19,257 1,349 26,38213,232 155,391 799,491 7,161 62,995 80,191 4,581 1,980 38,418

9,281 26,401 256,910 83,998 3,522 70,472 2,034 1,781 34,98969,048 224,235 1,450,934 232,471 4,634 138,075 23,651 7,005 80,03633,756 60,878 2,726,206 31,121 3,107 224,764 39,644 10,082 75,39657,417 395,947 1,914,285 150,897 30 686,975 37,168 29,462 115,344

87,975 74,310 522,436 8,943 75,147 152,588 1,843 10,356 79,19479,170 332,415 989,298 28,313 24,752 114,512 26,607 12,242 273,760

268,746 2,679,076 2,463,254 57,912 57,824 375,529 149538 9,766 331,29091,332 2,177,402 17,493 17,943 80,955 24,463 2,010 14,561

204,509 2,218,530 4,843,040 107,925 38,985 188,502 94,321 5,532 735,730188,315 1,373,210 4,165,922 156,816 69,912 45,227 156,,816 49,307 284,196165,234 1,131,503 3,299,430 621,681 68,495 294,707 41,884 32,892 263,587167,496 2,159,159 2,556,483 151,517 78,072 154,280 26,902 19,373 360,777

(Contd.)

Source : Colombo Stock Exchange


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No. of Trades

2001 1st Quarter 4,987 1,912 378 523 1,790 145 1,6802nd Quarter 5,277 1,697 425 434 1,196 85 2,1853rd Quarter 6,022 2,424 826 291 2,376 83 1,9944th Quarter 34,459 7,380 2,171 988 10,590 342 4,413

2002 1st Quarter 19,617 3,647 1,510 872 3,578 176 3,9042nd Quarter 26,371 4,309 1,293 920 4,373 1,739 7,3133rd Quarter 39,659 5,408 1,399 1,785 6,820 2,178 13,6644th Quarter 23,730 4,761 645 1,143 4,635 1,447 6,572

2003 1st Quarter 15,343 2,303 353 607 3,130 443 4,4942nd Quarter 39,037 12,476 880 1,521 8,735 736 7,0853rd Quarter 42,205 12,037 594 1,263 9,842 1,608 30,3534th Quarter 58,270 12,903 1,929 851 17,120 1,940 37,630

2004 1st Quarter 33,379 6,960 548 570 11,871 2,009 20,3992nd Quarter 32,496 8,961 1,149 3,051 12,763 5,221 18,0263rd Quarter 42,399 11,016 1,240 5,103 15,623 4,187 36,1604th Quarter 22,850 5,082 1,907 1,953 7,865 1,850 38,349

2005 1st Quarter 52,564 7,651 10,050 3,621 13,185 8,042 16,4832nd Quarter 59,080 11,442 4,106 1,564 11,402 14,029 16,4193rd Quarter 50,675 16,906 2,208 1,706 12,372 9,228 26,8244th Quarter 52,406 15,215 2,978 2,304 10,945 8,203 15,690

Market Capitalization, Rs. Bn.

2001 1st Quarter 17.6 15.1 0.7 2.3 14.0 0.2 8.12nd Quarter 18.0 14.6 0.6 2.5 14.1 0.2 8.83rd Quarter 16.3 15.0 0.8 2.2 13.1 0.2 7.74th Quarter 29.5 20.6 1.6 3.0 22.1 0.3 9.5








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89 415 4,125 149 14 3,406 61 555 40786 519 3,451 162 3 2,586 43 268 425

112 685 3,312 268 8 2,335 29 691 243990 2,423 16,129 274 28 10,944 388 1,228 799

322 1,740 12,140 182 2 3,353 445 117 504514 1,464 9,131 412 16 4,063 298 71 693

1,088 4,527 14,035 840 107 6,044 589 66 838569 4,734 11,789 376 94 4,469 312 95 1,039

281 1,653 4,959 722 42 2,471 176 43 1,0351,249 2,928 14,519 1,075 84 4,830 1,220 85 1,536

890 3,296 19,777 770 50 5,466 1,297 114 1,8081,149 9,974 18,656 665 6 5,068 856 286 2,256

1,210 3,631 10,122 390 3,065 2,448 167 157 1,5811,881 9,791 18,657 1,049 1,100 4,570 1,609 194 5,2686,545 43,235 39,334 1,292 1,338 12,813 3,422 189 6,6072,801 10,336 28,082 569 559 3,658 691 84 3,247

5,273 33,159 59,472 2,680 746 6,201 2,358 93 –5,634 29,281 46,340 2,022 959 13,028 2,563 778 –4,070 23,075 45,020 3,254 606 9,025 2,551 598 –

– – – – – – – – –

0.3 2.5 10.0 1.0 2.1 5.3 0.7 1.3 2.00.3 2.4 10.8 0.9 1.9 5.2 0.7 1.4 2.00.3 2.4 10.8 1.0 1.8 4.4 0.7 1.1 1.80.5 2.8 16.7 1.2 4.1 6.8 0.7 1.4 2.4

0.5 3.6 16.8 1.1 4.1 5.9 0.7 0.7 2.40.6 3.7 18.8 1.6 3.9 5.5 0.8 0.6 2.51.2 6.1 21.9 2.2 3.5 6.1 1.1 0.6 3.01.1 4.7 21.1 1.9 3.7 5.8 1.0 0.6 3.4

1.1 4.0 17.7 1.8 3.8 5.2 1.1 0.6 3.21.8 5.2 24.9 3.2 5.9 6.0 1.6 0.7 5.31.7 5.4 29.3 3.0 7.0 6.6 1.7 1.0 5.61.4 5.1 24.1 2.4 7.0 5.8 1.6 1.1 4.5

2.9 5.2 25.9 2.6 21.4 6.0 7.5 1.2 5.04.0 6.1 28.7 3.0 11.9 6.5 8.7 1.2 6.15.7 8.0 30.7 3.3 14.2 7.2 1.3 9.8 6.54.1 6.7 32.2 3.1 14.7 6.7 3.7 1.2 6.0

5.5 13.0 34.6 5.1 19.8 7.2 182.5 1.4 6.45.6 13.1 33.8 6.0 21.3 8.2 239.9 1.7 6.27.8 17.6 38.5 8.0 20.9 9.7 283.3 2.3 7.54.2 16.3 29.9 6.2 18.9 7.3 222.9 1.7 5.9

BUSINESS SECTOR 2001 – 2005 (Contd.)


Supplies

Contd....



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Price Index - High

2001 1st Quarter 859.4 599.4 141.0 809.0 105.8 77.2 214.22nd Quarter 839.3 571.3 138.5 813.4 100.1 72.6 219.23rd Quarter 785.5 576.4 179.5 716.5 98.0 72.4 195.24th Quarter 1,566.7 871.4 334.6 1,098.7 168.2 94.9 253.1

2002 1st Quarter 1,398.4 831.2 329.2 1,005.8 154.5 89.7 286.62nd Quarter 1,841.1 932.3 359.3 1,050.2 177.5 147.8 334.73rd Quarter 2,060.7 1,029.9 408.7 1,202.6 6,217.3 198.6 439.44th Quarter 1,865.0 1,041.9 379.7 1,260.4 4,201.0 181.0 413.0

2003 1st Quarter 1,749.1 982.5 312 1,259.3 183.2 154.9 382.72nd Quarter 2,755.6 1,304.1 269.6 1,374.1 343.6 283.8 761.73rd Quarter 2,963.3 1,462.9 284.9 1,530.1 382.9 270 923.64th Quarter 2,883.9 1,453.6 300.4 1,702.6 315.9 183.9 500.1

2004 1st Quarter 2,819.8 1,337.0 299.1 1,340.6 393.1 471.4 927.52nd Quarter 2,748.3 1,475.7 310.0 1,942.6 447.5 615.5 978.13rd Quarter 2,822.2 1,565.8 335.3 2,178.4 468.7 720.2 1,200.54th Quarter 2,772.1 1,562.3 311.3 2,060.7 532.6 648.8 1,562.0

2005 1st Quarter 3,081.2 1,614.6 429.9 2,327.2 569.4 673.3 1,468.72nd Quarter 3,371.9 1,740.3 409.9 2,366.4 663.2 713.5 1,537.43rd Quarter 4,089.6 2,405.9 368.7 2,494.0 790.0 949.1 1,859.94th Quarter 4,405.8 2,476.3 382.2 2,495.7 789.2 1,079.3 1,901.7

Price Index – low

2001 1st Quarter 804.0 571.6 128.7 754.9 96.7 74.1 208.22nd Quarter 807.5 540.5 126.5 749.0 95.9 70.2 209.43rd Quarter 744.6 548.1 161.9 706.3 89.8 71.0 190.44th Quarter 1,136.6 687.3 224.1 863.9 127.4 82.4 216.0

2002 1st Quarter 1,307.0 751.7 305.5 914.3 142.9 84.9 251.62nd Quarter 1,669.5 890.5 316.5 1,005.8 166.1 81.7 288.73rd Quarter 1,860.6 913.0 346.6 1,048.8 184.3 134.7 323.54th Quarter 1,773.0 995.1 351.0 1,206.6 191.0 168.4 394.2

2003 1st Quarter 1,611.9 943.9 276.9 1,186.5 170.2 152.7 355.02nd Quarter 2,353.8 1,208.1 255.1 1,192.9 299.2 268.1 626.53rd Quarter 2,672.1 1,351.1 255.8 1,452.6 321.2 161.8 535.84th Quarter 2,053.7 1,124.2 276.9 1,371.8 225.1 168.4 410.6

2004 1st Quarter 2,238.5 1,116.2 243.4 1,179.0 285.7 242.2 676.92nd Quarter 2,435.6 1,218.6 247.6 1,243.0 340.1 448.7 799.13rd Quarter 2,673.8 1,423.6 285.3 1,764.3 435.5 569.7 935.14th Quarter 2,553.8 1,439.8 279.4 1,816.1 455.8 594.8 1,145.3

2005 1st Quarter 2,712.7 1,545.5 330.1 2,072.1 552.2 653.1 1,460.02nd Quarter 3,226.3 1,672.2 369.5 2,247.8 615.3 678.0 1,499.23rd Quarter 3,334.0 1,830.1 356.1 2,338.0 648.6 817.2 1,689.64th Quarter 3,575.0 1,890.3 272.5 1,762.9 596.2 625.8 1,359.0

Price Index – Average

2001 1st Quarter 850.7 612.3 134.6 826.8 104.8 76.8 210.22nd Quarter 826.8 542.4 127.1 791.4 98.7 73.2 211.13rd Quarter 770.9 571.0 170.7 700.4 94.9 72.4 192.94th Quarter 1,163.3 704.0 246.5 871.8 130.1 74.0 216.2

2002 1st Quarter 1,317.4 758.4 305.5 922.5 144.1 88.4 247.42nd Quarter 1,635.0 897.5 332.8 1,010.1 165.6 81.7 287.83rd Quarter 1,899.7 918.6 352.4 1,048.5 187.7 140.3 328.74th Quarter 1,847.3 1,013.1 354.5 1,259.2 195.5 182.2 401.9

2003 1st Quarter 1,680.5 963.2 294.5 1,222.9 176.7 153.8 368.92nd Quarter 2,554.7 1,256.1 262.4 1,283.5 321.4 276.0 694.13rd Quarter 2,817.7 1,407.0 270.4 1,491.4 352.1 215.9 729.74th Quarter 2,468.8 1,288.9 288.7 1,537.2 270.5 176.2 455.4

2004 1st Quarter 2,529.2 1,226.6 271.3 1,259.8 339.4 356.8 802.22nd Quarter 2,592.0 1,347.1 278.8 1,592.8 393.8 532.1 888.63rd Quarter 2,748.0 1,494.7 310.3 1,971.4 452.1 644.9 1,067.84th Quarter 2,663.0 1,501.0 295.3 1,938.4 494.2 621.8 1,353.7

2005 1st Quarter 2,879.2 1,590.9 375.8 2,192.3 562.2 665.0 1,464.22nd Quarter 3,289.2 1,714.7 395.9 2,315.4 637.5 694.7 1,512.13rd Quarter 3,669.5 2,049.6 363.2 2,404.9 713.5 873.1 1,762.94th Quarter 4,031.6 2,203.9 327.7 2,152.7 701.8 825.8 1,659.3

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Supplies

(Contd.)


949.2 96.2 247.9 250.6 2,011.1 202.1 670.4 2,130.5 563.6986.9 94.0 251.2 238.9 1,860.4 187.5 656.4 2,372.1 550.9935.0 91.1 250.3 258.8 1,852.7 160.6 656.8 1,764.3 502.1

1,642.5 115.0 421.8 309.5 3,965.0 279.4 689.7 2,600.8 755.6

1,638.5 110.7 403.8 282.7 3,984.0 218.7 695.3 2,348.8 654.01,848.9 107.4 450.5 381.2 3,806.2 207.4 740.5 2,645.9 693.92,989.4 172.3 508.9 540.4 3,450.3 222.1 995.5 2,650.7 826.92,722.7 141.2 483.1 473.5 3,565.7 200.4 979.9 2,682.3 906.1

2,367.6 116.7 462.2 456.1 3,701.7 185.5 1,002.0 2,567.5 868.13,055.2 157.5 587.9 651.2 6,694.5 205.2 1,367.8 4,979.3 1,257.93,296.2 153.1 676.8 714.8 6,761.8 221.2 1,394.6 4,065.0 1,468.93,563.9 154.1 609.8 801.4 5,806.6 221.2 1,307.2 2,974.4 1,392.2

6,184.6 156.0 627.3 608.2 55,872.0 206.8 5,862.8 5,840.9 1,340.08,744.5 172.0 664.6 701.7 20,372.4 218.0 6,863.3 5,603.4 1,601.37,984.3 271.3 715.5 791.3 15,970.5 246.2 7,757.8 5,620.5 1,796.68,101.9 228.2 760.1 791.7 15,102.5 241.8 7,638.1 5,283.1 1,675.7

10,150.2 251.8 1,024.5 1,153.8 18,935.6 244.0 7,703.5 5,498.1 1,834.89,210.8 281.5 1,075.5 1,364.2 21,106.5 291.3 7,393.0 6,765.8 1,985.4

12,416.5 339.4 1,138.9 1,932.2 20,564.6 326.6 9,444.8 9,014.8 2,128.813,239.3 477.8 1,171.5 1,992.0 19,934.2 341.5 12,279.0 9,359.4 2,341.8

935.4 92.2 231.0 242.7 2,011.1 183.2 646.4 1,979.1 530.5908.2 90.8 238.8 230.4 1,860.4 175.3 621.7 2,254.4 530.7928.1 86.9 240.0 253.5 1,754.6 155.1 647.5 1,689.8 483.7

1,235.2 101.5 332.6 274.2 1,688.9 212.2 674.2 2,034.7 582.8

1,434.3 103.2 384.5 247.5 3,984.0 205.1 602.4 2,308.4 588.91,657.8 98.4 413.8 365.7 3,730.3 192.7 682.8 2,448.6 664.41,827.9 100.1 442.7 401.3 3,410.0 192.0 858.3 2,408.9 744.02,623.9 126.7 460.5 447.8 3,535.0 194.6 897.7 2,444.9 817.2

2,294.1 108.6 396.0 343.5 3,701.7 166.5 966.4 2,498.8 839.02,804.6 136.3 533.2 523.2 6,694.5 186.0 1226.1 2,636.6 1145.03,152.8 142.1 651.6 664.4 6,683.0 207.4 1,231.6 2,714.5 1,355.62,629.5 118.6 481.8 680.1 1,020.4 186.9 1,162.1 2,636..6 1,040.8

2,831.1 132.0 526.7 513.0 6,672.4 170.3 1,275.8 3,986.3 979.54,572.1 137.3 574.9 574.7 11,375.7 188.6 5,860.4 4,742.7 1,168.56,542.8 166.6 659.6 692.0 11,203.0 209.5 6,844.9 4,888.7 1,549.26,614.1 180.4 708.6 717.6 3,813.2 220.3 7,390.1 4,897.2 1,521.4

8,763.0 211.7 904.3 801.2 15,510.1 223.1 6,637.8 5,268.2 1,724.18,831.2 253.6 1,001.9 1,247.2 16,077.4 257.9 6,811.1 5,378.2 1,761.79,042.4 265.9 1,021.2 1,349.9 19,326.0 297.8 8,357.6 6,918.3 1,868.18,381.9 292.6 843.3 1,516.9 18,086.2 245.4 10,910.2 6,832.8 1,672.2

945.8 94.9 240.7 248.8 2,011.2 200.1 670.4 2,083.5 540.4956.0 94.5 236.8 235.6 1,860.4 181.5 623.3 2,313.9 549.1928.1 87.9 243.9 255.7 1,852.7 160.7 653.0 1,761.3 489.1

1,247.1 104.4 337.0 277.9 1,688.9 221.1 689.7 2,099.4 611.2

1,604.3 104.1 393.7 279.7 3,984.0 209.2 603.8 2,336.1 590.71,613.2 98.5 411.0 348.3 3,806.2 194.8 682.8 2,390.0 660.21,831.0 100.7 444.9 408.3 3,443.9 196.0 839.6 2,408.9 732.42,715.5 144.8 472.4 469.4 3,535.0 200.0 971.9 2,682.3 821.3

2,330.9 112.7 429.1 399.8 3,701.7 176.0 984.2 2,533.2 853.62,929.9 146.9 560.5 587.2 6,694.5 195.6 1,297.0 3,808.0 1,201.53,224.5 147.6 664.2 689.6 6,722.4 214.3 1,313.1 3,389.8 1,412.33,096.7 136.4 545.8 740.8 3,413.5 204.1 1,234.7 2,805.5 1,216.5

4,507.8 144.0 577.0 560.6 31,272.2 188.6 3,569.3 4,913.6 1,159.86,658.3 154.7 619.7 638.2 15,874.0 203.3 6,391.8 5,173.0 1,384.97,263.6 218.9 687.6 741.7 13,586.7 227.8 7,301.4 5,254.6 1,672.97,358.0 204.3 734.4 754.6 9,457.8 231.0 7,514.1 5,090.1 1,598.5

9,322.0 226.9 968.3 963.0 17,748.6 235.8 7,108.7 5,344.9 1,786.38,991.5 264.9 1,045.1 1,297.8 19,187.6 276.0 7,068.2 6,248.8 1,871.7

10,519.4 292.8 1,064.3 1,603.1 19,962.8 307.8 9,050.0 7,623.4 1,991.611,176.5 378.9 1,020.3 1,789.7 18,874.1 294.7 11,732.2 8,286.0 2,036.1


98




Market Dividend Yield, %

2001 1st Quarter 8.2 12.7 14.3 7.4 3.0 – 10.92nd Quarter 8.1 15.0 15.4 9.4 4.9 – 10.03rd Quarter 9.0 15.6 12.0 10.8 5.2 – 12.34th Quarter 5.1 11.8 5.8 7.9 3.0 – 9.1

2002 1st Quarter 5.7 10.5 6.1 7.8 3.2 – 8.12nd Quarter 4.4 6.1 5.9 7.3 2.8 – 5.83rd Quarter 3.9 5.3 4.7 6.3 2.2 – 4.64th Quarter 4.1 5.3 4.9 5.6 2.3 – 2.2

2003 1st Quarter 4.5 6.4 5.9 6 2.6 – 2.52nd Quarter 2.8 5.4 3.1 6.3 1.6 – 23rd Quarter 2.7 5.1 2.6 6.7 1 10.7 24th Quarter 3.3 8.3 3.3 7.1 1.1 10.7 2.7



Market Price Earning Ratio

2001 1st Quarter 3.9 5.1 2.3 4.7 5.1 1.9 7.12nd Quarter 3.8 5.1 5.7 5.0 6.4 – 7.83rd Quarter 3.5 5.5 6.4 4.4 6.4 – 7.24th Quarter 6.3 7.3 12.5 6.0 10.7 14.7 8.9





Market Price to Book Value

2001 1st Quarter 0.4 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.52nd Quarter 0.5 1.1 0.4 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.53rd Quarter 0.5 1.1 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.5

4th Quarter 0.8 1.4 1.0 0.8 0.9 0.3 0.52002 1st Quarter 0.7 1.5 1.0 0.7 0.9 0.3 0.5

2nd Quarter 0.9 1.7 1.0 0.6 1.0 0.5 0.63rd Quarter 1.0 1.9 1.2 0.7 1.0 0.5 0.84th Quarter 0.9 1.6 1.1 0.6 1.9 0.4 0.9




99




Supplies


9.7 13.7 11.3 10.4 1.7 7.9 1.8 6.7 9.39.9 12.8 9.7 13.2 1.4 9.3 3.5 6.4 10.4

11.4 14.0 10.9 11.9 – 14.3 5.3 8.9 12.08.5 12.9 7.6 8.4 – 8.3 5.3 8.2 9.3

7.7 12.8 7.7 9.6 – 9.0 5.3 7.9 9.11.6 9.3 6.6 4.6 – 7.6 5.1 7.4 8.41.1 6.6 5.2 3.5 – 6.8 4.0 6.8 7.41.5 6.7 5.3 4.6 – 7.9 4.3 6.6 7.1

1.4 9.2 6.1 4.6 – 8.1 3.9 7.3 9.12.6 7.7 4.4 2.8 – 7.3 2.6 5.9 4.52.9 8.8 3.5 3.0 – 6.1 2.6 1.5 3.73.2 9.4 4.5 4.1 – 7.7 12.5 1.2 4.7

2.8 7.1 7.9 4.4 0.0 7.3 11.4 1.1 2.21.7 6.4 7.7 4.3 12.2 5.8 3.1 2.5 2.70.9 4.8 5.8 4.6 12.2 5.1 0.0 2.5 3.01.1 5.5 5.3 5.0 12.2 5.8 0.0 2.7 3.1

2.3 3.6 5.4 2.6 6.2 5.2 2.4 2.62.5 3.2 5.7 2.5 6.2 4.9 1.9 2.70.5 3.1 10.8 1.6 1.1 4.4 1.0 1.9 1.90.7 6.2 13.1 2.7 1.2 5.0 1.1 2.5 1.9

1.4 7.0 3.3 2.4 34.1 10.5 20.3 4.9 5.01.6 6.9 4.4 2.8 33.4 5.0 7.3 5.5 5.15.5 6.8 4.2 3.6 27.0 3.7 5.3 4.0 4.39.1 8.1 7.3 4.7 61.1 4.8 5.8 5.3 8.3

9.5 11.2 7.5 4.3 61.4 4.2 4.2 5.2 8.32.6 12.4 8.9 12.2 18.9 6.7 4.4 5.8 9.14.7 19.8 10.7 17.3 17.3 8.6 7.6 5.9 12.13.7 8.0 11.0 18.0 13.3 10.3 6.8 8.4 14.0

3.6 6.8 7.7 13.5 18.8 11.4 7.4 7.6 10.16.6 8.3 10.7 23.3 28.9 14.4 11.0 9.3 17.25.8 6.6 12.5 14.9 37.2 20.8 11.7 3.7 18.05.2 10.3 9.7 9.6 37.2 14.4 9.1 4.5 12.9

10.1 10.5 9.3 10.3 113.7 14.2 41.4 4.7 9.69.1 12.2 9.9 9.6 11.4 10.8 48.3 3.8 11.89.2 15.0 9.5 12.7 13.6 10.8 74.3 2.1 12.69.3 12.3 9.9 11.9 14.1 10.1 28.1 2.0 7.1

11.1 33.5 12.2 21.2 18.9 12.2 26.2 2.2 7.611.2 33.7 12.0 25.1 20.4 13.9 27.8 2.6 7.4

7.6 19.0 13.5 14.3 6.8 9.1 13.3 2.3 7.84.4 14.0 8.0 7.7 6.1 5.3 8.9 1.7 6.8

0.3 0.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.40.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.8 1.1 0.50.3 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.8 0.4

0.4 0.3 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.7 0.6 0.9 0.60.5 0.4 0.9 0.4 1.0 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.60.4 0.4 1.0 0.5 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.60.6 0.6 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.6 1.6 7.40.6 0.5 1.1 0.6 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.8

0.6 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.70.8 0.6 1.3 1.1 1.3 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.20.6 0.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 0.7 0.9 0.3 1.30.5 0.4 1.1 0.8 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.3 1.1

0.9 0.4 1.1 0.8 4.0 0.6 2.9 0.3 1.11.7 0.5 1.2 0.9 2.1 0.6 3.4 0.3 1.31.7 0.7 1.2 1.0 2.5 0.7 3.4 0.3 1.41.7 0.6 1.3 0.9 2.6 0.6 1.3 0.3 1.2

2.2 1.0 1.6 1.5 3.5 0.7 1.2 0.3 1.42.2 1.0 1.5 1.8 3.7 0.8 1.3 0.4 1.41.5 1.3 1.9 1.9 1.4 0.9 1.7 0.4 1.51.0 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.2 0.7 1.5 0.3 1.1


100


Indicator Asian Lanka Ceylon Caltex Comm. Distilleries Ceylon DFCC Colombo& Hotels Milk Cold Ltd. Bank Ltd. Tobacco Bank Dockyard

Quarter Corpo- Foods. Stores. of Ceylon Co. Ltd. Ltd.ration Ltd. Ltd. Ltd.

No. of Trades

2004 1st Quarter 1,035 1,538 99 3,017 1,284 2,963 336 1,105 5082nd Quarter 2,037 1,177 98 3,591 746 4,825 256 671 5263rd Quarter 2,334 1,589 60 6,336 476 6,566 291 550 6324th Quarter 1,907 389 26 2,733 408 2,501 223 216 316

2005 1st Quarter 1,926 600 82 3,032 941 2,404 305 478 1,8162nd Quarter 2,581 963 107 1,398 1,847 2,395 439 448 1,2783rd Quarter 2,305 1,649 249 2,158 2,490 4,025 363 500 6604th Quarter 3,375 4,004 263 2,165 2,996 4,289 475 469 1,121

Turnover, Rs. ’000

2004 1st Quarter 93,998 64,059 9,217 303,319 376,588 291,151 29,013 616,186 26,2682nd Quarter 145,268 80,687 72,358 450,344 212,297 481,214 16,395 120,392 24,8713rd Quarter 295,009 72,354 3,593 746,207 305,867 1,036,304 36,656 581,628 37,9294th Quarter 206,304 12,587 1,922 173,799 83,973 525,119 11,053 102,547 15,464

2005 1st Quarter 317,037 19,626 14,394 406,251 212,193 794,266 9,707 84,138 171,3522nd Quarter 586,407 35,633 18,978 211,373 377,273 424,316 52,050 127,640 137,7903rd Quarter 352,304 94,974 11,928 296,787 2,431,557 1,029,027 44,926 65,513 40,0594th Quarter 470,393 387,116 23,258 137,518 978,782 787,410 22,253 281,800 62,969

No. of Shares Traded, ’000

2004 1st Quarter 3,597 2,913 75 3,891 2,437 12,310 720 2,032 1,1952nd Quarter 5,845 3,818 452 5,768 1,342 22,700 410 544 1,0483rd Quarter 10,743 2,769 25 8,435 1,848 34,823 914 2,276 1,5364th Quarter 6,895 575 14 2,807 516 17,254 270 477 664

2005 1st Quarter 9,461 972 117 5,924 1,047 26,178 219 375 5,5992nd Quarter 15,443 1,582 164 3,391 1,730 12,425 1,060 548 4,1813rd Quarter 7,013 4,060 84 4,584 16,521 24,235 833 270 1,3784th Quarter 8,217 12,363 133 2,103 5,999 16,568 399 1,001 2,281

Prices High

2004 1st Quarter 27.75 28.00 140.00 88.00 170.00 27.75 42.00 340.00 24.752nd Quarter 28.00 24.00 166.00 85.00 169.00 26.50 41.75 250.00 26.003rd Quarter 31.00 30.75 152.00 110.00 170.00 33.75 42.50 249.00 27.004th Quarter 32.75 24.50 140.00 70.00 167.00 33.00 44.00 240.00 25.00


Prices - Low



Market Capitalization, Rs. Mn.

2004 1st Quarter 5,756 674 2,527 4,575 10,237 6,600 7,680 12,543 1,4582nd Quarter 5,922 704 3,515 5,055 10,661 7,725 7,680 13,559 1,4583rd Quarter 6,420 697 3,024 4,185 10,580 9,225 7,492 13,075 1,4584th Quarter 6,530 577 2,700 3,825 10,388 8,550 8,054 11,819 1,396

2005 1st Quarter 7,804 577 2,592 4,005 15,393 8,925 8,523 12,795 2,0632nd Quarter 9,575 570 2,489 3,585 16,763 10,200 9,788 15,227 1,8003rd Quarter 12,895 780 3,413 4,080 20,315 16,275 11,333 14,955 1,7544th Quarter 9,187 622 2,592 3,400 17,991 10,500 10,818 12,668 1,381

101

MONEY AND CAPITAL MARKETSMAJOR COMPANY (MILANKA) 2004 – 2005

Ceylon Hatton John Hayleys Balangoda Nestle National Pure Seylan Sampath Aitken VanikGrain National Keells Ltd. Plantation Lanka Develop- Beverages Bank Bank Spence Incorp

Elevators Bank Holdings Ltd. Ltd. ment Co. Ltd. Ltd. Ltd. & Ltd.Ltd. Ltd. Ltd. Bank Co. Ltd.


1,475 611 4,715 582 144 251 1,313 n.a. 342 331 385 5771,540 431 3,809 852 286 245 1,011 n.a. 325 405 534 6,0611,273 624 1,970 673 880 154 819 n.a. 339 399 414 8,123

575 518 2,387 531 368 125 646 n.a. 262 624 404 2,891

2,007 797 3,055 1,540 514 386 496 n.a. 573 757 287 3,0254,197 1,721 3,532 947 678 290 548 n.a. 1,014 962 352 2,9323,644 2,095 2,814 1,185 531 480 1,332 n.a. 2,016 941 424 6,9151,903 3,241 3,562 1,281 445 533 991 n.a. 1,061 968 390 3,273

69,396 63,180 2,486,161 126,206 820 10,086 316,953 n.a. 134,718 42,853 1,076,504 8,13045,257 35,727 2,363,299 464,915 5,177 9,166 591,630 n.a. 14,583 25,580 346,599 252,55038,870 69,273 1,994,713 72,191 27,289 4,673 678,140 n.a. 101,045 50,183 780,798 449,00313,480 55,862 1,238,636 208,264 7,240 3,417 241,428 n.a. 12,329 23,759 290,094 95,723

82,172 92,063 2,266,161 296,105 16,447 42,806 265,076 n.a. 76,329 93,853 274.244 75,585196,074 286,466 1,916,608 391,059 19,494 9,985 675,225 n.a. 116,083 355,789 511,025 80,865241,594 458,444 2,243,132 515,678 10,007 24,839 1,319,689 n.a. 365,144 534,984 275,821 419,453

82,745 1,181,814 3,435,796 250,816 7,705 26,974 1,209,942 n.a. 138,969 969,939 292,055 98,321

3,376 885 23,100 1,048 62 119 2,110 n.a. 2,654 506 3,874 9,1933,027 522 22,994 3,618 405 104 4,026 n.a. 361 299 1,297 113,0722,827 1,056 18,485 561 1,579 54 4,339 n.a. 2,554 564 2,645 135,5791,112 993 10,647 1,657 440 40 1,490 n.a. 388 276 875 51,771

5,436 1,610 724 2,079 957 464 1,618 n.a. 2,121 1,267 724 46,6579,748 3,821 1,287 3,314 1,024 104 3,999 n.a. 2,847 3,963 1,287 41,306

10,432 4,816 724 4,225 610 242 6,816 n.a. 7,785 5,570 724 127,39043,278 9,438 788 2,016 502 244 5,185 n.a. 2,698 9,052 788 44,049

25.50 80.00 120.00 133.00 14.50 93.25 170.00 n.a. 55.00 92.00 280.00 1.2519.75 74.00 113.00 135.00 15.50 94.00 158.00 n.a. 47.25 95.00 298.00 3.0016.00 71.00 114.00 138.00 19.50 89.00 169.00 n.a. 42.00 92.00 310.00 4.5013.50 60.00 129.00 140.00 18.25 90.00 167.50 n.a. 35.00 105.00 375.00 3.00

18.25 62.50 141.50 168.50 19.00 108.00 173.00 n.a. 40.00 78.00 390.00 2.0025.00 85.50 165.00 125.00 21.00 100.00 175.00 n.a. 50.00 100.00 410.00 3.5026.50 119.00 174.00 135.00 18.75 109.00 244.50 n.a. 58.50 110.00 400.00 5.0025.50 148.00 177.00 136.50 17.00 124.50 241.00 n.a. 57.00 114.00 404.00 3.25

16.00 58.00 90.00 100.00 10.00 68.00 125.00 n.a. 37.00 70.00 230.00 0.6012.25 60.00 95.00 90.00 10.25 78.00 130.00 n.a. 36.25 70.00 225.00 0.7011.75 59.00 102.00 120.00 13.00 80.00 148.00 n.a. 33.50 83.00 280.00 2.2510.75 50.25 105.00 120.00 15.00 80.00 157.25 n.a. 29.00 60.25 300.00 1.25

11.00 51.75 135.50 110.00 15.00 88.00 152.50 n.a. 30.00 61.00 380.00 1.2514.75 57.25 129.00 112.25 15.00 92.00 157.00 n.a. 33.50 74.00 384.75 1.2516.50 78.00 172.00 118.00 15.00 91.75 162.00 n.a. 34.25 84.75 390.00 1.5011.00 96.00 129.25 86.00 10.00 100.00 195.00 n.a. 29.50 76.00 309.75 1.00

1,170 3,960 33,304 5,812 283 4,889 8,344 n.a. 2,003 3,742 7,113 65900 3,671 35,497 6,600 319 4,620 8,237 n.a. 1,731 3,764 7,993 163795 4,620 34,962 6,668 395 4,512 8,600 n.a. 1,481 3,852 8,243 180645 4,389 36,424 6,943 389 4,754 8,600 n.a. 1,306 4,322 9,374 81

945 4,504 44,930 8,362 536 5,319 8,506 n.a. 1,502 4,960 10,153 981,035 7,573 45,717 8,925 502 5,157 8,828 n.a. 1,612 5,821 10,411 1151,455 10,886 52,340 9,975 372 5,534 12,115 n.a. 2,396 7,302 10,554 196

765 10,650 51,345 7,275 511 5,977 11,733 n.a. 1,600 6,200 8,381 82


102

SHARE ISSUES 2002 – 2005

2002 2003 2004 2005

No. No. No. No.Issue and Sector of Shares Value of Shares Value of Shares Value of Shares Value

Issues ’000 Rs. ’000 Issues ’000 Rs. ’000 Issues ’000 Rs. ’000 Issues ’000 Rs. ’000


NEW LISTINGS

Banks, Finance & Insurance 2 41,113 411,125 2 10,000 125,000 – – – 3 68,166 550,000Beverages, Food & Tobacco – – – – – – – – – – – –Chemicals 1 22,334 223,340 – – – – – – – – –Hotels & Travels – – – – – – 2 114,042 n.a. – – –Land & Property 1 4,857 48,575 1 – – – – – – – –Manufacturing 1 12,500 125,000 – – – – – – 2 275,000 600,000Motors 1 9,500 95,000 – – – – – – – – –Healthcare – – – 2 25,054 420,824 2 50,231 300,000 – – –Footwear & Textiles – – – 2 2,500 25,000 – – – – – –Plantations – – – – – – – – – – – –Diversified – – – 1 12,000 600,000 – – – – – –Information Technology 1 6,667 100,000 1 216,538 3,248,784 – – – – – –Power & Energy – – – – – – 1 133,333 3,578,307 1 23,850 –Telecommunication 1 712,336 8,548,035

Total 6 56,971 1,003,040 9 272,513 4,419,573 5 297,606 3,878,307 7 1,079,352 9,698,035

RIGHTS ISSUES

Banks, Finance & Insurance 1 7,985 99,812 2 48,930 2,363,554 4 65,177 3,690,200 2 41,126 572,384Beverages, Food & Tobacco – – – – – – – – – – – –Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals – – – – – – 2 7,356 108,560 1 3,300 33,000Construction & Engineering – – – – – – 1 5,103 51,030 1 1,800 27,000Healthcare – 104,,753 419,011Hotels & Travels 1 28,240 282,399 5 57,807 469,995 8 37,459 980,208 3 40,341 528,771Information & Technology 1 6,979 69,789Investment Trust – – – 4 10,071 275,048 4 7,714 395,468 2 8,078 510,,439Land & Property – – – – – – – – – – 61,501 1,435,304Manufacturing 2 201,723 688,964 1 4,968 49,680 2 31,241 175,603 1 550 25,287Motors – – – 1 3,000 60,000 – – – – – –Services – – – – – – – – – – – –Plantations – – – 1 24,958 124,793 – – – – – –Trading – – – 1 3,800 47,500 – – – 1 30,636 45,955stores and Supply – – – 1 42,875 128,625 – – – 2 49,013 116,250Diversfied 3 1,316 70,917 2 42,418 2,906,400 1 5,000 100,000 – – –

Total 7 239,264 1,142,092 18 238,829 6,425,397 22 159,050 5,501,069 18 348,077 3,783,190

BONUS ISSUES

Banks, Finance & Insurance 3 9,272 334,300 2 37,690 376,900 1 7,381 738,100 3 89,159 891,594Beverages, Food & Tobacco – – – – – – – – – – – –Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals 1 900 45,000 – – – 4 8,675 744,306 – – –Construction & Engineering – – – – – – – – – – – –Hotels & Travels – – – – – – 1 2,895 36,645 1 3,184 31,841Land & Property – – – 1 32,550 32,550 – – – 4 17,479 174,788Manufacturing 4 6,886 336,630 3 40,062 400,624 5 16,980 1,439,159 6 76,612 516,726Motors 1 14,715 838,736 – – – 1 1,000 74,500 – – –Power & Energy 1 5,963 59,625Services – – – – – – – – – 1 7,600 76,000Stores & Supplies – – – – – – – – – 1 318 1,591Trading 2 6,000 178,000 1 1,000 1,000 1 1,000 75,000 2 26,381 116,532Oil Pal – – – 4 2,761 27,616 4 18,466 60,486,852 – – –Footwear & Textiles – – – – – – – – – 1 24,589 245,887Healthcare 1 150,000 150,000Diversified – – – 1 46,936 469,362 1 30,019 3,151,995 5 170,502 1,705,023Investment Trust – – – 2 1,623 16,232 2 7,190 894,760 2 10,771 107,710

Total 11 37,773 1,732,666 14 162,623 1,333,286 20 93,606 67,641,317 28 582,558 4,077,317

103

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

SUMMARY OF FISCAL OPERATIONS 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sources : Central Bank of Sri Lanka Ministry of Finance

(a) Provisional

Revenue 146,279 165,036 175,032 195,905 211,282 234,296 261,887 276,465 311,473 379,747

Tax Revenue 130,202 142,512 147,368 166,029 182,392 205,840 221,837 231,597 281,551 336,828

Income Tax 20,751 21,548 20,429 28,228 27,457 34,636 37,437 39,397 41,372 52,535Taxes on Property 5,279 6,392 7,079 7,690 8,163 8,415 2,331 – – 4,748Taxes on Goods and Services 77,105 86,750 91,706 102,391 122,802 136,633 148,914 148,922 187,036 217,485Taxes on International Trade 25,464 26,743 28,154 27,720 23,970 26,156 31,842 39,667 48,655 56,359

Non-Tax Revenue 16,077 22,524 27,664 29,877 28,890 28,456 40,050 4,868 29,921 42,919Property Income 10,059 15,022 18,462 18,988 18,842 17,406 27,760 24,750 15,493 0,726Fees and Charges 2,827 2,800 2,890 3,375 3,589 3,811 4,477 4,500 6,447 14,061

Expenditure and Net lending 218,660 235,097 268,179 279,159 335,823 386,518 402,989 417,672 476,907 584,784

Current Expenditure 175,148 184,749 199,648 207,271 254,279 303,362 330,847 334,693 389,679 443,350

Expenditure on Goods and Services 80,003 83,831 97,768 98,223 130,765 143,747 139,892 138,661 164,530 194,860

Salaries and Wages 38,332 44,677 53,880 58,532 68,544 78,056 88,804 91,784 106,187 138,603

Interest Payments 48,923 55,246 54,897 62,123 71,200 94,307 116,515 125,126 119,782 120,159

Domestic 42,184 48,554 47,598 53,371 62,185 84,560 105,897 113,540 105,878 113,164

Foreign 6,739 6,692 7,300 8,752 9,015 9,747 10,617 11,586 13,904 6,995

Transfer Payments 46,223 45,672 46,982 46,925 52,314 65,308 74,441 70,906 105,367 128,331

Capital Expenditure 37,639 43,982 54,160 60,340 67,769 67,902 58,595 75,089 83,807 140,154

Acquisition of Real Assets 20,938 25,468 32,246 32,933 32,934 36,115 26,501 36,580 40,449 88,141

Capital Transfers 16,701 18,514 21,915 27,047 34,835 31,787 32,094 38,509 43,359 52,013

Lending minus Repayments 5,873 6,366 14,370 11,548 13,775 15,254 13,547 7,890 3,420 1,280

Current Account Surplus/Deficit ( - ) -28,870 -19,713 -24,616 -11,365 -42,997 -69,065 -68,961 -58,177 -78,207 -63,603

Budget Deficit before Grants -72,381 -70,061 -93,147 -83,255 -124,541 -152,222 -141,102 -141,155 -165,434 -205,036

Financing of Budget Deficit 72,381 70,061 93,147 83,255 124,541 152,222 141,102 141,155 165,432 05,036

Foreign Financing 17,898 17,287 17,397 8,245 5,640 20,038 9,057 51,022 45,752 80,413

Net Foreign Borrowings 10,160 9,958 10,197 1,484 495 14,538 1,978 43,066 37,071 47,773

Grants 7,739 7,329 7,200 6,761 5,145 5,500 7,079 7,956 8,681 10,200

Domestic Financing 49,754 30,275 71,362 74,876 118,500 123,595 126,352 79,660 117,243 123,604

Market Borrowings 39,391 39,644 72,292 75,718 115,325 122,848 127,167 79,830 112,563 119,304 Bank 13,090 -2,172 18,954 25,995 56,528 48,554 -4,836 -20,905 43,289 26,195 Non-Bank 26,301 41,816 53,338 48,426 58,797 74,294 132,003 100,735 69,274 93,109

Other Borrowings 10,363 -9,369 -930 -842 3,175 747 -816 -170 4,680 4,300

Privatization Proceeds 4,728 22,499 4,389 134 401 8,589 5,693 10,223 2,437 7,500

Public Debt Outstanding 716,388 764,071 924,699 1,051,331 1,218,700 1,452,706 1,670,342 1,863,849 2,139,526 2,222,341

Domestic 356,703 387,740 463,426 543,465 676,660 815,965 948,386 1,019,969 1,143,389 1,265,721 Foreign 359,685 376,331 461,273 507,866 542,040 636,741 721,956 843,882 996,138 956,620

Percentage of GDP

Revenue 19.0 18.5 17.2 17.7 16.8 16.7 16.5 15.7 15.4 16.1 Expenditure and Net Lending 28.5 26.4 26.3 25.2 26.7 27.5 25.4 23.7 23.5 24.7 Current Expenditure 22.8 20.8 19.6 18.7 20.2 21.6 20.9 19.0 19.2 18.7 Current Account -3.8 -2.2 -2.4 -1.0 -3.4 -4.9 -4.4 -3.3 -3.9 -2.7 Budget Deficit before Grants -9.4 -7.9 -9.2 -7.5 -9.9 -10.8 -8.9 -8.0 -8.2 -8.7

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

104

CURRENT EXPENDITURE 1996 – 2005(a)Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE AND LENDING 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

General Public Services 3,161 3,442 6,243 6,345 7,157 6,564 4,714 5,203 7,191 7,208

Civil Administration 1,935 3,442 6,243 6,345 5,610 5,478 4,075 4,826 5,986 5,506Public Order and Safety 1,226 – – – 1,547 1,085 638 377 1,205 1,702

Social Services 10,322 11,552 15,528 17,493 16,471 14,559 15,690 19,189 28,996 38,320

Education 4,384 4,592 6,112 7,652 7,135 4,838 6,048 7,443 8,548 14,072Health 2,538 2,554 4,330 4,456 5,302 3,987 4,713 5,403 8,500 12,518Welfare 868 751 967 375 415 452 212 841 454 218Housing 1,174 792 1,314 1,647 2,061 3,270 3,505 3,249 6,796 3,247Community Services 1,359 2,863 2,804 3,364 1,558 2,012 1,212 2,254 4,698 8,265

Economic Services 31,409 32,479 44,677 44,940 54,650 54,906 51,678 58,742 61,271 98,614

Agriculture & Irrigation 4,718 3,780 6,018 6,211 6,908 6,034 6,936 8,420 8,207 15,848Of which: Mahaweli Project 1,940 1,626 1,049 1,357 1,716 2,237 2,663 3,005 – –

Fisheries 311 480 562 694 899 705 743 653 – –Manufacturing and Mining 356 1,442 2,191 882 764 324 863 188 – –Energy and Water Supply 6,035 6,816 8,804 10,702 13,282 14,758 17,732 23,801 22,238 24,196Transport & Communication 12,636 12,946 18,908 16,892 24,911 21,464 18,916 20,238 22,198 38,421Trade & Commerce 105 182 230 302 296 370 151 196 – –Other 7,247 6,835 7,965 9,258 7,590 11,251 6,337 2,241 8,583 20,149

Other 1,081 3787 1,829 2,365 2,680 6,463 96 4,276 172 298

Total Capital Expenditure and Lending 45,973 51,260 68,277 71,142 80,958 82,491 72,177 87,409 97,631 144,440

(a) Provisional Source : Ministry of Finance

General Public Services 53,915 58,926 66,158 63,220 82,644 82,149 80,970 86,361 95,443 114,662

Civil Administration 10,207 13,956 15,196 14,513 13,416 14,944 17,473 24,755 23,196 31,384Defence 38,117 37,062 42,496 40,071 56,915 54,242 49,163 47,005 56,341 62,788Public Order and Safety 5,591 7,908 8,466 8,636 12,312 12,963 14,334 14,601 15,906 20,490

Social Services 59,294 59,742 63,595 66,319 77,160 87,968 106,096 104,812 138,820 145,545

Education 16,018 17,757 20,582 21,642 23,794 23,448 31,162 31,673 33,792 49,,288Health 9,260 9,581 10,089 11,215 15,394 14,785 20,234 22,073 25,919 27,118Welfare 32,824 31,251 31,472 31,164 35,686 44,635 47,503 45,849 73,571 61,456

Community Services 1,191 1,154 1,451 2,298 2,286 5,100 7,198 5,217 5,538 7,683

Economic Services 8,807 7,418 10,547 10,075 12,103 15,839 17,190 14,417 22,100 24,841

Agriculture & Irrigation 3,894 3,723 5,444 5,012 5,706 7,967 7,635 7,002 8,876 11,175Fisheries 148 156 175 180 338 308 435 573 – –Manufacturing and Mining 282 599 325 346 726 419 736 460 – –Energy and Water Supply 590 486 757 884 474 565 385 9 112 190Transport & Communication 2,423 1,674 2,934 2,770 3,558 5,350 6,749 4,614 8,560 7,783Trade & Commerce 891 159 167 167 137 236 349 297 – –Other 580 622 745 716 1,165 995 901 2,792 4,552 5,693

Other 53,132 58,662 59,348 67,657 82,372 117,405 126,591 129,104 133,315 134,840

Of which: Interest Payments 48,923 55,246 54,897 62,123 71,200 94,307 116,515 125,126 119,782 128,000

Total 175,149 184,749 199,648 207,271 254,279 303,362 330,847 334,693 389,678 418,988

Source : Ministry of Finance(a) Treasury format(b) Provisional

105

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

GOVERNMENT REVENUE 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

GOVERNMENT DOMESTIC DEBT 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(b) Includes administrative borrowings arising from foreign loans channeled through government or semi-government agencies and borrowingsfrom FCBUS of which outstanding balances amount to Rs.6,773 million at end 1998, Rs.5,913 million at end 1999 and Rs.12,820 million at end2000. Also other liabilities of the government to the banking sector are adjusted from 1994.

Tax Revenue 130,203 142,512 147,368 166,029 182,392 205,840 221,837 231,597 281,551 336,828Taxes on Foreign Trade 25,464 26,743 28,154 27,720 23,970 26,156 31,842 39,667 48,655 56,359

Exports 5 4 – – – – – – – –Imports 25,458 26,739 28,154 27,720 23,970 26,156 28,345 34,184 41,096 45,390

Taxes on Domestic Goods 77,105 86,750 91,706 102,391 122,802 136,633 148,914 148,922 187,036 217,485 and Services

Turnover Tax / GST 37,631 43,492 16,166 1,799 1,708 1,119 678 – – –Excise Tax 22,067 24,775 30,293 35,928 42,655 44,978 52,114 50,972 65,790 76,978Other 16,441 17,338 21,079 28,127 33,539 43,065 28,859 79 240 35

Taxes on Net Income 20,751 21,548 20,429 28,288 27,457 34,636 37,437 39,397 41,372 52,535 and Profits

Corporate 13,311 13,038 11,788 18,362 15,757 18,673 13,769 15,095 16,663 25,002Non-corporate 7,315 8,183 8,099 9,169 10,820 12,203 12,156 10,073 13,435 15,251

Licence Fees 966 1,145 991 997 1,007 1,570 571 641 624 1,812Taxes on Property 5,279 6,392 7,079 7,690 8,163 8,415 2,331 – – 4,748Taxes on Treasury Bills 1,604 1,080 – – – – – – – –(Central Bank)

Non-Tax Revenue 16,077 22,524 27,664 29,877 28,890 28,456 40,050 49,518 29,921 42,919

Current Revenue 16,042 22,267 27,597 29,867 28,852 28,349 38,443 49,012 29,814 42,839Property Income 10,059 15,022 18,462 18,988 18,842 17,406 27,760 24,750 15,493 20,726Fees and Charges 2,827 2,800 2,890 3,375 3,589 3,811 4,477 4,500 6,447 14,061Other 3,156 4,445 6,245 7,504 6,421 7,132 6,206 15,112 7,874 8,052

Capital Revenue 35 257 67 10 38 107 1,607 506 107 80

Total 146,280 165,036 175,032 195,905 211,281 234,296 261,887 276,516 311,473 379,746

(a) Provisional Source : Ministry of Finance

Composition

Rupee Loans 205,975 239,475 250,570 262,056 263,888 292,813 287,701 248,414 164,758 140,562Treasury Bills 124,996 114,996 119,996 124,996 134,996 170,995 210,995 219,295 243,886 234,174Treasury bonds – – – – – 14,749 24,177 8,816 26,083 25,519Treasury Certificates 212 83 12 11 12 11 11 11 11 11

of DepositsCentral Bank Advances 17,693 18,307 20,192 22,969 27,169 30,127 31,033 31,204 34,791 39,746

Treasury Bonds – 10,000 48,915 104,867 204,124 229,174 347,128 483,107 643,349 751,569

Tax Reserve Certificates 7 7 7 7 7 – – – – –Other (b) 7,820 4,872 23,734 28,559 46,465 78,096 47,341 29,122 30,511 74,140

Total 356,703 387,740 463,426 543,465 676,660 815,965 948,386 1,019,969 1,143,389 1,265,721Ownership

Banking Sector 101,764 100,536 113,054 139,672 199,030 256,808 248,243 228,411 272,981 298,411Central Bank 34,303 19,770 27,179 48,868 97,778 92,871 76,342 44,587 113,017 78,364Commercial Banks 67,461 80,766 85,875 90,804 101,252 163,937 171,901 183,824 159,965 220,047

Non-Bank Sector 254,939 287,204 350,072 403,793 477,630 559,157 700,143 791,557 870408 967,211Market Borrowings 245,330 280,902 345,012 399,306 469,703 550,783 692,520 784,104 855,339 –

Savings Institutions 52,698 63,028 67,260 79,555 87,263 94,976 116,632 138,939 151,158 169,590Sinking Funds 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100Insurance Funds 9,000 9,292 13,052 16,935 18,969 21,449 26,853 24,828 27,398 20,704Provident and 120,063 144,406 163,534 187,955 218,615 245,028 292,081 339,289 369,205 406,557

Pension FundsOfficial Funds 15,840 15,438 15,522 19,243 24,640 27,052 32,612 40,739 46,341 65,828

Private Business and 47,629 48,638 85,544 95,518 120,116 162,178 224,242 246,209 264,119 272,045Individuals

Non-Market Borrowings(Foreign Administrative) 9,609 6,302 5,360 4,487 7,927 8,374 7,623 7,453 4,863 3,868

Total 356,703 387,740 463,426 543,465 676,660 815,965 948,386 1,019,968 1,143,389 1,265,721


GOVERNMENT FINANCE

106

GOVERNMENT FOREIGN DEBT 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Composition

Project Loans 302,960 320,867 400,284 444,423 477,845 542,942 640,354 769,559 914,232 865,494

Non-Project Loans 56,725 55,464 60,989 63,443 64,195 93,799 81,602 74,323 81,906 91,126

Commodity 55,243 53,816 59,626 62,182 63,009 67,563 68,050 68,891 73,835 69,116Other 1,482 1,648 1,363 1,261 1,186 26,236 13,553 5,431 8,071 22,010

Total 359,685 376,331 461,273 507,866 542,040 636,741 721,956 843,882 996,138 956,620

Ownership

Multilateral 160,402 173,428 211,730 228,736 250,096 289,636 341,326 405,156 477,079 459,837

A.D.B. 69,772 76,186 94,583 104,150 115,353 136,064 164,017 195,895 235,741 230,510I.B.R.D. 840 730 600 397 89 521 379 204 221 220

I.D.A. 85,925 92,481 111,771 119,045 129,403 146,853 169,336 199,782 226,926 213,916I.F.A.D. 3,054 3,188 3,765 4,078 4,678 5,532 6,381 7,116 7,886 7,109O.P.E.C. 463 382 298 187 91 136 464 538 1,329 1,582E.E.C. 348 371 406 422 – – – – – –Nordic Deve. Fund – 90 307 457 482 580 749 1,023 1,431 1,662

Bilateral 188,829 188,576 234,585 267,383 277,317 305,511 349,007 398,925 465,513 433,382

Canada 5,548 5,541 5,482 6,004 6,219 6,582 6,626 7,746 8,521 8,635France (b) 6,024 5,664 6,542 5,922 5,907 6,439 7,596 8,725 10,177 8,726Germany 27,188 25,652 30,132 27,656 28,338 32,953 39,545 46,657 56,301 49,374Japan 99,868 98,738 132,374 164,801 172,932 185,081 217,151 255,277 301,434 277,882U.S.A. 39,260 41,927 45,789 47,268 51,053 58,064 57,937 55,229 57,078 55,341Netherlands 3,525 3,085 3,295 2,759 2,505 2,453 2,610 2,645 2,574 2,196People’s Republic

of China 689 1,112 1,670 2,108 2,088 3,219 3,373 3,115 3,342 3,604Kuwait 1,686 1,761 2,087 2,056 2,180 2,497 2,884 2,939 3,388 3,573Switzerland 626 634 735 676 – – – – – –Saudi Arabian Fund 580 492 377 217 38 63 – – – 43India 184 784 1,135 1,074 1,146 1,855 2,786 6,702 10,311 10,118Other 3,651 3,186 4,967 6,842 4,911 6,305 8,499 9,881 12,387 13,890

Financial Markets 10,454 14,327 14,958 11,747 14,627 41,544 31,624 39,801 53,546 63,401

Saloman Bros. Inc.New York 830 839 864 852 869 923 868 774 739 627

Bank Indo-Suez 187 242 231 193 178 179 144 129 108 82Bankers’ Trust Co. 794 814 853 858 896 977 948 877 876 786American Express Bank 850 873 917 923 965 3,754 3,831 3,746 3,980 3,769France 1,355 1,133 1,156 898 979 837 158 – – –Skandinaviska Enskilda

Sweden – – – – – – – – – –Manufacturers Hanover

Trust Co. – – – – – – – – – –Other 6,438 10,426 10,937 8,023 10,740 34,874 25,676 34,275 47,844 58,137

Total 359,685 376,331 461,273 507,866 542,040 636,741 721,956 843,882 996,138 956,620

(a) Provisional. Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka.(b) Includes loans from financial institutions.

107

GOVERNMENT FINANCE

Revenue and Expenditure

Receipts Year 2003

Grant from the Central Govt. 3,936 5,372 4,039 5,212 5,378 3,297 3,373 6,094 36,701Revenue 7,820 827 456 869 977 286 318 71 11,624Total 11,756 6,199 4,495 6,081 6,355 3,583 3,691 6,165 48,325

ExpenditureRecurrent (Inclu. Local Govt.) 9,001 5,129 3574 5232 5433 2897 2990 5545 39801Capital Expenditure 1,021 483 129 159 141 67 105 163 2268Total 10,022 5,612 3,703 5,391 5,574 2,964 3,095 5,708 42,069

Receipts Year 2004

Grant from the Central Govt, 4,532 5,526 4,327 5,863 5,995 3,694 3,667 7,071 40,672Revenue 9,104 1,031 578 980 1,077 321 359 71 13,522Total 13,636 6,557 4,905 6,842 7,072 4,015 4,026 7,142 54,194

ExpenditureRecurrent (Inclu. Local Govt.) 10,609 5,855 4,024 5,997 6,260 3,464 3,468 6,631 46,309Capital Expenditure 538 334 243 116 201 82 123 161 1,798Total 11,148 6,189 4,267 6,113 6,461 3,546 3,592 6,792 48,107

Receipts Year 2005(a)

Grant from the Central Govt, 6,443 7,374 5,465 7,548 7,641 4,888 4,799 9,532 53,690Revenue 10,959 1,083 691 1,242 1,272 397 414 75 16,133Total 17,402 8,457 6,156 8790 8,913 5,285 5,213 9,607 69,823

ExpenditureRecurrent (Inclu. Local Govt.) 13,625 7,239 5,197 7,616 8.026 4,412 4,463 8,550 59,128Capital Expenditure 868 511 159 246 268 97 201 194 2,544Total 14,493 7,750 5,356 7,862 8,294 4,509 4,664 8,744 61,672

Analysis of Revenue CollectionYear 2003

Turnover Tax 3,694 315 154 251 396 121 132 – 5,063Excise Duty on Liquor 1 0 – 16 – 12 – 29Licence Fee – Liquor 90 12 15 15 62 11 – – 205Licence Fee – Vehicles 812 135 77 147 132 38 58 – 1,399Licence Fee – Others 55 1 1 10 0 7 0 – 73Profit and Dividends 359 29 21 29 57 34 36 22 587Other 446 127 99 146 92 42 69 49 1,070Sub Total 5,456 619 366 598 755 253 307 71 8,426Stamp Duty 2,363 208 90 280 223 33 11 – 3,208Total 7,819 827 456 878 978 286 318 71 11,634

Year 2004

Turnover Tax 4,416 365 183 283 438 130 132 – 5,948Excise Duty on liquor 1 0 1 12 12 – 26Licence Fee – Liquor 112 21 16 18 47 12 – – 227Licence Fee – Vehicles 884 137 87 162 139 43 73 – 1,525Licence Fee – Others 49 1 0 0 0 7 0 – 57Profit and Dividends 421 36 68 35 61 41 56 27 744Other 489 192 105 159 120 53 72 45 1,234Sub Total 6,371 753 460 657 817 287 346 71 9,761Stamp Duty 2,734 278 118 323 260 35 14 – 3,761Total 9,104 1,031 578 980 1,077 321 359 71 13,522

Year 2005 (a)

Turnover Tax 5,406 411 222 356 483 157 167 – 7,201Excise Duty on liquor 1 0 1 11 7 – 20Licence Fee – Liquor 152 18 22 26 64 17 – 298Licence Fee – Vehicles 972 130 106 188 180 50 81 – 1,706Licence Fee – Others 69 0 1 0 0 3 0 – 73Profit and Dividends 503 38 25 42 69 53 54 26 810Other 581 196 179 210 127 71 88 49 1,503Sub Total 7,683 794 556 822 934 352 397 75 11,613Stamp Duty 3,276 288 135 420 337 45 17 – 4,519Total 10,959 1,082 691 1,242 1,272 397 414 75 16,132

(a) Provisional Source: Ministry of Provincial Councils

REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF PROVINCIAL COUNCILS

Item Western Southern Sabara- North- Central Uva North North & Totalgamuwa Western Central East

Rs. Million


108

ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF THE CENTRAL BANK 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

ASSETS

International Reserves 103,244 118,999 127,178 108,224 77,194 111,912 208,573 278,426 284,608 334,304

Cash and Balances abroad 35,243 51,914 59,385 20,841 23,427 40,406 63,042 84,595 146,646 154,873(including Treasury bills)

Foreign Government and 67,896 67,060 67,717 87,316 53,737 71,428 90,382 134,262 66,146 118,931Non-Government Securities

Special Drawing Rights 106 25 76 66 30 78 227 60 20 155

Loans and Advances 30,305 30,352 31,667 36,403 40,386 42,974 31,063 31,234 34,821 39,373

To Government 28,046 28,660 30,545 35,666 39,866 42,824 31,033 31,204 34,791 39,346To Others 2,259 1,692 1,122 737 520 150 30 30 30 27

Government and Government 17,100 7,222 8,238 25,623 66,952 58,256 40,102 11,514 73,876 35,389Guaranteed Securities

Other Assets 30,914 27,322 21,591 30,326 32,659 34,371 24,414 33,409 20,708 31,531

Total 181,564 183,895 188,673 200,586 217,191 247,512 304,152 354,583 414,013 440,597

LIABILITIES

Capital 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000

Currency Issue 49,480 53,135 60,087 70,210 73,316 76,561 88,308 98,785 115,909 132,436

Held by the Public 42,565 45,679 51,767 58,481 62,647 65,536 75,291 85,601 99,669 114,070

Commercial Banks 6,915 7,455 8,320 11,729 10,669 11,025 13,016 13,184 16,240 18,366Government 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5

Deposits 79,392 76,116 72,417 70,356 70,094 90,755 130,259 157,838 188,959 204,150

Government 3,510 6,476 3,109 2,463 3,152 4,301 201 569 523 920Commercial Banks 35,907 30,537 32,748 30,220 31,805 35,952 38,086 42,642 55,051 65,484Govt. Agencies and Institutions 122 64 31 15 42 9 17 20 7 12International 39,181 38,252 35,925 37,154 34,577 47,516 91,211 113,849 132,919 137,535Other 674 788 604 504 518 2,976 745 758 459 199

Borrowings Abroad – – – – – – – – – –

Other Liabilities 51,691 53,635 55,170 59,021 72,781 79,196 84,585 96,960 108,145 103,011

Total 181,564 183,895 188,673 200,586 217,191 247,512 304,152 354,583 414,013 440,597


109


SELECTED FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS 2001 – 2005(a)Rs. Million

Item 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

Profit and Loss Account (for the year ending)

Total Interest Income 85,567 80,818 80,292 83,533 111,268Total Interest Expense 60,058 49,376 41,786 40,955 57,848Net Interest Income/Net Income from Banking 25,509 31,442 38,506 42,578 53,421Other Income 16,710 17,252 24,562 27,441 27,999Other Expenses 29,572 31,511 39,208 45,013 51,630Profit before Taxation and Provisions for Possible 12,647 17,183 23,860 25,006 29,790

Credit Losses/Bad and Doubtful DebtProvisions for Credit Losses/Bad and Doubtful Debt 6,164 7,948 11,321 9,683 7,337Profit before Taxation 6,478 9,232 12,539 15,323 22,452Provision for Taxation 1,684 1,786 2,261 3,890 7,222Profit after Taxation 4,795 7,446 10,279 11,433 15,230

Balance Sheet Items (as at the end of year)

Assets

Cash and Short-term Funds 24,398 35,549 37,509 43,601 47,291Balances with Central Bank 41,660 42,308 40,976 57,325 72,069Placements with Banks 55,436 43,978 64,828 94,499 136,465Treasury Bills/Bonds 31,037 68,309 161,696 150,015 196,829Investments 104,307 115,925 78,152 78,117 80,494Bills of Exchange 53,829 37,003 27,521 31,821 37,352Loans and Advances 477,724 507,834 566,040 697,209 854,431Lease rentals receivable 6,881 9,310 13,706 21,590 29,191Total Loans and Advances 538,434 554,147 607,267 732,621 920,973

Less: Provisions for Possible Credit Losses 34,762 38,344 42,465 43,622 44,509 Interest in Suspens 27,153 29,665 27,055 18,805 18,929

Net Loans and Advances 476,519 486,138 537,746 670,194 857,536Fixed Assets 16,034 18,073 19,961 22,948 24,594Other Assets 49,309 51,077 46,347 38,515 45,152

Total Assets 799,450 862,283 987,215 1,155,214 1,461,533

Liabilities

Deposits from CustomersDeposits from BanksTotal Deposits 565,091 641,342 730,295 875,736 1,042,003

Borrowings 140,411 112,227 124,959 140,036 230,196Other Liabilities 58,573 61,607 63,685 58,221 69,790

Total Liabilities 764,075 815,176 918,939 1,073,994 1,341,989

Shareholders’ FundsShare Capital/Assigned Capital 8,824 8,825 12,288 13,921 31,112Reserve Funds 3,582 4,045 4,210 4,430 6,137Other Reserves 19,869 27,423 40,536 49,576 67,338

Total 32,275 40,296 57,035 67,927 104,586

Long Term Liabilities 3,253 6,960 11,242 13,292 14,957

Total Liabilities and Funds Employed 799,603 862,431 987,215 1,155,214 1,461,533

Commitments and Contingencies 220,154 243,467 296,590 321,874 402,477

Statutory Liquid Assets (DBU)

Total Liquid Assets 203,853 243,467 215,156 242,193 269,083Liquidity Ratio % (c) 30.9 33.2 26.1 26.3 35.2

Capital Adequacy

Tier I Capital 28,351 36,319 47,028 58,984 95,903Capital Base 31,211 40,610 54,639 65,000 101,321Risk Weighted Assets 363,238 392,475 529,910 631,895 789,061

Capital Adequacy Ratio %

Tier I Capital 7.8 9.3 8.9 9.3 12.2Total Capital 8.6 10.3 10.3 10.3 12.8

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) Consilidated (inclusive of DBU, FCBU and Foreign Branches)(b) Provisional(c) Total value of liquid assets as a percentage of total liabilities less liabilities to share

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ASSETS AND LIABILITIES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

ASSETS

Cash in Hand 6,915 7,455 8,320 11,729 10,669 11,025 13,016 13,184 16,240 18,366

Due from Central Bank 34,273 29,045 31,348 28,381 28,873 38,735 40,218 37,899 54,664 69,114

Due from Domestic Banks 7,054 6,519 11,803 14,586 33,102 14,584 16,167 15,309 11,125 21,574

Cash Items in Process of Collection 7,864 7,538 8,202 8,968 12,461 24,710 13,685 11,278 10,573 11,579

Foreign Currency in Hand and 22,246 41,631 52,227 69,854 89,032 99,958 103,413 100,181 157,960 178,518Balances due from Banks Abroad

Investments 26,952 35,407 32,214 32,773 30,377 60,126 101,918 142,548 118,293 137,092

Treasury bills 15,530 20,490 13,552 11,628 7,402 9,694 25,921 41,562 38,234 36,750Government Securities 840 2,616 5,349 7,591 7,332 23,493 46,562 67,495 47,966 68,778Other 10,582 12,301 13,313 13,554 15,643 26,939 29,435 33,491 32,093 31,564

Loans and Advances 202,422 230,188 263,776 304,815 356,664 378,236 383,926 432,683 528,677 647,994

Bills Purchasedand Discounted 18,729 20,501 27,972 28,594 30,021 25,499 24,875 14,443 16,013 15,950Overdrafts 65,950 71,977 82,224 91,957 119,677 139,724 111,756 119,728 135,048 145,340Loans 117,743 137,711 153,580 184,265 206,966 213,014 247,296 298,512 377,617 486,704

Fixed and Other Assets 82,070 85,007 93,793 99,750 116,503 113,782 115,683 131,967 130,529 157,985

Total 389,796 442,791 501,683 570,855 677,681 741,156 788,026 885,050 1,028,060 1,242,224

LIABILITIES

Capital (Paid-up, Reserve Funds and 39,238 44,368 50,220 51,571 51,808 44,520 51,770 75,197 77,220 103,088Undistributed Profit)

Demand Deposits 48,868 52,705 57,232 64,134 70,442 84,373 80,376 94,122 110,900 145,082

Inter-Banks 954 739 629 784 550 553 1,855 651 1,142 1,272Govt. of Sri Lanka 10,869 9,847 10,397 11,603 12,393 24,985 12,839 14,806 17,106 23,746Residents 35,516 40,108 44,470 50,059 55,788 56,665 64,052 76,014 88,777 116,620Non-Residents 1,529 2,011 1,736 1,688 1,711 2,170 1,630 2,651 3,876 3,444

Time and Savings Deposits 213,040 249,542 282,229 324,570 375,224 434,448 492,853 557,102 681,618 800,493

Govt. of Sri Lanka 2,033 3,881 1,249 1,063 764 1,321 1,671 1,604 2,667 3,288Residents 174,998 202,406 219,906 249,522 286,192 328,516 371,034 419,111 499,511 592,230Non-Residents 36,009 43,255 61,074 74,985 88,268 104,611 120,148 136,386 179,440 204,975

Borrowings 28,195 27,409 32,039 37,214 72,595 62,732 43,746 41,166 41,529 50,296

Domestic Inter-Banks 26,208 24,171 28,413 32,833 66,643 57,816 40,920 36,183 33,946 42,281Foreign 1,987 3,238 3,626 4,381 5,952 4,916 2,826 4,983 7,583 8,015

Other Liabilities 60,457 68,767 79,964 92,368 107,613 115,083 119,282 117,464 116,793 143,265

Total 389,796 442,791 501,683 570,855 677,681 741,156 788,026 885,050 1,028,060 1,242,224

Note : Data refer to operations of domestic banking units only. Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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DEPOSITS OF COMMERCIAL BANKS BY OWNERSHIP 2001 – 2005

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Ownership Demand Time & Demand Time & Demand Time & Demand Time & Demand Time &Depo- Savings Depo- Savings Depo- Savings Depo- Savings Depo- Savings

sits Deposits sits Deposits sits Deposits sits Deposits sits Deposits

MOBILIZATION OF DEPOSITS BY TYPE OF DEPOSIT 2001 – 2005

Rupees Million Percentage ShareItem

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a) 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) Provisional(b) Savings & Time Deposits.

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Government 24,985 1,321 12,839 1,671 14,806 1,604 17,106 2,667 23,746 3,288

Financial Institutions (b) 2,994 4,418 2,839 7,367 4,468 5,995 4,882 7,245 8,781 9,534

Plantation 882 804 934 788 1,336 1,302 1,593 4,316 1,948 4,619

Trading 5,517 8,291 5,750 7,327 8,766 9,387 9,452 13,080 9,395 17,029

Manufacturing 2,249 2,472 2,871 2,687 3,634 3,237 3,459 5,976 4,797 7,370

Other Business Institutions 10,734 13,546 16,528 20,156 16,754 21,076 17,540 29,975 22,372 32,195

Non-Business Institutions 4,112 11,782 3,874 9,522 4,725 12,052 5,568 16,040 8,070 21,056

Individuals 25,350 265,840 24,731 297,872 36,782 337,537 39,912 401,149 50,918 486,776

Local Govt. andProvincial Councils 2,144 2,831 4,121 2,291 4,545 1,966 7,033 1,739 7,486 1,817

Certificates of Deposits 6 22,432 – 26,658 6 23,691 – 19,254 – 17,048

Foreign Currency Deposits – 104,610 – 120,147 – 136,386 – 172,810 – 190,179

Total 84,373 434,448 80,376 492,852 94,122 557,102 110,900 681,618 145,082 800,493

(a) Provisional Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(b) Includes Interbank Deposits

Demand Deposits 62,622 70,643 94,121 116,697 138,142 10.63 10.57 12.29 12.74 12.90(Commercial Banks)

Savings Deposits 283,627 328,635 383,239 456,187 513,783 48.15 49.19 50.05 49.80 47.97

Commercial Banks 238,095 277,861 324,234 389,683 440,742 40.42 41.59 42.34 42.54 41.15

National Savings Bank 39,301 43,963 51,048 57,068 61,983 6.67 6.58 6.67 6.23 5.79

RegionalRural/Regional 3,201 4,075 4,942 6,206 7,589 0.54 0.61 0.65 0.68 0.71 Dev. Banks

Thrift & Credit 3,030 2,736 3,015 3,230 3,469 0.51 0.41 0.39 0.35 0.32Co-operative Societies

Time Deposits 305,406 339,447 382,484 460,316 557,368 51.85 50.81 49.95 50.20 52.03

Commercial Banks 202,368 221,004 238,711 297,502 365,308 34.36 33.08 31.17 32.48 34.10

National Savings Bank 77,590 88,483 107,833 120,969 138,703 13.17 13.24 14.08 13.21 12.95

Reg. Rural/Regional 1,317 2,208 2,703 3,952 6,553 0.22 0.33 0.35 0.43 0.61 Dev. Banks

Finance Companies 23,329 27,153 32,608 37,201 46,074 3.96 4.06 4.26 4.01 4.30

Thrift & Credit 802 599 629 692 730 0.14 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.07 Co-operative Societies

Total (b) 589,033 668,082 765,723 916,044 1,071,151 100 100 100 100 100


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LOANS AND ADVANCES OF COMMERCIAL BANKS BY PURPOSE 1996 – 2005Rs. Million

Purpose of Loan / Advance 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka.(a) Provisional(b) Tea, Rubber and CoconutNote: Percentage share of the total loans and advances is given within parenthesis.

Agricultural 10,691 11,755 13,075 16,676 15,219 15,427 17,685 19,120 19,822 28,146(5.4) (5.4) (5.4) (6.1) (4.8) (4.7) (4.7) (4.5) (3.8) (4.3)

Traditional Plantation(b) 3,228 3,380 3,896 6,081 6,322 5,364 7,782 8,690 8,579 13.009

Paddy 2,486 2,391 2,713 2,990 2,524 2,457 2,747 3,004 3,222 3,928

Other Agriculture 4,978 5,984 6,466 7,605 6,374 7,606 7,156 7,425 8,021 11,209

Commercial 88,603 99,172 102,934 109,749 134,939 132,165 141,788 157,303 186,118 213,443 (45.1) (45.8) (42.7) (39.9) (42.5) (40.5) (37.7) (36.8) (35.7) 32.6

Export Trading 24,721 26,793 27,434 25,163 31,192 36,964 35,948 38,444 50,505 48,462

Import Trading 31,253 33,991 31,942 38,000 53,257 40,243 48,378 57,345 63,698 65,770

Other 32,629 38,388 43,558 46,586 50,490 54,758 57,462 61,514 71,915 99,211

Industrial 23,257 23,154 27,591 33,315 35,317 34,289 43,682 46,717 52,306 63,388 (11.9) (10.7) (10.5) (12.1) (11.1) (10.5) (11.6) (10.9) (10.0) (9.7)

Mechanical Processing of Tea, Rubber and Coconut 2,597 1,859 1,921 2,155 3,000 2,394 3,347 3,121 3,463 3,867

Other Manufacturing 20,660 21,295 23,390 27,582 28,393 27,863 33,567 35,051 40,169 49,587

Engineering and 2,305 2,033 1,978 3,280 3,594 2,613 5,009 6,724 6,518 7,250 Building Trade (1.2) (0.9) (0.8) (1.2) (1.1) (0.8) (1.3) (1.6) (1.3) 1.1

Mining 166 139 302 298 330 261 383 389 497 647(0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1) (0.1)

Financial 8,322 7,614 11,305 11,953 14,695 10,283 12,353 17,849 24,970 33,990(4.2) (3.5) (4.7) (4.3) (4.6) (3.2) (3.3) (4.2) (4.8) (5.2)

Tourism 3,336 3,319 4,108 4,498 4,073 4,311 5,075 5,821 7,028 9,886(1.7) (1.5) (1.7) (1.6) (1.3) (1.3) (1.4) (1.4) (1.3) (1.5)

Housing and Property 24,064 25,099 31,249 35,707 41,281 45,767 52,804 59,983 74,409 99,444Development (12.3) (11.6) (12.9) (13.0) (13.0) (14.0) (14.1) (14.0) (14.3) (14.4)

Consumption 16,314 19,484 23,308 28,999 32,648 37,737 47,017 60,396 84,967 113,413 (8.3) (9.0) (9.7) (10.5) (10.3) (11.6) (12.5) (14.1) (16.3) (17.3)

Other Loans 19,197 24,957 27,764 34,253 39,269 46,394 55,320 58,901 71,146 98,599(9.8) (11.5) (11.5) (12.4) (12.3) (14.2) (14.7) (14.0) (13.6) (15.0)

Total 196,253 216,724 241,334 275,150 317,443 326,373 375,724 425,715 520,767 655,309

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Commercial Banks Domestic Banks 125 40 31 37 43 29 30 27 28 390 Bank of Ceylon 184 70 52 67 86 41 34 41 27 602 Peoples Bank 127 39 22 15 37 11 11 25 22 309 Hatton National Bank 78 15 6 10 12 3 4 3 9 140 Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd. 51 7 9 5 6 5 3 2 1 89 Sampath Bank Ltd 102 14 15 9 33 7 9 6 2 197 Seylan Bank Ltd 8 1 – 1 1 – – – – 11 Union Bank of Colombo 16 1 1 2 1 – – – – 21 P AB 31 0 – 1 1 – – – – 33 Nations Trust Bank 17 2 2 3 1 1 1 – – 27 NDB Bank 6 1 1 1 1 1 2 – – 13 DFCC Vardhana Bank 39 0 – – 3 – – – – 42

Foreign Banks 784 190 139 151 225 98 94 104 89 1,874

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Licensed Specialised Banks National Savings Bank 57 20 29 8 11 5 5 6 9 130 Ceylinco Savings Bank 1 – – – – – – – – 1 National Development Bank 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 – – 14 NDB Housing Bank – – – – – – – – – 1 DFCC Bank 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 – – 11 Sanasa Development Bank 8 3 5 2 2 1 1 – 1 23 State Mortgage Bank 3 1 – 1 1 – – – – 6 Housing Development Finance Co. 5 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 – 20 Regional Development Banks 29 40 31 29 32 28 24 8 – 221 Rural Banks 425 266 184 285 166 121 90 51 62 1,650

Total 537 336 234 331 217 159 124 67 72 2,077

All Banks 1,321 526 373 482 442 257 218 171 161 3,951

Commercial Banks Domestic Banks Bank of Ceylon 120 38 28 36 38 29 30 25 22 366 Peoples Bank 117 45 34 38 54 32 25 36 27 408 Hatton National Bank 75 12 8 8 15 6 4 7 6 141 Commercial Bank of Ceylon Ltd 73 13 6 9 11 2 4 3 4 125 Sampath Bank Ltd 43 6 6 5 4 2 3 2 1 72 Seylan Bank Ltd 62 7 10 6 11 3 5 4 2 110 Union Bank of Colomo 7 1 – 1 1 – – – – 10 Pan Asia Bank 15 1 1 1 1 – – – – 19 Nations Trust Bank 29 – – 1 1 – – – – 31 NDB Bank 9 1 1 2 1 – – – – 14 DFCC Vardhana Bank 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 – – 10

Foreign Banks 37 – – – 2 – – – – 39

Total 592 125 95 108 140 75 72 77 62 1,345

Licensed Specialised Banks National Savings Bank 56 20 9 8 11 5 5 5 9 128 Ceylinco Savings Bank 1 – – – – – – – – 1 National Development Bank 4 2 2 3 1 1 1 – – 14 NDB Housing Bank 1 – – – – – – – – 1 DFCC Bank 4 1 1 1 1 1 2 – – 11 Sanasa Development Bank 6 2 4 1 2 1 – – 1 17 State Mortgage Bank 3 1 – 1 1 – – – – 6 Housing Development Finance Co. 5 3 2 2 3 2 1 2 – 20 Regional Development Banks 26 38 26 29 31 19 21 8 – 198 Rural Banks 425 261 183 282 142 121 78 30 17 1,539

Total 531 328 227 327 192 150 108 45 27 1,935

All Banks 1,123 453 322 435 332 225 180 122 89 3,280

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Matara 12 24 6 5 3 4 1 1 – 1 1 10 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 16 102 – 190 788 4,147 24.1

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Monaragala 11 11 5 1 1 0 0 0 – – 0 1 – – – 0 – 1 – 1 6 26 – 64 410 6,406 15.6

Badulla 18 30 6 2 4 7 0 0 – 1 1 4 – 1 – 1 – 0 – 1 22 95 – 193 813 4,212 23.7

Kandy 22 41 18 7 3 18 1 1 1 1 1 7 – 1 – 1 – 1 1 1 16 99 3 244 1,325 5,430 18.4

Matale 8 18 7 3 1 6 0 0 – – 0 2 – – – 0 – 1 – 1 8 29 – 84 459 5,464 18.3

Nuwara Eliya 13 27 12 2 2 9 0 0 – – 0 2 – – – 0 – 0 – 1 8 38 – 114 722 6,333 15.8

Kegalle 12 24 7 2 2 9 0 0 – – 1 6 – 1 – 0 – 3 – 1 15 85 – 168 791 4,708 21.2

Ratnapura 19 28 15 4 7 6 0 1 – 1 1 3 – 1 – 1 – 2 – 1 16 99 – 205 1,049 5,117 19.5

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Puttalam 11 21 10 4 1 3 0 1 – – 2 5 – 2 – 0 – 1 – 1 10 76 – 148 728 4,919 20.3

Trincomalee 6 9 12 1 1 1 0 0 – – 0 1 – – – 0 – 0 – – – 21 – 52 383 7,365 13.6

Batticaloa 9 10 6 1 0 2 0 0 – – 0 3 – – – 0 – 0 – 1 – 20 – 52 544 10,462 9.6

Ampara 12 22 7 1 1 3 0 0 – – 0 2 – – – 0 – 0 – 1 8 10 – 67 613 9,149 10.9

Anuradhapura 22 24 9 2 2 4 0 0 – 1 1 4 – 1 – 1 – 1 – 1 15 57 – 145 773 5,331 18.8

Polonnaruwa 8 10 2 2 1 5 0 0 – 1 0 1 – – – 1 – 0 – – 9 33 – 73 372 5,096 19.6

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Killinochchi 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – 6 – 10 143 14,300 7.0

Mullaitivu 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – 4 – 9 144 16,000 6.3

Mannar 3 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 – – – 1 – – – – – 0 – – – 6 – 14 97 6,929 14.4

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BANK BRANCH NETWORK 1996 – 2005

Name of Bank 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

MERCHANT BANKS 1999 – 2005

Gross Income 3,702,687 2,652,790 1,599,217 1,744,433 1,951,141 1,987,966 1,709,792

Net Profit Before Taxation -805,637 -1,826,507 -1,510,318 -1,385,824 -1,499,377 -1,600,239 -26,055

Profit Available for Appropriation -1,987,959 -1,165,019 -5,660,485 -5,636,797 -5,034,369 -3,736,252 169,777

Dividend Payments 10,600 5,600 5,600 8,100 7,500 18,750 -5,000Retained Profit -1,947,135 -1,160,960 -5,656,630 -5,622,502 -5,059,064 4,207,352 -30,720

AssetsQuoted Equity Investments 486,237 318,974 353,289 350,871 178,422 155,051 74,673Non-Quoted Investments 555,026 216,529 180,072 210,537 157,161 198,713 222,116Debentures 47,049 33,904 16,877 20,357 19,792 22,301 21,875Bills Discounted 1,551,363 1,380,319 1,049,057 1,008,752 970,699 892,179 432,855Treasury Bills & Govt. Securities 3,087,837 464,159 459,881 590,544 862,695 751,429 945,677Short-term Loans & Bridging Finance 2,996,864 2,561,440 2,165,204 2,154,816 2,171,893 2,472,260 1,964,130Lease rental receivable 4,219,359 4,214,860 4,188,562 4,861,372 6,115,487 6,923,278 5,358,646

Total 19,597,747 11,422,778 9,846,777 10,629,418 11,896,339 12,933,126 10,508,526

Liabilities (Excld. Capital & Reserves) 17,285,167 11,397,444 11,291,415 12,083,425 12,831,677 13,708,471 14,542,489

Net Assets 2,312,579 25,334 -1,444,638 -1,454,007 -935,338 -775,845 4,033,963

Financed by,Share Capital 2,540,962 2,540,962 2,540,962 2,540,962 2,586,008 1,886,008 2,252,320Share Premium 1,278,699 1,274,277 1,276,733 1,276,733 1,293,289 540,289 681,290Retained Profit -1,957,458 -3,861,043 -5,668,747 -5,637,877 -4,410,034 -3,809,650 -5,603,475Reserves 149,896 95,846 100,958 -97,559 -87,218 -68,098 60,385Other 300,680 236,834 236,384 237,359 275,984 287,393 113,858

Contingent Liabilities 594,027 282,839 398,153 554,530 625,877 699,936 1,010,568

No. of Ordinary Shares in Issue, ’000 173,096 173,096 173,096 173,492 173,096 183,096 869,192

No. of Share Holders 56,689 65,537 64,091 64,954 62,619 62,136 26,761

Profit per Ordinary Share, Rs. (Ave.) -4.65 -10.55 -8.72 -7.99 -8.66 -8.74 -0.03

Dividend per Ordinary Share, Rs. (Ave.) 0.06 0.03 0.03 0.05 0.04 0.10 -0.01

Net Assets per Ordinary Share, Rs.(Ave.) 13.36 0.15 8.34 8.38 5.40 4.23 -22.03

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Commercial Banks 943 987 1,027 1,047 1,084 1,121 1,232 1,287 1,352 1,874Domestic Banks (b) 906 949 988 1,009 1,046 1,084 1,197 1,249 1,313 1,832

Bank of Ceylon 339 341 343 343 341 346 354 361 370 390Main Branches 274 277 279 280 280 280 282 284 294 298A.S.C. Branches 17 14 12 11 11 11 10 10 2 2Other 48 50 52 52 52 55 62 67 74 90

People’s Bank 331 339 341 342 343 344 389 396 408 602Commercial Bank of Ceylon 41 49 62 70 81 100 109 116 125 140Hatton National Bank 75 94 105 112 120 124 138 139 143 150Sampath Bank 27 30 33 35 39 47 55 64 72 84Seylan Bank 87 87 88 89 90 90 96 106 110 114Other (c) 6 9 16 18 32 33 53 67 85 105

Foreign Banks 37 38 40 38 38 37 35 38 39 42Regional Rural / Regional 175 176 176 177 181 188 190 196 198 221

Development BanksNational Savings Bank 99 101 102 101 101 101 103 127 128 130National Development Bank 2 5 10 11 11 13 14 14 14 27Rural Banks 1,293 1,329 1,351 1,418 1,476 1,507 1,554 1,594 1,539 1,650Other (d) 2 12 20 23 23 27 32 54 56 61Total 2,514 2,610 2,686 2,777 2,876 2,957 3,125 3,272 3,287 3,963Population per Bank Branch 7,297 7,108 6,990 6,857 6,421 6,335 6,098 5,936 5,921 4,979Bank Branches per 100,000 persons

Commercial Bank Branches 5.1 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.0 6.5 6.7 6.9 9.5All Branches 13.7 14.1 14.3 14.6 15.6 15.8 16.4 17.0 16.9 20.1

Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Rs. `000

(a) Provisional(b) Includes main branches and other banking offices except Pawning Centres,Student Savings and Mobile Banks.(c) Includes Union Bank, Pan Asia Bank, Nations Trust Bank, NDB Bank and DFCC Vardhana Bank (Merk Bank has changed

its name as DFCC Vardhana Bank).(d) Includes DFCC Bank, Pramuka,Sanasa,State Mortgage and Investment Bank, NDB Housing Bank, Ceylinco Savings Bank

and Housing Development Finance Corporation.


Sources : Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka Ltd.; Vanik Incorporation Ltd.People’s Merchant Bank Ltd.; Seylan Merchant Bank Ltd.


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FINANCE COMPANIES 1998/99 – 2004/2005(Financial Years) Rs. Million

Item 1998/99 1999/2000 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05(a)

Liabilities 27,560 33,566 36,944 44,910 53,980 66,231 87,494

Capital Funds 3,718 4,947 5,549 6,173 7,205 8,955 12,763

Share Capital 659 755 755 978 1,072 1,418 1,891Reserve Fund 553 2,960 3,727 3,648 4,225 5,927 6,697Other Reserves 2,250 66 84 0 0 -55 626Profit & Loss Account 65 1,166 984 1,547 1,908 1,665 2,831

Public Deposits 16,971 20,812 24,421 28,627 33,893 38,431 47,136

Provision for Bad Debts 1,073 1,299 1,396 1,564 2,581 3,174 2,207

Borrowings 2,386 2,433 1,258 2,780 4,067 5,731 12,242

Banks 2,054 2,144 947 1,327 2,845 3,802 8,957Other 331 289 311 799 1,222 1,929 3,113

Other Liabilities 3,044 3,788 3,906 5,122 5,815 9,337 12,,354

Assets 27,560 33,566 36,944 44,910 53,980 66,231 87,494

Liquid Assets 3,080 3,312 4,327 5,161 5,546 6,473 8,127

Cash and due from Banks 409 142 230 316 373 324 439Fixed Deposits 575 565 1,019 699 1,234 1,544 2,703Treasury Bills 2,096 2,605 3,078 4,146 3,939 4,605 4,985

Investments 1,885 4,643 5,042 6,265 6,379 7,120 8,033

Shares in Subsidiaries,Associated & Related Companies 993 1,460 1,497 1,483 1,779 1,799 2,162

Shares in Other Companies Debentures 626 268 238 338 242 335 275

Advances 17,969 22,307 24,049 30,479 37,125 46,555 62,275

Hire Purchase 3,210 1,763 1,612 2,129 3,321 8,307 15,678Leasing 10,770 13,718 14,159 17,419 21,250 22,815 26,147Real Estates 1,718 2,108 2,672 4,274 4,395 6,306 7,720Other Loans and Advances 2,271 4,718 5,606 6,657 8,259 9,127 12,728

Fixed Assets 4,626 2,738 3,112 3,579 4,784 5,962 7,057

Other Assets 2,473 3,176 3,494 3,513 3,632 4,729 6,985

Central Bank Refinance Outstanding (b) 2,605 2,654 2,583 2,553 2,543 2,476 2,407 (End of Year)

Relief Payments to Depositors (Cumulative) 607 659 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Number of Registered Companies 25 25 25 25 26 27 28

(a) Provisional Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(b) As at 31st December

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UNIT TRUSTS 1999/00 – 2005/06(Financial Years)

Item 1999/00 2000/01 2001/02 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

Sources: Comtrust Equity Trust Ceybank Century Growth FundCeybank Unit Trust Namal Income FundPyramid Unit Trust Namal Growth FundEagle Income Fund Namal Money Market FundEagle Growth Fund Eagle Gift Edged fund

Income, Rs. ’000 152,255.5 49,913.9 296,299.2 376,249.9 1,170,176.4 526,618.4 829,126.4 Interest 101,144.1 152,934.7 157,604.5 115,526.9 115,269.8 93,849.4 122,212.8 Dividend 71,839.3 85,864.8 86,361.8 84,054.2 99,605.2 98,422.2 107,110.4 Profit on Disposal of Shares -22,542.3 -190,020.2 -92,552.2 229,018.2 1,000,030.2 336,469.2 540,691.7 Profit on Trade of Units 1,950.2 2,755.3 4,904.6 5,451.2 -46,780.2 8,965.6 67,008.9 Other -135.8 -1,620.7 90,198.5 77,574.6 2,051.4 -11,088.0 -7,897.4

Profit for the Year, Rs. ’000 109,748.3 -98,628.3 539,724.4 433,019.9 1,277,026.9 672,933.6 383,521.7

Retained Earnings, Rs. ’000 Profit Brought Forward 62,236.4 -94,551.8 4,250.8 -85,939.1 -45,640.5 301,655.7 174,074.6

Profit for the Year 132,230.3 40,035.0 164,159.7 167,654.9 624,852.5 189,176.2 264,447.9 Less : Income Distribution 132,654.3 22,307.7 39,223.4 110,865.5 114,902.6 57,898.1 113,208.4 Total : Profit carried forward 71,280.1 165,528.8 -10,355.2 -39,092.6 319,811.7 172,714.6 230,815.2

Investments, Rs. ’000 Shares (Market Value) 1,313,551.7 1,045,566.3 1,923,037.5 2,296,421.6 2,045,616.7 3,371,718.7 3,358,531.6 Treasury Bills (cost) 161,775.3 228,290.8 217,234.4 408,705.0 574,120.0 723,515.2 732,821.7 Debentures (cost) 168,790.8 163,461.3 154,249.7 96,935.0 61,522.4 19,970.9 135,734.3 Other 225,865.8 322,396.3 210,442.4 83,005.5 96,663.1 87,742.1 94,230.0

Total 1,948,535.6 1,850,483.7 2,498,117.3 2,932,599.2 3,253,480.0 4,209,376.0 4,256,469.5

Net Current Assets, Rs. ’000 82,632.5 122,032.2 71,754.4 173,608.3 235,708.6 95,251.5 149,249.5 Current Assets 161,494.3 246,060.1 226,573.3 383,217.4 411,314.1 368,597.8 375,884.5 Current Liabilities -63,904.4 -51,617.2 89,325.7 109,362.5 36,938.1 192,120.1 -556,584.1

Net Assets (Market Value 1,446,811.4 1,893,116.4 2,402,971.6 3,725,854.5 3,646,663.7 4,359,814.3 4,385,770.7of Funds), Rs. ’000

Investments in Shares, No. of Shares Banks, Finance & Insurance 10,401,812 12,309,117 12,975,960 13,999,485 11,531,474 9,145,692 9,439,357 Beverages, Food & Tobacco 3,454,380 5,561,434 9,596,434 8,041,234 6,113,254 4,230,570 3,354,570 Manufacturing 7,872,042 12,429.290 12,612,390 11,591,923 12,650,749 30,339,406 33,769909 Hotels & Travels 3,317,037 7,075,946 6,527,120 7,916,133 10,619,483 10,735,416 111,980,064 Footwear & Textiles 1,101,681 1,171,390 685,690 536,000 215,100 – 215,100 Trading 1,723,409 2,617,783 1,032,930 1,047,530 961,107 1,001,474 1,469,240 Motors 732,154 1,321,443 938,583 739,683 – – – Chemicals 241,904 169,316 171,516 111,200 – 308,400 324,125 Other 4,958,853 11,344,962 13,261,792 17,706,095 17,235,946 23,506,251 35,232,536

Total 34,403,283 54,000,681 57,802,415 61,957,283 59,509,911 79,087,209 95,864,741

Investments in Shares, Rs. ’000 (Market Value) Banks, Finance & Insurance 119,551.3 50,202.2 142,982.5 159,522.4 146,405.9 202,668.7 184,313,898 Beverages, Food & Tobacco 20,764.5 12,945.9 32,455.7 38,458.9 62,469.4 50,227.2 54,442.9 Manufacturing 59,488.7 35,828.7 68,089.0 52,261.1 69,895.7 62,485.8 73,627.5 Hotels & Travels 15,903.5 9,729.2 10,232.0 35,253.7 61,498.5 89,310.6 116,551.5 Footwear & Textiles 4,332.0 2,764.9 215.1 215.1 10,897.0 – 3,900.0 Trading 5,415.4 4,283.8 3,470.8 4,223.8 5,994.1 5,106.5 6,329.3 Motors 2,182.3 1,928.8 1,524.2 2,534.4 – – – Chemicals 1,980.6 1,913.0 3,025.0 19,360.0 19,361.0 24,822.9 3,704.9 Other 84,470.0 42,945.4 125,825.4 147,007.6 114,150.4 157,063.5 125,316.9

Total 314,088.4 160,630.8 384,797.9 438,413.3 484,510.2 591,685.0 604,602.3

Total Cost on Share 535,407.8 550,990.4 334,615.9 356,871.4 451,122.0 534,486.7 552,271.7 Investments, Rs. ’000

Units in Issue (No.) 365,408,508 390,423,607 381,081,653 374,303,278 323,885,661 339,981,777 333,333.526

Dividends Paid, Rs. per Unit (Ave.) 0.36 0.06 0.1 0.3 0.4 7.9 5.7

Unit Holders (No.) 25,247 26,537 25,685 24,910 23,855 23,441 20,669

Buying Price of Units, Rs. per Unit 4.33-10.89 3.75-10.32 3.74-10.67 4.93-11.9 6.03-16.63 7.67-20.02 7.67-20.71

Selling Price of Units, Rs. per Unit 5.59-11.19 3.99-10.43 3.97-10.81 5.26-12.41 6.45-17.16 8.20-21.94 10.2921.01


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No. of Banks 17 17 12 6 6 6 6 6 6 6

Branches 175 176 176 176 181 191 193 197 198 202Total Staff 1,542 1,581 1,550 1,640 1,673 1,628 1,605 1,581 1,579 1,653

Deposits - No. ’000 993.4 1,058.3 1,103.3 1,180.6 1,305.2 1,457.4 1,660.4 1,863.4 4,430.8 4,737.3Amount, Rs. Mn. 2,033.1 2,618.8 3,077.3 3,417.5 3,937.0 4,746.8 6,344.0 7,691.4 10,242.8 14,220.3

Savings 1,595.5 1,813.6 2,062.1 2,412.3 2,828.5 3,200.7 4,102.0 4,953.0 6,315.9 7,728.3Time & Other 437.6 805.2 1,015.2 1,005.3 1,108.5 1,546.1 2,242.0 2,738.4 3,926.9 6,491.9

Loans Granted.No. ’000 345.0 393.0 336.0 506.7 590.5 711.2 878.3 840.3 1,573.2 1,756.2Amount, Rs. Mn. 2,313.9 2,596.1 2,091.8 3,492.4 4,295.8 4,696.0 6,345.0 8,133.2 11,843.8 14,630.2

Agriculture 287.0 277.7 228.1 337.7 405.4 356.8 497.0 738.6 836.8 1,180.4Livestocks & Fisheries 48.9 60.2 53.7 57.5 69.8 82.4 111.0 162.4 164.1 155.3Small Industries 200.8 219.8 182.4 215.3 291.0 237.6 340.0 343.1 523.3 607.6Pawning 740.0 1,066.0 831.6 1,464.1 1,774.0 2,133.8 2,678.0 3,612.0 4,915.9 5,905.3Other 1,037.2 922.4 831.6 1,417.8 1,755.6 1,885.4 2,719.0 3,277.1 5,403.7 6,781.6

Loans Outstanding – No. ’000 296.0 330.5 314.0 409.9 446.3 511.0 577.0 661.3 1,130.4 1,307.7Amount, Rs. Mn. 2,811.2 3,394.4 3,698.8 4,426.2 5,219.0 5,823.7 7,221.5 9,549.0 13,048.2 16,591.1Agriculture 608.2 613.4 562.1 642.3 713.6 576.5 642.6 864.2 1,128.9 1,235.1Livestocks & Fisheries 120.8 123.3 129.1 141.4 159.0 133.4 178.4 298.4 250.1 251.6Small Industries 316.6 372.5 375.1 451.3 539.4 448.1 563.4 713.9 963.0 1,034.2Pawning 530.7 656.3 687.2 894.0 996.2 1,218.7 1,595.6 2,263.4 3,131.0 3,722.0Other 1,234.8 1,628.9 1,945.3 2,297.2 2,810.8 3,447.0 4,241.5 5,410.0 7,574.2 10,348.2

Investments, Rs. Mn. 454.0 740.5 1,149.5 1,222.0 1,210.0 1,505.7 2,174.0 1,598.0 2,691.7 2,351.7

Total Assets, Rs. Mn. 3,965.1 4,917.1 6,117.0 5,927.0 6,831.0 9,066.0 11,321.0 16,459.0 15,673.4 20,659.3

(a) Includes RRDBs and RDBs since 1998. (b) Provisional Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

SUMMARY OF REGIONAL RURAL / REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS(a) 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

SUMMARY OF CO-OPERATIVE RURAL BANKS AND CREDIT SOCIETIES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Co-operative Rural Banks

No. of Banks 1,293 1,329 1,351 1,418 1,476 1,507 1,554 1,594 1,539 1,650

Deposits, Rs. Mn. 7,616 9,871 11,234 12,915 14,807 16,576 18,687 20,052 22,058 23,570

Savings Deposits 6,457 7,343 7,858 9,546 3,937 4,390 5,211 5,681 5,850 16,784Time Deposits 1,159 2,528 3,376 3,369 10,870 12,186 13,477 14,371 16,207 6,786

Loans Outstanding, Rs. Mn. 4,483 5,146 6,055 7,232 6,188 5,907 4,827 5,995 8,145 12,636

Loans Granted, Rs. Mn. 1,067 3,363 3,279 4,409 5,150 5,663 3,326 4,205 6,859 8,248

Agriculture & Animal Husbandry 129 187 490 669 941 1,100 951 403 489 3,104Small Industries 43 93 213 291 274 302 280 138 926 469Housing, Electrification & Water 584 599 2,010 2,991 1,887 3,179 3,909Commerce & Other Projects 158 193 406 182 396 373 308Other 154 198 159 591 762 1,270 1,910 1,381 1,892 458

Thrift & Credit Co-operative Societies

No. of Societies 8,340 8,424 8,424 8,424 8,435 8,440 8,440 8,440 8,470 8,440

Deposits, Rs. Mn. 2,423 3,055 3,122 4,238 4,205 4,539 4,175 4,490 3,731 3,470

Loans Granted, Rs. Mn. 1,913 2,335 1,362 2,483 2,845 2,996 2,768 2,921 2,770 2,610

Agriculture & Animal Husbandry 299 352 313 561 351 697 526 563 496 467Small Industries 99 99 113 245 156 59 138 249 815 768Housing, Electrification & Water 182 208 352 694 1,428 1,170 1,114 1,080 470 443Commerce & Other Projects 542 645 279 458 273 270 285 302 312 294Other 791 877 305 525 637 801 705 727 677 638


2,991 2,858} } 185

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ROAD NETWORK 1990 – 2005Kilometres

Year Class A Class B Class C Class D Class E Total

Sources : Road Development AuthorityProvincial Councils

“A” Class – All roads within the network of Trunk Roads connecting the national capital with the provincial capitals and also connecting thesecapitals with one another. Also included are other major roads (all roads paved and bitumen surfaced with carriage way between 24ft.to 36ft. and platform width 36ft. to 56ft.).

“B” Class – Main roads connecting other important towns and also providing important links within the trunk route system (Metalled and bitumenwith a small percentage gravelled.).

“C” Class – Other roads such as agricultural roads and local roads (Single carriage way of 12ft. width and a platform width of 22ft. mostly metalledbut with a small percentage gravelled.).

“D” Class – Gravelled road with 8ft. – 10ft. width surface generally motorable during dry weather only.

“E” Class – Briddle paths, generally unmotorable but some are jeepable.

Eastern 620 459 377 204 14 1,674Batticaloa 172 59 216 113 14 574Ampara 307 230 – – – 537Trincomalee 141 170 161 91 – 563

North Western 353 914 992 1,032 37 3,328Kurunegala 197 590 640 840 18 2,285Puttalam 156 324 352 192 19 1,043

North Central 494 562 988 758 – 2,802Anuradhapura 352 382 687 701 – 2,122Polonnaruwa 142 180 301 57 – 680

Uva 468 666 1,163 476 204 2,882Badulla 264 424 929 233 148 1,998Monaragala 204 147 234 243 56 884

Sabaragamuwa 416 641 822 314 – 2,193Kegalle 144 249 442 265 – 1,100Ratnapura 272 392 380 49 – 1,093

Total Year 1996 4,221 6,926 8,457 5,346 554 25,503Year 1990 4,116 6,331 9,640 5,150 501 25,738Year 1985 4,157 4,919 10,277 5,523 600 25,476

Western 373 1,124 1,124 830 – 3,451Colombo 165 249 250 159 – 823Gampaha 128 578 397 475 – 1,578Kalutara 80 297 477 196 – 1,050

Central 409 1,270 1,774 411 246 4,110Kandy 184 526 951 97 20 1,778Matale 105 264 335 185 48 937Nuwara Eliya 120 480 488 129 178 1,395

Southern 353 860 830 802 53 2,898Galle 103 365 323 326 53 1,170Matara 135 224 259 235 – 853Hambantota 115 271 248 241 – 875

Northern 735 525 387 519 – 2,166Jaffna 381 277 – – – 658Killinochchi – – – – – 0Mannar 113 92 110 166 – 481Mullativu 113 102 178 151 – 544Vavuniya 128 54 99 202 – 483

TotalProvince/ Class Class Class Class ClassDistrict A B C D E

Province/ Class Class Class Class ClassDistrict A B C D E

Total

ROAD KILOMETERAGE BY PROVINCE AND DISTRICT 1996

1990 4,116 6,331 9,640 5,150 501 25,7381991 4,116 6,465 9,453 5,200 516 25,7501992 4,216 6,671 8,917 5,280 516 25,6001993 4,220 6,722 8,961 5,296 381 25,5801994 4,220 6,854 8,765 5,300 381 25,5201995 4,220 6,908 8,457 5,346 554 25,4851996 4,221 6,926 8,457 5,346 554 25,5031997 4,221 6,926 7,900 4,643 771 24,4611998 4,222 6,926 7,756 4,564 891 24,3591999 4,221 7,241 7,824 5,926 1,076 26,2882000 4,222 7,265 7,315 5,425 1,735 25,9622001 4,337 7,571 7,536 5,720 1,662 26,8262002 4,339 7,670 7,682 5,763 1,700 27,1542003 4,339 7,670 8,136 5,765 1,913 27,8232004 4,339 7,679 8,136 5,771 1,935 27,8602005 4,314 7,706 8,257 6,074 1,968 28,319

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Vehicle Western Southern Sabara- North- Central Uva North Eastern Northern AllCategory gamuwa Western Central (a) Island

ROAD KILOMETERAGE BY PROVINCE

Year 2002

Class A 372 353 415 408 471 471 495 620 734 4,339

Class B 1,183 967 692 919 1,294 919 645 527 524 7,670

Class C 998 950 818 1,077 1,813 523 613 556 334 7,682

Class D 841 883 301 1,032 325 213 419 1,003 745 5,763

Class E 79 53 912 39 300 178 125 141 – 1,700

Total 3,474 3,206 3,137 3,475 4,204 2,302 2,297 2,720 2,338 27,154

Year 2003

Class A 372 353 415 408 471 471 495 620 734 4,339

Class B 1,183 967 692 919 1,294 919 645 527 524 7,670

Class C 998 950 818 1,077(a) 1,813(a) 523(a) 1,067 556(a) 334(a) 8,136

Class D 841 883(a) 304 1,032(a) 325 213(a) 419(a) 1,003(a) 745(a) 5,765

Class E 79 53(a) 912(a) 39 386 178(a) 125(a) 141(a) – 1,913

Total 3,473 3,206 3,141 3,475 4,289 2,304 2,751 2,847 2,337 27,823

Year 2004

Class A 372 353 415 408 471 471 495 620 734 4,339

Class B 1,183 976 692 919 1,294 919 645 527 524 7,679

Class C 998 950 818 1,077(a) 1,813(a) 523(a) 1,067 556(a) 334(a) 8,136

Class D 845 883(a) 304 1,032(a) 325 213(a) 421 1,003(a) 745(a) 5,771

Class E 79 53(a) 912(a) 39 386 178 147 141(a) – 1,935

Total 3,478 3,215 3,141 3,475 4,289 2,304 2,775 2,847 2,338 27,860

Year 2005

Class A 374 325(a) 416 408(a) 471(a) 471 495 620 734 4,314

Class B 1191 976 694 919 1,307 919 649 527 524 7,706

Class C 998 1,061 818(a) 1,077(a) 1,813(a) 523 1,067 566 334(a) 8,257

Class D 924 1,107 304(a) 1,032(a) 325(a) 213 421 1,003 745(a) 6,074

Class E 87 78 912(a) 39(a) 386(a) 178(a) 147(a) 141(a) – 1,968

Total 3,574 3,547 3,144 3,475 4,302 2,304 2,779 2,857 2,337 28,319

(a) Denotes 2002 position for C, D, E, road classes .

“A” Class – All roads within the network of Trunk Roads connecting the national capital with the provincial capitals and also connecting thesecapitals with one another. Also included are other major roads (all roads paved and bitumen surfaced with carriage way between 24ft.to 36ft. and platform width 36ft. to 56ft.).

“B” Class – Main roads connecting other important towns and also providing important links within the trunk route system (Metalled and bitumenwith a small percentage gravelled.).

“C” Class – Other roads such as agricultural roads and local roads (Single carriage way of 12ft. width and a platform width of 22ft. mostly metalledbut with a small percentage gravelled.).

“D” Class – Gravelled road with 8ft. – 10ft. width surface generally motorable during dry weather only.

“E” Class – Briddle paths, generally unmotorable but some are jeepable.

Sources : Road Development Authority Provincial Councils

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MOTOR VEHICLES BY PROVINCE(a)

Vehicle Category Western Southern Sabara- North- Central Uva North Eastern Northern Allgamuwa Western Central Island

(a) Motor Vehicles with valid revenue licenses(b) Provisional

Sources: Divisional Secretariats Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Year 2002

Omnibuses 7,028 1,585 634 1,150 1,940 665 421 409 333 14,165

Private Coaches 9,296 1,386 1,171 1,850 1,915 686 501 279 94 17,178

Dual Purpose Vehicles 81,720 9,319 4,544 11,220 12,848 3,020 3,457 1,121 207 127,456

Private Cars 110,799 7,216 5,065 7,259 11,234 1,853 1,694 1,142 1,063 147,325

Land Vehicles 11,827 11,201 1,197 11,112 2,484 3,733 6,147 4,931 1,999 55,431

Goods Transport Vehicles 55,836 9,415 5,902 12,873 14,819 4,722 3,604 1,907 808 109,886

Motor Cycles & Threewheelers 276,277 83,345 28,781 93,475 37,132 15,977 33,208 29,565 21,292 619,052

Others 11,714 691 2 285 166 415 131 110 376 13,890

Total 564,497 124,158 48,096 139,224 82,538 31,071 49,163 39,464 26,172 1,104,383

Year 2003

Omnibuses 6,703 1,648 1,096 1,195 2,020 622 465 431 453 14,633

Private Coaches 8,881 1,229 657 2,040 2,715 746 594 468 226 17,556


Private Cars 116,990 7,857 4,740 9,131 13,723 2,559 2,040 1,631 1,571 160,242

Land Vehicles 12,532 12,103 2,038 10,625 2,732 3,588 6,191 5,929 3,236 58,974

Goods Transport Vehicles 67,428 10,465 6,935 14,664 14,534 5,085 4,647 2,549 1,278 127,585


Others 8,589 13 0 127 199 235 60 193 300 9,716

Total 614,366 136,786 57,956 158,159 91,936 34,409 59,941 54,692 40,876 1,249,121

Year 2004

Omnibuses 7,774 2,116 873 1,351 2,057 437 72 515 639 15,834

Private Coaches 9,229 1,277 998 1,810 3,584 882 1,071 434 259 19,544


Private Cars 131,128 9,127 4,357 9,103 20,007 2,256 2,233 1,332 2,013 181,556

Land Vehicles 12,575 11,687 2,360 11,666 4,414 4,431 5,924 6,892 3,914 63,863



Others 12,650 729 94 292 484 487 133 818 586 16,273

Total 682,940 157,857 69,507 178,916 111,484 42,513 69,744 66,736 54,103 1,322,316

Year 2005(b)

Omnibuses 8,105 1,938 1,156 1,147 1,915 327 345 597 957 16,487

Private Coaches 11,360 1,548 1,031 2,429 2,314 1,054 758 321 285 21,100

Dual Purpose Vehicles 99,469 11,736 6,280 14,155 16,450 3,914 4,438 2,407 1,909 160,758

Private Cars 146,909 10,547 4,848 10,715 15,821 4,457 2,708 1,514 2,487 200,006

Land Vehicles 14,700 13,629 2,014 13,079 4,649 4,797 5,779 7,841 4,874 71,362


Motor Cycles & Threewheelers 430,767 134,791 61,471 188,098 64,140 29,529 61,468 57,045 55,563 1,082,872

Others 1,117 21 0 790 314 310 162 125 52 2,891

Total 794,,832 185,964 84,903 247,548 121,878 50,672 81,898 73,135 68,903 1,709,733

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NEW REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

SLCTB / REGIONAL BUS COMPANIES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

OperationalPassengers Transported, Mn. 1,171 1,074 1,013 990 1,179 1,336 1,324 960 940 868Buses Scheduled (Average Daily), No. 6,208 6,277 6,434 6,494 6,449 6,745 6,685 6,746 6,750 6,964Buses Operated (Average Daily), No. 4,716 4,490 4,528 4,721 5,243 6,190 4,988 4,336 4,133 3,808Scheduled Kilometres, Mn. 553 558 563 567 576 416 597 599 593 602Operated Kilometres 348 332 322 344 387 420 395 336 285 257

Passenger Kilometres (b), Mn. 20,267 19,156 17,749 17,956 19,364 21,204 16,400 13,068 14,537 13,086

Seat Kilometres (c), Mn. 19,159 18,283 16,291 17,441 19,310 14,560 19,500 16,775 14,250 12,840

Average Passenger Journey, km. 17.2 17.3 17.5 16.5 17.4 13.2 14.8 13.6 13.2 15.1

Load Factor (d), % 99.6 104.8 108.9 80.1 106.1 97.0 102 104 87.2 102

Average Capacity of Vehicles Operated, No. 55 55 52 50 50 50 50 50 50 50

Average Vehicle Utilization (e), km.Scheduled 243 243 240 239 244 244 244 243 243 237Operated 202 203 197 200 201 203 205 200 187 185

Revenue, Rs. Mn. 4,532 4,582 4,444 4,643 6,080 7,770 7,294 6,642 6,300 6,938

Way Bill Collection 4,293 4,328 4,227 4,421 5,849 7,409 7,037 6,338 6,030 6,621Sales of Season Tickets 239 254 217 222 231 361 257 304 270 317

(a) Provisional Source : Ministry of Railway and Transport(b) Total Revenue/Average Fare per Kilometre.

(c) Operated Kilometres X Average Capacity.

(d) Passenger Kilometres

Seat Kilometres

(e) Per Bus per Day. n.a.– Not available

Passenger Transport (No.) 65,355 70,152 86,581 80,164 75,717 59,993 97,661 159,482 200,282 197,984

Buses and Coaches 1,479 2,059 3,348 2,611 2,298 1,310 1,429 1,949 2,167 2,069Private Cars (b) 18,999 21,199 24,597 20,350 21,776 14,290 20,594 34,452 29,852 24,134Motor Cycles 31,955 36,755 42,089 42,497 39,987 34,119 54,762 86,877 124,474 130,696Three Wheelers 12,922 10,139 16,547 14,706 11,656 10,274 20,876 36,204 43,789 41,085

Goods Transport (No.) 5,691 5,561 8,702 13,361 8,585 6,013 8,166 11,014 10,703 14,262

Lorries 5,488 5,308 8,370 12,675 8,273 5,919 7,827 10,787 10,410 13,838Others 203 253 332 686 312 94 300 227 293 424

Land Vehicles (No.) 8,340 7,652 8,415 9,290 7,530 6,546 7,524 10,862 12,857 17,423

Tractors 1,819 1,476 1,684 1,629 4.567 6,239 6,214 10,004 11,482 12,480Trailers 1,313 980 1,071 794 2,963 307 446 858 1,375 4,943Others 5,208 5,196 5,650 6,867 – – – – – –

Others (No.) 47 16 62 38 97 82 39 184 65 –

Total 79,433 83,381 103,760 102,853 91,929 72,634 113,351 181,542 223,907 229,669

(a) Provisional Source : Commissioner of Motor Traffic,(b) Including dual purpose vehicles Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Rolling Stock, No.

Locomotives (b)Broad Gauge 155 158 171 187 208 200 202 202 202 202Dual Gauge (KV-Line) 5 5 4 4 8 9 7 7 7 7

Passenger CoachesBroad Gauge 1,267 1,267 1,238 1,047 1,077 1,045 1,045 1,045 1,152 1,152 Dual Gauge (KV-Line) 59 45 59 26 26 26 26 26 26 26

Goods WagonsBroad Gauge 2,575 2,570 2,703 2,703 2,076 2,090 2,168 2,168 2,135 2,135Dual Gauge (KV-Line) – – – – 14 14 14 14 14 14

Route, km.Broad Gauge 1,418 1,447 1,388 1,388 1,404 1,390 1,390 1,390 1,128 1,127Dual Gauge (KV-Line) 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59 59

Stations, No.Broad Gauge 157 168 160 161 161 160 160 161 142 151Dual Gauge (KV-Line) 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Sub Stations, No.Broad Gauge 121 138 130 138 141 144 146 147 130 144Dual Gauge (KV-Line) 12 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 14

Passenger Journeys, Mn.

Ordinary Ticket Passengers (c) 43 44 41 40 47 54 58 62 64 59

Season Ticket Passengers 42 44 42 40 43 39 51 51 50 55

Passenger Kilometres (d), Mn.

Ordinary Ticket Passengers 1,936 2,023 1,875 1,968 2,027 2,134 2,470 2,473 3,170 2,767

Season Ticket Passengers (e) 1,304 1,267 1,271 1,319 1,389 1,577 1,631 2,132 1,510 1,589

Revenue from Passenger Traffic, Rs. Mn.

Ordinary Ticket Passengers 475 506 496 522 573 680 758 776 994 1,148

Season Ticket Passengers 147 152 157 158 168 188 200 201 271 331

Coaching Train Kilometre, Mn. km. 6.2 6.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.6 8.7 8.2 8.0 8.0

Goods Hauled, Mn. Tons 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6

Ton Kilometreage of GoodsHauled (f), Mn. 107 96 108 94 88 108 124 120 136 133

Receipts from Goods Traffic, Rs. Mn. 174 152 179 210 133 174 225 211 260 270

Goods Train Kilometres, Mn. km. 0.9 1 1 1 1 1 1 0.4 0.5 0.5

Gross Receipts, Rs. Mn. 938 1,030 1,190 1,038 1,015 1,200 1,362 1,365 1,678 1,958

Working Expenditure, Rs. Mn. 2,538 2,543 3,277 2,886 2,686 3,020 3,328 3,383 4,328 5,512

Personnel Strength, No. 18,843 18,070 18,605 17,377 17,377 17,697 17,460 16,957 17,173 16,360

Source : Sri Lanka Railways(a) Provisional

(b) Locomotives include all engines, steam and diesel and power sets and rail cars.

(c) Number of journeys taken by passengers holding ordinary tickets (or number of ordinary ticket holders.).

(d) Number of passengers travelled X distance travelled.

(e) Number of season ticket holders multiplied by 40 (assuming that a season ticket holder usually takes40 numbers of journey for a month).

(f) Number of tons hauled X distance hauled.

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AVIATION - AIR LANKA / SRI LANKAN AIRLINE 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional Source : Sri Lankan Air Lines

Scheduled Services

Kilometres Flown, ’000 20,719 21,543 22,925 28,082 46,742 33,936 43,324 34,505 42,075 42,279

Hours Flown 26,765 27,835 29,385 39,377 47,190 42,998 41,970 47,120 61,790 63,700

Passengers Carried, No. 1,170,708 1,231,917 1,212,549 1,421,759 1,741,637 1,718,331 1,744,931 1,961,695 2,412,889 2,807,920

Freight Tons Carried, No. 33,369 37,167 34,190 39,655 55,365 50,574 53,344 64,508 78,559 89,826

Passenger Kilometres Flown, ’000 3,816,384 4,249,120 4,136,107 5,156,027 6,859,664 6,638,389 6,180,366 6,926,148 8,315,689 8,545,296

Available Seat Kilometres, ’000 5,342,347 5,512,159 5,838,674 7,193,788 10,317,452 9,652,721 8,107,776 9,155,708 11,340,275 11,610,625

Passenger Load Factor, % 71.4 77.1 70.8 71.7 67.0 67.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Total Tonne Kilometres Performed, ’000 507,406 568,524 553,207 669,665 1,124,882 821,312 941,242 855,717 1,040,983 1,079,361 Passengers (Including Excess Baggage) 343,475 389,639 390,941 485,928 869,174 597,453 753,080 625,543 751,312 779,125 Freight 158,584 173,838 156,471 179,266 255,708 217,567 188,162 230,174 289,671 300,236 Mail 5,347 5,047 5,795 4,471 n.a. 6,292 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Available Tonne Kilometres, ’000 720,602 742,359 805,235 973,322 1,395,764 1,331,054 1,083,162 1,213,810 1,502,257 1,521,553

Weight Load Factor, % 70.4 76.6 68.7 68.8 66.5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Non Scheduled Services

Hours Flown, Hrs. 29,899 31,364 32,895 40,004 52,819 47,402 41,935 49,144 61,790 63,700

Passenger Kilometers Flown, Mn. 3,809 4,265 4,155 5,145 6,860 6,556 6,180 6,926 8,316 8,545

Passenger Load Factor, % 69.9 75.9 69.8 71.3 67 67 76 76 73 74

Weight Load Factor, % 63.1 68.4 60.9 58.5 56 n.a. 44 52 55 58

Freight, MT 25,128 37,002 33,550 39,626 55 50 45 64 79 90

Employment, No. 5,089 4,665 4,822 4,900 4,886 4,086 3,945 4,095 5,107 5,376

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PORT SERVICES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Vessels Arrived 4,557 4,769 4,863 4,943 4,930 4,822 4,789 4,976 4,928 5,088

Colombo 3,924 4,044 4,293 4,302 4,263 4,118 4,235 4,298 4,213 4,421Galle 268 288 317 359 341 369 265 389 317 258Trincomalee 365 437 253 282 326 335 289 289 398 409

Cargo Discharged, MT ’000 14,830 16,976 17,378 17,702 18,843 17,705 18,713 19,959 22,069 24,145

Colombo 13,400 15,645 15,657 15,928 16,381 15,697 16,869 17,830 19,688 21,540Galle 234 181 402 438 593 661 524 482 581 655Trincomalee 1,196 1,150 1,319 1,336 1,369 1,347 1,320 1,647 1,800 1,950

Cargo Loaded, MT ’000 7,893 9,856 9,469 9,292 9,192 9,358 9,599 10,541 11,893 13,155


Total Cargo Handled (Port of Colombo), MT ’000 20,885 25,117 24,793 24,825 25,222 24,741 26,273 28,198 31,299 34,522

Containerised 14,828 18,945 18,482 18,149 18,143 18,373 19,459 21,564 24,542 27,344Break Bulk 2,225 2,260 2,195 2,269 2,118 1,560 1,648 1,458 1,139 1,123Dry Bulk 704 667 923 900 1,188 1,199 1,328 1,611 1,521 2,015Liquid Bulk 3,128 3,245 3,193 3,507 3,774 3,609 3,837 3,565 4,097 4,040

Container Throughput (Port of Colombo), TEU 1,356,301 1,687,184 1,714,077 1,704,480 1,732,860 1,726,606 1,764,694 1,959,336 2,220,525 2,455,297

Discharging 685,316 846,638 851,817 854,565 864,666 865,985 878,861 982,957 1,113,489 1,229,456Domestic 179,632 209,973 237,570 256,776 272,858 268,565 270,513 296,277 347,092 369,565Transhipment 492,455 617,652 592,647 577,805 566,218 578,725 572,843 645,038 731,699 825,082Re-Stowing 13,229 19,013 21,600 19,984 25,590 18,695 35,505 41,642 34,698 34,809

Loading 670,985 840,546 862,260 849,824 868,194 860,621 885,833 982,957 1,113,489 1,225,841Domestic 170,168 206,824 241,128 254,842 279,069 262,994 275,684 292,940 342,330 369,687Transhipment 487,427 615,033 598,510 575,123 563,674 579,168 574,919 642,431 729,736 821,419Re-Stowing 13,390 18,689 22,622 19,859 25,451 18,459 35,230 41,008 34,970 34,735

Revenue, Rs. Mn. 9,007 10,974 13,638 15,089 14,717 16,389 15,667 16,356 17,861 20,550


Employees 17,476 19,033 18,777 18,930 19,344 18,561 17,910 13,418 13,233 13,527

Colombo 15,589 17,101 16,964 17,075 17,411 16,744 16,157 12,522 11,888 12,217Galle 841 831 769 777 758 737 752 638 634 622Trincomalee 1,046 1,101 1,044 1,078 1,175 1,080 1,001 776 711 688

(a) Provisional. Source : Sri Lanka Ports Authority

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(a) Provisional Sources: Central Bank of Sri Lanka National Transport Commission

SELECTED PUBLIC TRANSPORT INDICATORS BY PROVINCE

Item Western Southern Sabara- North- Central Uva North Eastern Northern Allgamuwa Western Central lsland

Sri Lanka RailwaysOperated Kilometers, Mn.

2002 4.3 0.8 0.2 1.5 1.1 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 8.52003 3.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 8.32004 3.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.5 0.1 7.62005(a) 3.6 0.7 0.2 1.2 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.1 7.6

Passenger Kilometers, Mn.2002 2,148.3 451.7 103.8 326.4 597.5 172.9 43.5 176.9 58.0 4,079.02003 2,436.9 512.4 117.7 370.3 677.8 196.2 49.3 200.6 65.8 4,627.02004 2,467.0 518.7 119.1 374.8 686.1 198.6 50.0 203.1 66.6 4,684.02005(a) 2,295.3 482.6 110.8 384.8 638.4 184.7 46.5 188.9 61.9 4,357.9

Freight Ton Killometers, Mn.2002 29.5 0.0 2.9 31.8 34.0 11.7 2.9 16.7 1.6 131.02003 34.9 0.0 3.4 37.6 40.2 13.8 3.4 19.7 1.9 129.02004 30.3 0.0 2.9 32.5 34.7 17.0 2.9 17.0 1.7 134.02005(a) 30.5 0.0 2.9 32.8 35.0 12.0 2.9 17.2 1.7 135.0

Private Bus ServicesPrivate Operator Buses

2002 7,604 1,583 1,550 1,603 2,380 596 511 431 16 16,2742003 7,844 1,660 1,307 1,691 2,362 609 569 481 60 16,5832004 7,620 1,695 1,336 1,721 2,412 781 603 489 70 16,7272005(a) 7,642 1,698 1,347 1,736 2,428 805 612 491 83 16,842

Buses Operated2002 5,451 1,104 1,185 1,084 1,575 411 317 312 14 11,4532003 5,680 1,205 924 1,152 1,623 414 348 314 35 11,6952004 5,410 1,187 935 1,170 1,688 539 415 318 46 11,7082005(a) 5,428 1,189 943 1,180 1,700 555 428 319 54 11,794

Seating Capacity2002 262,690 62,600 50,810 49,940 72,520 19,665 16,930 12,135 520 547,8102003 276,920 67,345 43,160 56,030 82,370 20,940 21,130 15,160 2,715 585,7702004 263,757 66,339 43,674 56,905 85,669 27,262 25,198 15,353 3,568 587,7262005(a) 269,789 68,887 44,481 57,521 84,672 27,679 27,727 15,475 3,756 594,986

Operated Kilometers, Mn.2002 262.6 53.2 57.1 52.2 75.9 19.2 15.3 15.0 0.7 551.22003 273.7 58.1 44.5 55.5 78.2 19.9 16.8 15.1 1.7 563.52004 260.7 57.1 45.1 56.4 81.3 26.0 20.0 15.3 2.2 564.12005(a) 224.2 49.1 38.0 48.8 70.2 22.9 17.7 13.2 2.2 487.3

Passenger Kilometers, Mn.2002 13,785.5 2,793.1 2,997.8 2,740.5 3,984.7 1,039.5 803.3 787.6 37.9 28,969.92003 14,367.3 3,048.0 2,337.2 2,913.9 4,105.3 1,047.2 880.2 794.2 88.5 29,581.82004 13,686.8 2,997.8 2,367.8 2,961.0 4,268.3 1,365.0 1,050.0 803.0 115.5 29,615.22005(a) 11,769.1 2,573.2 2,045.2 2,560.6 3,686.0 1,204.8 929.2 692.3 117.0 25,583.0

SLCTB / Regional Bus CompaniesBuses Operated

2002 1,712 430 623 600 893 496 317 203 37 5,3112003 1,423 358 563 520 781 443 276 197 38 4,5992004 1,231 312 509 483 667 424 264 162 38 4,0902005(a) 1,142 281 478 428 579 400 215 151 159 7,829

Passenger Kilometers, Mn.2002 6,377.0 1,843.4 2,260.7 2,616.4 3,411.6 2,087.1 1,412.8 883.5 174.5 20,436.02003 5,075.9 1,495.0 1,896.6 2,325.1 2,739.7 1,722.6 1,208.5 820.5 161.9 17,445.82004 4,929.0 1,089.2 1,710.9 1,565.9 2,377.2 1,369.6 857.3 517.1 120.8 14,537.02005(a) 3,896.3 1,103.8 1,825.2 1,421.6 1,660.0 1,294.1 701.3 615.2 569.5 13,087.0

Operated Kilometers, Mn.2002 126.5 36.7 40.5 49.5 57.0 37.7 27.4 18.3 3.5 397.02003 100.4 29.5 35.5 43.6 48.3 31.8 23.3 17.9 3.6 333.92004 87.0 25.5 35.0 38.7 42.3 30.3 17.7 16.0 3.8 296.32005(a) 73.2 21.4 27.8 34.1 33.3 26.4 15.9 12.5 12.5 257.0

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Population Distribution by Sex and Age Groups, %

Male 51.7 50.7 50.1 48.9 49.0 48.5 48.4 47.6Female 48.3 49.3 49.9 51.1 51.0 51.5 51.6 54.4

0-13 Years n.a. 40.5 38.4 34.2 34.0 30.8 25.1 24.214-18 Years n.a. 11.5 11.5 12.3 11.3 11.7 11.5 10.019-25 Years n.a. 10.9 13.1 13.7 13.5 12.5 11.7 12.026-35 Years n.a. 12.4 12.3 13.7 14.4 14.3 14.4 13.636-45 Years n.a. 10.1 9.9 9.6 9.9 11.2 13.3 13.946-55 Years n.a. 7.3 6.4 7.6 8.0 8.4 10.7 12.5Above 55 Years n.a. 7.2 8.4 8.9 8.9 11.1 13.3 13.8

Literacy Rate(Aged 5 Years and Above), % n.a. 82.2 80.8 86.2 88.6 91.8 91.8 92.5

Male n.a. 87.1 86.9 90.9 89.9 92.2 94.3 94.5Female n.a. 71.4 74.7 81.9 81.1 85.2 89.4 90.6

Educational Attainment, %

No Schooling 418 26.8 22.9 14.9 15.1 11.8 8.6 7.9Primary 46.8 45.5 43.2 43.8 42.9 41.1 35.2 29.9Secondary 9.8 22.7 27.3 29.8 29.2 32.1 35.5 41.0Tertiary 1.8 5.0 6.6 11.5 12.8 15.0 20.7 21.2

Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment

Labour Force, % of Population 40.0 31.7 33.9 38.0 34.3 38.1 39.7 38.9

Male 56.0 n.a. 48.0 50.1 49.7 51.7 53.0 54.3Female 22.9 n.a. 19.8 26.0 19.4 25.4 27.3 24.9

Employment by Industrial Sector, %

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing n.a. 53.0 54.5 48.3 51.2 47.7 37.7 32.8Mining and Quarrying n.a. 0.2 0.3 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.3 1.2Manufacturing n.a. 7.3 9.3 13.8 12.4 13.4 16.8 17.3Construction n.a. 1.9 1.8 5.3 5.2 5.7 6.8 6.9Electricity, Gas and Water n.a. 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.3 0.6 0.7 0.5Wholesale and Retail Trade n.a. 7.9 7.0 9.7 10.7 11.9 13.3 15.9Public Administration, Defence and Other Personal Services n.a. 29.1 26.8 21.1 18.6 18.8 23.4 25.3

Unemployment, % of Labour Force

Male 15.3 n.a. 18.9 9.2 7.8 11.3 6.4 6.3Female 20.0 n.a. 36.4 24.9 21.3 23.6 17.5 14.2Total 16.6 13.8 24.0 14.7 11.7 15.5 10.4 8.9

By Age Groups

14-18 Years n.a. 47.5 65.8 30.7 30.8 48.0 35.6 35.3 19-25 Years n.a. 30.3 47.8 31.1 28.8 35.3 30.4 28.6 26-35 Years n.a. 7.8 15.2 13.1 8.8 10.6 8.8 7.0 36-45 Years n.a. 2.4 3.9 2.7 1.7 3.2 2.4 1.9 46-55 Years n.a. 2.7 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.7 1.0 0.7 Above 55 Years n.a. 1.9 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.5

By Education Level

No Schooling - Illiterate 6.3 8.4 3.5 2.4 3.0 0.7 0.8 No Schooling - Literate 5.7 6.8 2.8 1.9 1.3 0.0 1.5 Primary 16.4 10.5 14.1 6.6 4.8 5.0 2.3 1.9 Secondary 17.9 23.0 37.1 21.3 14.6 19.8 12.7 8.7 Passed GCE(O/L)/SSC 25.0 39.3 47.4 27.6 24.5 28.5 14.2 13.8 Passed GCE(A/L)/HSC 44.4 36.4 34.8 34.8 23.7 19.3 Graduate 16.2 5.3 9.7 7.6 9.3 12.4

By Sector Urban n.a. 17.8 32.1 20.7 14.2 17.3 13.4 8.8 Rural n.a. 14.6 24.5 14.6 12.0 16.0 10.2 8.9 Estate n.a. 7.5 12.0 5.6 5.0 9.7 6.9 9.2

13.9

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka Consumer Finances and Socio-Economic Survey Series

SRI LANKA SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 1953 – 2003/04

Item 1953 1963 1973 1978/79 1981/82 1986/87(a) 1996/97(a) 2003/04 (b)

(a) Excluding Northern and Eastern Province (Contd.)

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SRI LANKA SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS 1953 – 2003/04 (Contd.)

Item 1953 1963 1973 1978/79 1981/82 1986/87(a) 1996/97(a) 2003/04(b)

Income Distribution

Average Income Per Month, Rs.Per Spending Unit 169 193 311 921 1,652 2,728 8,744 15,400

Per Income Reciever 108 134 228 606 1,108 1,817 5,760 10,754

Income Shares by Deciles of Income Receivers, %

1st Decile 1.51 1.17 1.80 1.19 1.17 1.09 1.27 1.07 2nd Decile 3.56 2.70 3.17 2.57 2.45 2.45 2.77 2.52 3rd Decile 3.56 3.56 4.38 3.57 3.41 3.40 3.86 4.10 4th Decile 4.37 4.57 5.70 4.80 4.53 4.39 4.93 4.69 5th Decile 5.71 5.55 7.10 5.93 5.53 5.69 6.10 5.76 6th Decile 6.31 6.82 8.75 7.37 6.86 6.79 7.44 7.30 7th Decile 7.94 8.98 10.56 9.10 8.54 8.37 9.12 8.70 8th Decile 10.39 11.46 12.65 11.36 10.68 11.08 11.55 11.20 9th Decile 14.16 16.01 15.91 15.36 14.87 15.37 15.68 15.47 10th Decile 42.49 39.24 29.98 38.73 41.93 41.37 37.28 39.70 Gini Coefficient (Spending Units) 0.46 0.45 0.35 0.43 0.45 0.46 0.43 0.46 Gini Coefficient (Income Receivers) 0.50 0.49 0.41 0.50 0.52 0.52 0.48 0.50

Availability of Electricity, % of Households 4.1 7.0 8.0 13.1 15.8 26.5 56.8 74.90

Housing Conditions, % of Households

Wattle and Daub Walls 59.5 54.9 44.2 38.9 43.4 39.7 23.3 12.5Brick Walls 28.9 34.3 25.0 25.2 26.2 35.0 54.0 55.4Clay Floors 50.7 40.3 44.9 45.4 41.9 39.3 25.9 14.5Cement Floors 24.7 38.6 45.0 54.4 52.5 58.5 73.2 77.9Thatched Roof 56.7 49.3 35.1 31.7 36.3 25.0 10.5 5.6Tiled Roof 27.6 36.6 33.6 42.9 39.1 45.4 58.3 58.6

Water Supply & Sanitation, % of Households

Pipe Borne Water 11.3 5.0 21.0 21.8 18.4 22.6 31.0 38.9Separate Toilets 53.8 37.6 56.5 60.5 76.5 88.3 90.1Common Toilets 27.7 30.5 14.9 9.6 6.6 5.2 4.4Without Toilets 18.5 31.9 41.3 28.6 29.9 16.9 6.5 5.6

Availability of Household Equipment, % of Households

Radio n.a. 20.0 25.4 49.9 60.7 67.1 73.6 78.3Sewing Machine n.a. 22.0 26.2 31.3 30.7 37.2 41.5 43.6Refrigerator 0.9 1.0 1.3 2.3 2.9 8.1 16.8 29.7Telephone n.a. 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.9 1.4 4.5 24.5Bicycle n.a. n.a. n.a. 21.5 31.5 34.0 40.5 46.6Motor Cycle/Scooter n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.9 2.4 5.3 12.0 16.3Motor Car/Van n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.9 2.3 3.0 3.4 5.8Television n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 3.8 19.6 50.6 70.8Washing Machine n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.8 2.9 7.6Air Conditioner n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.3 0.9Personal Computer n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.4 4.1

Consumer Expenditure Per Month, Rs.

Per Spending Unit 162 191 310 877 1,570 2,175 8,592 15,471 Per Person 34 36 58 179 318 534 2,012 3,936

Consumer Expenditure Shares, %

Food 59.9 56.3 55.4 56.7 56.5 52.2 48.4 37.9Clothing and Apparel 7.9 9.6 7.6 10.6 7.7 7.6 6.3 8.3Housing 3.6 7.3 6.8 5.8 5.9 7.8 10.8 10.7Medical 1.3 2.8 1.6 1.7 1.6 2.2 2.4 3.4Education 2.0 1.8 2.2 1.6 1.6 2.1 2.3 3.0Transport and Communication 2.6 2.3 3.4 4.5 3.9 4.9 5.3 8.8Fuel and Light 2.0 4.4 4.2 3.9 5.2 4.6 3.9 4.4Consumer Durables 3.2 0.4 6.0 4.6 6.4 5.2 6.7 8.9Interest on Debt 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.9 2.1 1.5Other 16.8 14.3 12.7 10.2 10.7 12.5 11.8 13.1

58.7

(a) Excluding Northern and Eastern Provinces(b) Excluding Killinochchi, Mullaitivu and Mannar Districts.n.a. – Not available

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Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka Consumer Finances and Socio-Economic Survey Series

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SOCIO-ECONOMIC CONDITIONS BY PROVINCE 2003/04

Item Western Southern North Central Uva Sabara- North Eastern Northern All Island

(a) Excluding Killinochchi, Mulliativu and Mannar Districts.

(Contd.)

Source :Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Central gamuwa Western (a)

Population Distribution by Sex and Age Groups, %

Male 46.7 47.2 48.8 48.5 48.3 48.6 48.2 46.4 45.7 47.6Female 53.3 52.8 51.2 51.5 51.7 51.4 51.8 53.6 54.3 52.4

13 Years and Below 21.9 24.8 24.3 23.6 26.7 23.1 22.9 31.9 26.1 24.214 - 18 Years 8.4 11.0 10.5 10.2 12.6 10.1 9.8 11.0 10.4 10.019 - 25 Years 11.9 11.3 13.2 12.4 10.7 12.6 12.2 12.0 13.4 12.026 - 35 Years 15.0 12.0 14.1 13.2 12.0 13.1 14.1 13.5 11.9 13.636 - 45 Years 14.6 13.6 14.5 13.9 15.0 13.6 13.7 12.6 10.1 13.946 - 55 Years 12.4 12.0 12.6 13.2 11.7 13.4 13.7 9.9 12.1 12.5Above 55 Years 15.8 15.2 10.8 13.4 11.2 14.0 13.6 9.3 16.1 13.8

Literacy Rate, %

Male 97.5 94.3 94.5 92.7 91.4 94.3 95.3 90.0 93.5 94.5Female 95.4 91.4 90.8 86.1 85.5 88.9 91.8 83.5 91.8 90.6

Educational Attainment, %

No Schooling 3.9 7.7 7.6 11.1 11.9 9.0 6.7 13.8 7.6 7.9Primary 23.6 31.6 30.7 31.6 35.6 30.6 30.4 37.9 32.1 29.9Secondary 45.5 38.3 44.4 39.6 38.7 43.1 42.4 31.3 31.8 41.0Tertiary 27.0 22.4 17.3 17.7 13.8 17.2 20.6 17.0 28.5 21.2

Labour Force, % of Population

Male 67.2 62.2 68.2 65.3 64.0 68.1 67.9 59.2 51.9 65.3Female 30.0 33.2 28.8 30.8 33.4 35.7 26.5 18.2 17.5 29.5

Employment by Sector, %Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing 9.3 39.8 50.9 43.8 63.7 44.9 28.5 36.1 25.9 32.8Mining and Quarrying 0.6 0.6 1.0 0.3 0.4 6.1 0.7 0.5 0.9 1.2Manufacturing 26.9 16.8 8.8 12.1 6.1 12.5 21.4 11.3 8.5 17.3Construction 7.5 6.1 5.2 6.1 2.4 8.6 10.3 4.2 7.8 6.9Electricity, Gas and Water 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.5Wholesale and Retail Trade 20.6 14 11.6 14.1 9.9 12. 15.8 20.1 19.3 15.9Transport, Storage and Communication 11.0 5.4 4.9 5.8 4.0 4.2 6.9 6.9 6.0 7.0Other Services 23.2 16.6 17.1 17.3 13.3 11.5 16.3 20.2 31.2 18.3

Unemployment, % of Labour Force

Male 6.6 8.2 6.5 6.9 5.5 5.7 5.4 3.9 3.1 6.3Female 12.0 17.4 13.3 18.4 12.7 9.5 14.1 21.1 12.5 14.2

Unemployment by Age Groups14 - 18 Years 12.5 14.7 15.6 18.2 22.7 10.1 16.1 11.5 14.619 - 25 Years 60.5 56.7 62.4 59.4 56.4 65.2 60.9 67.7 51.9 60.226 - 35 Years 18.6 18.3 14.7 15.0 16.4 16.5 19.3 18.8 48.1 17.936 - 45 Years 5.0 7.4 6.4 5.9 1.8 6.3 2.6 1.0 5.046 - 55 Years 2.8 2.2 0.9 1.0 1.8 1.3 0.5 1.7Above 55 Years 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.9 0.6 0.5 1.0 0.6

Availability of Electricity, % of Household 92.4 78.4 62.0 72.7 56.7 64.7 68.5 65.6 63.6 74.9Housing Conditions, % of Households

Wattle and Daub Walls 5.9 5.9 19.8 12.6 18.0 18.6 12.9 14.8 9.4 12.5Brick / Cement Block Walls 79.5 79.2 79.2 68.5 73.7 67.8 81.4 76.9 81.1 76.5Clay Floor 2.4 13.1 30.0 22.3 33.6 18.6 13.5 13.2 15.6 14.5Cement / Terrazo / Tiles Floor 94.0 81.9 66.2 75.5 64.5 78.0 82.7 80.9 82.2 81.8Thatched Roof 2.4 4.6 3.1 1.8 1.8 3.0 3.1 5.4 2.2 3.0Tiles / Asbestoes Roof 86.1 91.2 76.0 59.3 71.0 77.7 78.0 76.5 75.8 78.7

Water Supply and Sanitation, % of Households

Pipe Borne Water 57.2 40.4 16.4 51.2 37.3 36.6 17.6 19.6 11.4 38.9Separate Toilets 92.8 94.3 91.4 87.5 92.3 94.0 92.0 68.1 80.8 90.1Common Toilets 6.2 2.3 1.3 7.5 3.1 3.2 3.4 2.7 4.7 4.4Without Toilets 1.0 3.4 7.3 5.0 4.6 2.7 4.6 29.2 14.4 5.6


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Item

Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(a) Excluding Killinochchi, Mullaitivu and Mannar Districts.

gamuwaCentral Western Western Southern North Central Uva Sabara- North Eastern Northern All Island

(a)

Income DistributionAverage Income per Month, Rs.

Spending Units 21,143 12,422 14,539 12,963 10,765 11,352 14,790 12,908 14,251 15,400Income Receivers 14,892 8,559 11,093 8,830 8,022 7,438 10,276 9,377 9,228 10,754

Income Shares by Deciles of Income Receivers, %1st Decile 1.4 1.1 1.2 1.6 1.7 1.3 1.2 0.5 0.5 1.12nd Decile 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.9 1.8 1.8 2.53rd Decile 3.7 4.2 3.6 3.9 4.0 4.2 4.1 3.4 2.9 4.14th Decile 4.2 5.3 4.6 4.9 4.9 5.4 5.2 3.9 5.2 4.25th Decile 5.6 6.6 5.6 6.1 6.1 6.5 6.4 5.5 5.7 5.86th Decile 7.0 8.0 6.8 7.4 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.0 8.0 7.37th Decile 8.6 9.8 8.0 9.3 9.4 9.7 9.3 8.6 9.5 8.78th Decile 11.1 12.3 10.5 11.8 11.5 11.9 11.7 10.6 11.7 11.29th Decile 16.0 16.0 14.8 15.6 15.3 16.1 15.5 14.7 15.0 15.4

10th Decile 39.8 34.0 42.0 36.4 36.3 34.2 36.0 43.9 39.8 39.7

Gini Coefficient (One Month Income)Spending Units 0.47 0.39 0.48 0.42 0.43 0.40 0.42 0.51 0.44 0.46Income Receivers 0.51 0.46 0.51 0.47 0.46 0.45 0.47 0.55 0.52 0.50

Availability of Household Equipment, % of Households

Radio 84.1 79.4 75.7 78.1 76.6 78.2 78.1 62.7 68.9 78.3Sewing Machine 58.4 45.7 36.9 38.8 28.5 39.9 44.1 23.8 25.6 43.6Refrigerator 53.6 24.1 19.4 21.8 11.1 18.9 27.6 16.9 12.8 29.7Telephone / Cellular Phone 45.3 18.3 13.9 17.1 9.1 13.4 23.1 13.9 19.7 24.5Bicycle 39.4 55.5 80.1 16.7 31.5 19.7 71.2 73.8 86.7 46.6Motor Cycle / Scooter 19.9 14.8 20.9 6.6 6.5 9.4 27.2 16.1 20.3 16.3Motor Car / Van 12.1 2.8 3.8 3.5 2.3 2.7 5.5 2.7 3.1 5.8Television 85.8 67.7 65.7 70.6 57.3 67.6 72.6 49.2 43.9 70.8Washing Machine 17.8 3.7 2.4 5.5 2.0 2.2 4.3 5.4 0.8 7.6Air Conditioner 2.1 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.5 0.6 0.9Personal Computer 9.9 2.5 1.2 2.6 0.5 1.6 2.5 1.2 2.8 4.1

Consumer Expenditure per Month, Rs.Per Spending Unit 20,872 13,081 12,045 12,427 10,740 10,954 15,326 13,935 14,461 15,278Per Person 5,922 3,222 3,159 3,089 2,564 2,792 4,012 3,135 3,254 3,936

Consumer Expenditure Shares, %Food 30.6 41.6 43.7 43.4 46.5 45.6 37.7 47.1 46.4 37.9

Rice 4.2 8.5 9.9 8.7 11.4 11.4 7.4 8.0 5.9 6..9Wheat Flour 0.2 0.2 0.5 1.5 1.2 0.5 0.3 0.5 2.7 0.5Bread 1.4 1.5 1.0 1.4 1.2 1.3 1.0 1.5 1.7 1.3Meat 1.4 0.7 1.5 1.9 1.2 1.1 1.8 2.9 2.2 1.5Condiments 2.5 4.1 4.0 3.8 4.6 4.2 3.4 4.1 4.2 3.3Coconut 1.6 3.2 3.4 3.1 3.2 3.8 2.5 2.9 3.7 2.5Milk 2.7 3.0 2.1 3.2 2.8 2.8 2.1 2.8 3.2 2.7Sugar 0.9 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.4 1.2 2.1 2.2 1.2

Clothing and Apparel 7.5 7.6 9.0 10.2 8.9 9.2 7.9 10.6 6.7 8.3Housing 14.7 8.0 7.3 10.7 7.9 8.2 7.3 5.5 4.8 10.7Medical 4.1 3.7 2.4 2.7 2.6 2.8 3.1 3.0 2.5 3.4Education 3.4 2.9 2.1 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.3 3.1 3.2 3.0Transport and Communication 10.5 8.0 7.9 7.8 6.4 7.6 8.4 6.9 7.4 8.8Fuel and Light 4.5 4.0 3.9 4.6 4.5 4.3 3.8 5.1 6.3 4.4Consumer Durables 8.4 9.3 9.0 5.7 7.2 7.0 16.3 5.8 8.1 8.9Interest on Debt 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.0 0.8 1.1 1.2 0.8 0.8 1.5Other 30.4 31.9 32.8 29.8 31.7 30.6 30.0 34.4 34.5 31.0

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SOCIO - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : MONTHLY PER CAPITA CONSUMPTION OF SELECTED FOOD ITEMS2003/04

Item Unit Western Southern North Central Uva Sabara- North Eastern Northern(a) GroupCentral gamuwa Western Total

Contd.

RiceSamba Grams 3,005 363 1,038 1,142 210 650 2,749 312 195 1,523Par Boiled Grams 1,241 89 5,465 4,695 637 4,150 6,201 6,015 5,230 3,163Kekulu Red Grams 1,632 5,002 444 835 2,771 2,742 158 194 260 1,757Kekulu White Grams 999 3,786 3,595 2,139 6,648 2,754 367 1,987 238 2,215Other Grams 536 88 54 49 90 115 56 11 5 193

Flour, Flour based products and GrainsWheat Flour Grams 348 224 580 1,876 1,228 584 537 605 3,688 783Rice Flour Grams 49 27 42 44 43 19 43 221 996 86Kurakkan Flour Grams 7 29 37 6 52 18 24 28 16 20Ulundu Flour Grams 8 0 1 3 7 2 3 4 19 4Bread - Standard Loaf Grams 2,642 1,726 1,076 1,420 979 1,263 1,278 1,550 1,433 1,719Bread - Special Loaf Grams 67 4 13 47 16 17 40 23 36 37Biscuits No. 131 103 73 81 77 93 91 102 89 101Kurakkan Grams 2 2 30 3 29 4 3 6 1 6Maize Grams 0 18 7 7 102 5 1 61 0 16Barley Grams 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0Papadam Grams 20 11 10 14 10 11 16 11 24 15Noodles / Pasta Grams 48 36 14 30 18 29 32 23 7 33Sago Grams 2 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 1Processed Cereals (Corn Flakes etc.) Grams 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1Triposha/Samaposha Grams 8 18 8 2 7 12 11 6 1 9Other Grams 2 1 0 15 2 1 0 3 29 4

VegetablesCabbage Grams 172 141 231 322 261 241 223 223 146 214Beans Grams 357 245 207 448 369 352 256 234 66 314Leeks Grams 122 75 82 118 111 128 112 95 34 106Carrot Grams 172 132 49 130 123 91 96 178 92 131Beetroot Grams 154 99 132 172 90 137 157 79 64 133Tomato Grams 36 44 117 79 81 41 58 110 132 63Capsicum Grams 60 88 70 74 102 58 37 29 30 63Raddish Grams 73 96 79 92 66 110 114 18 3 81Knolkhol Grams 31 24 24 54 41 47 41 5 0 33Ash Plantains Grams 76 108 112 65 93 88 118 59 93 88Ridge Gourd Grams 62 53 127 81 59 90 138 92 7 80Ladies Fingers (Bandakka) Grams 79 91 167 92 121 93 130 181 127 108Snake Gourd (Pathola) Grams 73 106 64 75 59 73 89 49 40 75Bitter Gourd (Karawila) Grams 69 91 85 61 89 95 70 54 68 75Long Beans Grams 90 171 413 122 163 154 274 235 183 173Brinjals Grams 145 260 392 337 393 235 277 371 542 274Murunga (Drumsticks) Grams 45 46 86 70 63 39 70 115 136 63Ash Pumpkin(Puhul) Grams 3 8 12 2 6 3 8 41 56 10Cucumber Grams 54 37 21 34 30 24 54 22 17 39Golden Melon (Kekiri) Grams 32 7 123 24 6 70 177 25 3 51Kohila Root Grams 43 27 18 10 8 39 29 4 3 26Pumpkin Grams 149 215 400 260 379 223 223 95 48 212Batana Grams 6 7 10 4 4 13 4 1 0 6Wing Bean (Dambala) Grams 45 34 48 49 29 54 43 18 3 40Talanabatu Grams 57 33 72 42 60 41 45 13 1 44Tibbatu Grams 6 4 46 10 19 18 32 4 2 14Plantain Flowers (Kehelmuwa) Grams 36 44 94 58 86 84 63 26 21 54Ambarella Grams 41 28 19 11 10 24 33 4 0 25Mushrooms Grams 7 7 16 5 16 6 9 3 0 7Raw Cashew Grams 2 3 0 0 0 1 23 2 0 4Other Grams 22 24 39 20 31 25 44 19 4 26Frozen Vegetables and Products Grams 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1Tinned Vegetables and Products Grams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0


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Items Unit Western Southern North Central Uva Sabara- North Eastern Northern(a) GroupCentral gamuwa Western Total


Contd.

Leafy VegetablesMukunuwenna Grams 219 369 170 180 174 140 146 99 49 196Kankun Grams 107 38 49 25 33 31 28 32 1 51Katurumurunga Grams 70 41 47 29 32 24 37 24 8 42Gotukola Grams 145 103 102 91 97 77 142 45 30 108Sarana/Thampala Grams 26 11 15 7 15 12 13 4 0 15Nivithi Grams 34 28 28 11 16 21 31 8 0 24Cabbage Leaves Grams 10 4 13 46 62 10 26 5 5 19Kohila Leaves Grams 26 17 10 10 12 23 23 5 0 18Salad Leaves Grams 4 1 1 3 3 1 2 1 0 2Onion Leaves Grams 21 6 12 10 14 13 19 4 12 14Other Leafy Vegetable Grams 42 27 137 104 252 60 126 111 240 92

Potatoes and YamPotatoes Grams 303 275 324 288 305 259 346 278 428 302Manioc Grams 59 145 102 87 231 102 117 358 308 131Sweet Potatoes Grams 32 54 36 24 32 36 32 17 0 32Innala Grams 10 10 1 2 3 8 1 1 0 6Kiri Ala Grams 10 20 5 9 19 24 9 2 0 12Other Grams 10 5 5 9 7 24 13 7 25 11

FruitsKolikuttu No. 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1Anamalu/Ambun No. 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1Ambul No. 8 8 6 6 6 5 6 11 10 7Other No. 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 5 2Papaw No. 1 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1Pineapple No. 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0Mangoes No. 1 1 3 2 2 1 2 1 1 1Grapes Grams 8 3 5 4 2 3 5 2 4 5Jak Fruits Grams 4 19 33 5 28 16 15 51 164 21Dates Grams 8 5 6 11 4 4 21 27 6 10Sultanas Grams 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1Other Grams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Meat and EggBeef Grams 100 23 91 121 38 32 157 375 89 109Mutton Grams 6 3 3 11 4 2 4 29 83 10Chicken Grams 327 105 133 198 100 143 222 131 178 201Pork Grams 26 6 56 9 18 5 33 8 1 19Other Grams 4 13 29 2 20 2 5 12 3 8Egg No. 3 2 3 3 2 2 3 4 3 3

Fresh FishThora Grams 20 1 1 9 3 4 2 12 0 9Parawa Grams 87 14 1 10 5 10 29 53 45 37Balaya Grams 55 183 46 53 41 47 55 105 23 72Kelawalla Grams 124 99 9 17 18 25 39 91 29 66Mullet (Galmalu) Grams 33 24 0 6 3 3 13 105 326 34Kumbalawa Grams 19 7 2 1 1 2 33 128 128 25Shark Grams 16 8 2 5 1 5 7 15 12 9Thalapath Grams 68 5 6 12 4 9 11 5 4 24Prawns Grams 29 2 1 0 1 2 28 38 22 15Sprats Grams 36 17 1 0 3 4 17 20 19 17Hurulla Grams 124 118 61 45 49 66 201 133 99 107Cuttle Fish Grams 14 8 1 1 1 1 9 30 66 11Salaya Grams 169 41 30 28 11 36 122 54 28 81Other Sea Fish Grams 145 242 46 44 37 34 210 154 384 137Fresh Water Fish (All Varieties) Grams 15 83 879 54 89 23 191 504 105 151

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Dried FishThora Grams 2 2 1 2 0 3 1 14 0 3Parawa Grams 5 1 1 3 1 6 6 4 2 4Balaya Grams 21 65 67 47 46 70 37 15 0 41Katta Grams 41 6 8 7 4 7 8 3 0 16Thalapath Grams 9 1 1 1 1 2 3 1 0 4Koduwa Grams 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Shark Grams 18 7 23 24 7 27 22 5 2 17Anguluwa Grams 15 33 28 5 24 9 39 3 0 18Kumbalawa Grams 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 3 1Keeramin Grams 33 5 15 21 10 20 23 12 3 20Hurulla Grams 9 10 14 12 14 15 23 6 3 12Dried Sprats Grams 120 103 128 104 96 150 145 45 13 111Dried Prawns Grams 3 3 2 3 1 4 3 1 0 3Bombeli Grams 1 4 3 2 1 1 2 0 0 2Other Grams 20 33 34 19 16 16 69 18 17 28Fresh Water Fish Dried Grams 1 1 30 3 6 1 13 35 3 7

Fish OtherSalted Fish Grams 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 1Maldive Fish Grams 24 15 13 6 7 8 21 18 1 16

Tinned Fish Grams 39 24 40 50 29 33 40 28 17 36Other Processed Fish Products Grams 4 0 3 1 2 5 3 1 0 3

CondimentsChillies Dried Grams 44 63 61 18 38 33 78 21 39 45Chillies Green Grams 116 138 154 111 120 131 172 202 178 138

Chilly Powder Grams 100 77 101 113 106 98 76 155 174 103Turmeric / Turmeric Powder Grams 20 23 29 26 24 28 31 16 11 24

Curry Powder (Sarakku) Grams 42 42 47 67 60 59 36 29 16 46Curry Powder (Other) Grams 24 10 26 11 10 5 16 9 8 15

Red Onions Grams 288 278 144 144 145 255 217 260 643 247Big Onions Grams 691 763 488 504 505 426 496 322 98 552Garlic Grams 93 93 96 95 80 74 97 84 108 91Salt Grams 305 325 391 343 373 301 414 403 370 345

Pepper Grams 28 30 29 15 21 15 23 10 8 22Lime Grams 88 57 88 56 72 66 101 76 94 77Vinegar M.Litre 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1Tamarind Grams 21 2 15 11 11 5 29 64 166 24

Coriander Seeds Grams 9 11 13 6 7 9 29 13 30 13Cummin Seed (Suduru) Grams 4 7 5 7 4 4 10 17 16 7

Fennel Seed (Maduru) Grams 2 4 4 2 3 3 7 15 20 5Mathe Seed (Uluhal) Grams 13 10 17 11 10 13 20 29 51 16

Raw Ginger Grams 11 1 3 2 1 1 9 30 5 7Mustard Grams 6 8 12 10 11 7 10 6 6 8Cinnamon Grams 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 2 0 3Goraka Grams 33 43 29 13 17 22 31 32 1 28Cardamom Grams 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 0 1Cloves Grams 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1

Rampe / Sera / Karapincha Grams 70 48 74 58 48 79 71 33 23 61Other Grams 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 1

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Milk and Milk PowderFresh Unprocessed M.Litre 16 23 87 90 57 17 64 38 184 47Pasteurised M.Litre 8 2 0 7 0 3 5 0 0 4Sterilised M.Litre 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2Fresh Milk(Goat) M.Litre 2 2 4 8 0 0 1 158 923 45Infant Milk Powder(Tinned or Pktd) Grams 39 37 13 35 14 25 26 26 13 30Milk Powder (Tinned or Pktd) Grams 385 241 159 240 186 197 190 162 128 251Milk Powder (Tinned or Pktd) Grams 41 13 22 16 13 10 29 51 76 28Cheese Grams 3 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1Curd M.Litre 30 81 38 14 25 14 15 70 11 34Yoghurt M.Litre 42 18 21 11 11 8 15 7 1 21Butter Grams 21 3 2 4 1 1 2 1 1 7

Liquor and Tobacco ProductsToddy M.Litre 12 42 0 140 170 101 5 32 422 66Arrack M.Litre 37 27 18 50 15 24 22 45 21 32Beer/Stout M.Litre 15 2 1 16 3 13 6 5 2 9

Whisky/Brandy/Gin/Wine etc. M.Litre 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1Kasippu M.Litre 59 62 97 18 10 67 125 0 17 56

Cigarettes No. 6 4 3 3 2 2 4 3 1 4Cigars No. 0 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1

Beedi No. 2 2 15 9 9 4 7 18 9 6

OtherCoconuts No. 7 9 10 8 7 9 11 7 8 8

Coconut Milk Powder Grams 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1Coconut Oil M.Litre 326 211 383 386 418 303 329 279 193 318

Vegetable Oil M.Litre 19 3 2 8 2 1 6 41 144 16Soyabean / Sunflower / Corn Oil M.Litre 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 1

Tea Dust / Leaves Grams 115 113 96 131 131 116 101 103 103 114Coffee Seed / Powder Grams 10 2 1 1 1 1 6 3 10 5

(a) Excluding Killinochchi,Mannar and Mullaitivu Districts. Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

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SOCIO - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : PER CAPITA DAILY ENERGY INTAKE FOR SELECTED FOODITEMS BY PROVINCE - 1996/97(a) AND 2003/04(b)

Province Survey Rice Wheat Bread Coconut Sugar Meat/ Milk Veget- Condi- Other GroupPeriod Flour Fish ables ments Total

(a) Excluding Northern and Eastern Provinces. Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka(b) Excluding Killinochchi, Mannar and Mullaitivu Districts.

Calories

Western 1996/97 878.1 45.9 338.3 266.8 191.3 115.8 35.7 47.6 57.4 343.0 2,319.9

2003/04 856.1 40.4 221.3 251.8 183.9 118.9 76.4 48.8 62.1 402.2 2,261.7

North Western 1996/97 1,094.4 70.9 178.6 355.4 180.3 118.2 16.3 48.0 53.0 271.9 2,387.0

2003/04 1,105.5 62.2 107.7 383.8 177.7 132.6 39.9 55.0 63.9 337.0 2,465.3

Southern 1996/97 1,059.7 28.1 221.5 292.4 198.8 86.7 23.5 52.3 59.9 254.9 2,277.7

2003/04 1,075.8 26.0 141.3 302.6 178.0 84.6 47.7 47.1 60.3 295.7 2,259.2

Sabaragamuwa 1996/97 1,139.5 98.1 173.5 292.1 158.8 72.4 19.3 46.3 52.2 275.6 2,327.6

2003/04 1,204.9 67.7 104.6 321.6 134.8 69.4 36.6 47.0 52.4 290.3 2,329.2

Central 1996/97 1,019.6 250.7 193.8 267.2 173.7 70.5 23.5 49.9 52.6 284.7 2,386.2

2003/04 1,026.5 217.6 119.8 262.3 149.1 70.5 47.5 49.9 52.5 320.9 2,316.5

Uva 1996/97 1,143.5 174.0 136.8 212.4 141.5 57.8 19.4 47.3 51.1 303.8 2,287.6

2003/04 1,194.9 142.4 81.2 229.5 145.6 57.0 34.8 49.4 52.7 361.5 2,349.0

Eastern 1996/97 – – – – – – – – – – –

2003/04 988.7 70.2 128.5 235.7 228.3 128.1 42.4 38.9 60.3 353.1 2,274.2

North Central 1996/97 1,150.5 89.7 167.9 279.7 162.1 105.7 13.8 47.2 63.2 305.2 2,385.1

2003/04 1,227.5 67.3 89.0 338.5 155.6 125.6 33.1 54.2 61.4 315.9 2,468.1

Northern 1996/97 – – – – – – – – – – –

2003/04 688.9 427.8 119.9 263.3 245.5 77.0 58.0 28.6 75.3 441.7 2,426.1

Average 1996/97 1,023.7 96.8 232.4 281.5 178.8 94.7 24.9 48.5 55.8 298.5 2,335.5

2003/04 1,023.9 91.2 143.4 286.1 174.0 100.1 51.6 48.2 59.4 347.4 2,325.3


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SOCIO - ECONOMIC CONDITIONS : PER CAPITA DAILY PROTEIN INTAKE FOR SELECTED FOODITEMS BY PROVINCE - 1996/97(a) AND 2003/04(b)

Province Survey Rice Wheat Bread Coconut Sugar Meat/ Milk Veget- Condi- Other GroupPeriod Flour Fish ables ments Total

(a) Excluding Northern and Eastern Provinces Source : Central Bank of Sri Lanka

(b) Excluding Killinochchi, Mannar and Mullaitivu Districts

Western 1996/97 18.2 1.5 10.1 2.7 0.5 14.0 2.9 2.8 2.2 9.0 63.8

2003/04 16.8 1.3 7.1 2.6 0.5 14.3 5.8 3.0 2.4 12.4 66.1

North Western 1996/97 25.1 2.2 5.3 3.6 0.5 13.1 1.3 3.7 2.3 7.0 64.1

2003/04 24.7 2.0 3.5 3.9 0.4 14.5 3.0 4.2 2.6 11.3 70.2

Southern 1996/97 19.7 0.9 6.6 3.0 0.5 10.3 1.7 3.6 2.4 7.7 56.4

2003/04 20.0 0.8 4.6 3.1 0.4 10.5 3.7 3.4 2.4 11.3 60.2

Sabaragamuwa 1996/97 23.9 3.1 5.2 3.0 0.4 8.1 1.8 3.0 2.1 8.3 58.9

2003/04 25.1 2.1 3.4 3.3 0.3 7.8 2.9 3.3 2.2 10.6 61.0

Central 1996/97 22.4 7.9 5.8 2.7 0.4 7.8 1.7 3.2 2.1 8.0 62.1

2003/04 22.2 6.9 3.8 2.7 0.4 8.0 3.6 3.3 2.2 10.5 63.6

Uva 1996/97 22.2 5.5 4.1 2.2 0.4 6.0 1.7 2.9 2.2 8.4 55.4

2003/04 22.5 4.5 2.6 2.4 0.4 6.1 2.7 3.4 2.2 11.5 58.3

Eastern 1996/97 – – – – – – – – – – –

2003/04 22.4 2.2 4.2 2.4 0.6 14.7 3.1 3.1 2.6 11.1 66.3

North Central 1996/97 24.9 2.8 5.0 2.9 0.4 11.9 1.2 4.4 2.5 8.1 64.2

2003/04 26.4 2.1 2.9 3.5 0.4 13.1 2.5 5.3 2.6 10.8 69.5

Northern 1996/97 – – – – – – – – – – –

2003/04 16.3 13.5 3.8 2.7 0.6 11.4 3.6 2.2 3.2 14.1 71.6

Average 1996/97 21.4 3.1 6.9 2.9 0.4 10.9 2.0 3.2 2.2 8.2 61.3

2003/04 21.1 2.9 4.6 2.9 0.4 11.6 3.9 3.4 2.4 11.5 64.8

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GENERAL EDUCATION 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

(a) Provisional

(b) Primary Education : 1978–1982: schools having classes from Grade 1–81983–1984: schools having classes from K.G. to Grade 51985–1986: schools having classes from year 1–6

(c) Secondary Education : 1978–1982: schools having classes up to Grade 121983–1984: schools having classes up to Grade 8, Grade 10 & Grade 121985–1986: schools having classes from year 1–9, 1–11,1–13, & 7–13

(d) Classification of Schools from 1978 is as follows:

Grade 1A – Schools having GCE (A/L) Science classesGrade 1B – – do –Grade 1C – Schools having GCE (A.L.) Arts/Commerce classes.Grade 2 – Schools having classes up to Grade 10 or 6–9/year 1–11Grade 3 – Schools having classes up to Grade 1–5/year 1–6

(e) This includes 8,788 volunteer teachers and teachers paid by other than government.


Total No. of Schools 10,936 10,983 10,947 10,695 10,615 10,552 10,508 10,473 11,131 10,464

Government Schools 10,312 10,358 10,313 10,058 9,976 9,891 9,829 9,790 9,765 9,727

Primary (b) 4,188 4,157 4,059 2,665 2,644 2,617 2,590 2,580 2,538 2,509Secondary (c) 6,124 6,201 6,254 7,393 7,332 7,274 7,239 7,210 7,227 7,218

Other Schools 624 625 634 637 639 661 679 683 692 737

Pirivena Schools 545 550 555 560 561 583 599 598 607 652Private Schools 79 75 79 77 78 78 80 85 85 85

Classification of Govt. Schools (d)10,312 10,358 10,088 10,057 9,976 9,891 9,829 9,790 9,765 9,727

Grade 1A & B 588 590 513 524 575 600 602 606 621 646Grade 1C 1,838 1,867 1,798 1,791 1,785 1,767 1,745 1,752 1,774 1,810

Grade 2 3,698 3,744 3,844 4,100 4,175 4,190 4,249 4,267 4,274 4,237Grade 3 4,188 4,157 3,933 3,642 3,441 3,334 3,233 3,165 3,096 3,034

Total No. of Pupils 4,254,393 4,260,989 4,279,315 4,277,064 4,340,412 4,330,233 4,170,162 4,255,245 4,183,931 4,315,784

Government Schools 4,119,627 4,124,108 4,136,029 4,134,082 4,193,908 4,187,146 4,027,075 3,941,685 3,870,628 3,942,412

Other Schools 134,766 136,881 143,286 142,982 146,504 143,087 143,087 156,780 156,780 373,372

Pirivena Schools 48,561 50,991 51,916 49,657 51,121 52,906 54,968 55,733 55,476 55,279Private Schools 86,205 85,890 91,370 93,325 95,383 97,262 97,174 101,047 101,047 318,093

New Admissions 322,858 347,787 345,531 340,941 332,892 330,316 325,763 316,344 268,755 318,093

Total No. of Teachers(Govt. & Other Schools) 193,576 187,539 196,305 194,589 194,723 198,410 196,407 196,597 197,344 197,624

Government Schools 185,553 179,589 188,029 186,184(e) 186,097(e) 189,485 186,999 186,695 189,440 187,339

Science Graduates 5,331 5,638 5,806 5,847 6,110 6,240 51,929Arts & Other Graduates 44,977 47,818 46,500 46,348 46,930 46,917 n.a.Diploma (Science & Maths) 679 n.a. 179 158 116 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Trained Teachers 88,653 90,508 105,945 112,770 114,140 119,388 119,609 124,205 128,177 127,936Others 47,773 40,589 30,719 22,948 18,385 17,791 15,195 9,450 6,010 7,474

Private Schools 3,774 3,652 3,942 4,133 9,902 4,801 5,465

Pirivena Schools 4,249 4,298 4,334 4,253 4,983 5,206 4,820Pupil / Teacher Ratio(All Schools) 22.0 22.7 21.8 22.0 22.3 22 21 21 21 21

48,448 48,492 49,641

8,626 8,925

9,408

Source : Ministry of Education


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TEACHERS AND PUPILS BY PROVINCE AND DISTRICT 1997 – 2005(’000)

1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)Province / District

T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P T P

Sources : Ministry of Human Resources Development,Education and Cultural Affairs

Western 36 885 39 890 39 885 38 902 39 900 43 961 38 863 37 856 37 879

Colombo 14 349 15 351 15 357 15 362 15 362 17 386 15 348 15 345 15 354Gampaha 13 328 14 332 14 323 14 332 14 332 15 356 14 320 13 319 14 328Kalutara 9 208 10 207 10 204 9 207 10 206 11 218 9 195 9 192 9 197

Central 25 565 26 566 26 564 26 569 27 567 28 556 26 530 35 514 27 520

Kandy 14 296 15 296 15 295 15 298 15 297 15 290 15 277 15 269 15 273Matale 5 106 5 106 5 105 5 105 5 104 5 101 5 97 5 93 5 93Nuwara Eliya 6 163 6 164 6 164 6 165 7 166 7 165 6 156 7 152 7 154

Southern 26 557 28 559 28 561 28 567 27 565 28 560 27 520 26 510 26 513

Galle 10 232 11 232 11 235 11 236 11 237 11 234 11 220 10 216 10 219Matara 9 180 10 182 10 182 10 185 9 184 10 182 9 168 9 165 9 165Hambantota 7 145 7 145 7 145 7 146 7 144 7 145 7 132 7 129 6 129

Northern 9 266 10 268 9 272 10 274 11 281 10 272 11 259 11 257 11 266

Jaffna 5 113 5 122 5 126 6 130 6 132 5 129 6 136 6 135 6 137Killinochchi 0.9 40 0.9 37 0.8 36 0.8 35 1 37 1 34 1 28 1 29 1 32Mannar 0.6 23 0.7 23 0.7 24 0.7 25 1 26 1 27 1 25 1 24 1 26Mullativu 0.9 48 0.9 44 0.7 40 0.7 39 1 41 1 37 1 27 2 27 1 28Vavuniya 2 42 2. 42 2 45 2 45 2 45 2 46 2 44 1 42 2 43

Eastern 13 351 14 353 14 358 14 365 16 371 14 365 15 365 15 364 16 377

Batticaloa 4 109 4 109 4 109 4 112 4 114 4 115 4 117 4 117 5 122Ampara 6 155 6 156 6 158 6 161 8 163 7 156 7 154 7 153 7 156Trincomalee 3 87 4 88 4 91 4 92 4 94 4 94 4 94 4 94 4 98

North Western 24 499 24 498 24 499 24 505 26 500 25 500 24 470 25 460 25 469

Kurunegala 18 342 18 339 18 338 18 342 19 337 19 334 18 312 18 305 18 310Puttalam 6 157 6 159 6 161 6 163 7 163 7 166 6 158 7 155 6 159

North Central 12 276 13 276 13 278 13 280 13 277 13 267 12 262 12 255 12 256

Anuradhapura 9 193 9 193 9 193 9 195 9 193 9 182 9 179 9 175 9 176Polonnaruwa 3 83 4 83 4 85 4 85 4 84 4 84 3 83 3 80 3 80

Uva 14 305 14 306 14 307 14 311 15 312 15 310 15 290 15 285 15 288

Badulla 10 195 10 195 10 196 10 198 10 199 9 197 10 186 10 183 10 186Monaragala 4 110 4 111 4 112 4 113 5 113 5 113 5 104 5 102 5 101

Sabaragamuwa 19 419 20 418 20 411 20 418 19 411 20 389 19 382 19 369 19 374

Kegalle 10 244 10 243 10 239 10 244 9 240 8 226 10 222 10 213 10 216Ratnapura 9 175 10 175 10 171 10 173 10 171 12 162 9 160 9 156 9 158

(a) ProvisionalT : TeachersP : PupilsNote : Data for the year 1995 are not available

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GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BY SIZE OF STUDENT POPULATION – 2005

Province / District

WesternColombo 42 179 77 39 24 17 12 9 12 411

Gampaha 87 245 103 46 24 15 9 4 3 536

Kalutara 121 175 54 24 17 8 5 3 3 410

CentralKandy 185 306 85 37 12 4 7 4 5 645

Matale 112 139 29 17 4 1 1 1 0 304Nuwara Eliya 194 225 66 22 9 1 0 0 0 517

Southern

Galle 109 201 52 28 11 10 5 2 7 425Matara 84 186 54 20 7 6 4 2 2 365Hambantota 74 164 41 17 4 3 3 2 2 310

NorthernJaffna 110 215 59 18 6 1 1 0 0 410

Killinochchi 26 45 19 4 1 0 0 0 0 95Mannar 36 40 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 94Vavunia 108 59 12 3 0 2 2 1 0 187Mullaitivu 40 40 19 4 0 0 0 0 0 103

Eastern

Batticaloa 86 145 63 15 9 2 1 0 0 321Ampara 90 198 65 19 11 4 2 0 0 389Trincomalee

North Western

Kurunegala 318 404 83 35 17 10 8 2 5 882Puttalam 56 186 61 22 9 1 3 2 2 342

North Central

Anuradhapura 202 250 67 15 5 5 2 1 3 550Polonnaruwa 88 95 29 9 7 2 0 0 1 231

UvaBadulla 190 271 62 28 6 8 1 2 0 568Moneragala 70 124 45 11 6 3 3 0 0 262

Sabaragamuwa

Ratnapura 184 262 85 28 8 8 2 0 3 580Kegalle 218 229 48 17 6 2 5 2 2 529

Sri Lanka 2,830 4,383 1,292 480 205 113 76 37 50 9,466

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GOVERNMENT SCHOOL TEACHERS BY CATEGORY OF APPOINTMENT 2005

Province / District Graduate Trained Untrained Trainees Other Total

Sources :Ministry of Ecucation

Western 12,711 23,573 521 159 246 37,210Colombo 5,463 8723 248 61 86 14,581Gampaha 4,364 8,921 152 37 50 13,524Kalutara 2,884 5,929 121 61 110 9,105

Central 7,097 18,834 435 226 595 27,187Kandy 4,598 10,079 194 58 27 14,956Matale 1,352 3,783 92 15 9 5,251Nuwara Eliya 1,147 4,972 149 153 559 6,980

Southern 7,867 17,214 338 88 75 25,582Galle 2,988 6,967 103 34 39 10,131Matara 2,833 5,996 123 29 27 9,008Hambantota 2,046 4,251 112 25 9 6,443

Northern 3,043 5,719 611 80 145 9,598Jaffna 2,181 3,713 249 32 77 6,252Killinochchi 258 780 133 16 16 1,203Mannar 304 591 96 16 14 1,021Mullaitivu 300 635 133 16 38 1,122Vavuniya 397 1,302 93 29 40 1,861

Eastern 3,222 11,420 879 101 393 16,015Battucaloa 1,250 3,108 284 25 116 4,783Ampara 1,276 5,170 385 48 176 7,055Trincomalee 696 3,142 210 28 101 4,177

North Western 7,312 16,704 348 116 327 24,807Kurunegala 5,900 12,152 199 41 61 18,353Puttalam 1,412 4,552 149 75 266 6,454

North Central 2,381 9,094 226 163 41 11905Anuradhapura 1,745 6,710 135 108 39 8,737Polonnaruwa 636 2,384 91 55 2 3,138

Uva 3,173 10,598 301 424 38 14,534Badulla 2,237 7,192 202 244 32 9,907Moneragala 936 3,406 99 180 6 4,627

Sabaragamuwa 4,726 13,478 298 103 35 18,640Ratnapura 2,196 7,080 193 75 26 9,570Kegalle 2,530 6,398 105 28 9 9,070

Total 51,929 127,936 4,050 1,489 1,935 187,339

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STUDENTS AND NEW ADMISSIONS IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS 2005(a)

Sinhala Medium Tamil Medium English Medium All Students

Province/Disrict

(a) Provisional Sources : Ministry of Ecucation

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Western 33,487 32,495 65,982 3,490 3,550 7,040 0 0 0 36,977 36,045 73,022

Colombo 12,698 12,119 24,817 1,612 1,575 3,187 0 0 0 14,310 13,694 28,004

Gampaha 13,424 13,325 26,749 750 731 1,481 0 0 0 14,174 14,056 28,230

Kalutara 7,365 7,051 14,416 1,128 1,244 2,372 0 0 0 8,493 8,295 16,788

Central 12,896 12,145 25,041 7,804 7,717 15,521 0 0 0 20,700 19,862 40,562

Kandy 7,479 6,940 14,419 2,821 2,912 5,733 0 0 0 10,300 9,852 20,152

Matale 2,947 2,882 5,829 734 755 1,489 0 0 0 3,681 3,637 7,318

Nuwara Eliya 2,470 2,323 4,793 4,249 4,050 8,299 0 0 0 6,719 6,373 13,092

Southern 19,726 18,746 38,472 657 639 1,296 0 40 40 20,383 19,425 39,808

Galle 8,633 8,341 16,974 238 224 462 0 0 0 8,871 8,605 17,476

Matara 6,330 5,874 12,204 295 239 588 0 0 0 6,625 6,167 12,792

Hambantota 4,763 4,531 9,294 124 122 246 0 0 0 4,887 4,653 9,540

Northern 114 118 232 11,370 10,999 22,369 0 0 0 11,484 11,117 22,601

Jaffna 0 0 0 5,576 5,332 10,908 0 0 0 5,576 5,332 10,908

Killinochchi 0 0 0 1,650 1,531 3,181 0 0 0 1,650 1,531 3,181

Mannar 0 0 0 1,116 1,132 2,248 0 0 0 1,116 1,132 2,248

Mullaitivu 112 116 228 1,755 1,734 3,489 0 0 0 1,867 1,850 3,717

Vavuniya 2 2 4 1,273 1,270 2,543 0 0 0 1,275 1,272 2,547

Eastern 2,904 2,861 5,765 13,845 13,165 27,010 0 0 0 16,749 16,026 32,775

Batticaloa 0 0 0 5,986 5,752 11,738 0 0 0 5,986 5752 11,738

Ampara 2,068 2,070 4,138 4,212 4,020 8,232 0 0 0 6,280 6,090 12,370

Trincomalee 836 791 1,627 3,647 3,393 7,040 0 0 0 4,483 4,184 8,667

North Western 16,043 15,368 31,411 3,269 3,281 6,550 0 0 0 19,312 18,649 37,961

Kurunegala 10,963 10,624 21,587 1,071 1,216 2,287 0 0 0 12,034 11,840 23,874

Puttalam 5,080 4,744 9,824 2,198 2,065 4,263 0 0 0 7,278 6,809 14,087

North Central 8,595 8,315 16,910 1,219 1,326 2,545 0 0 0 9,814 9,641 19,455

Anuradhpura 5,932 5,743 11,675 807 857 1,664 0 0 0 6,739 6,600 13,339

Polonnaruwa 2,663 2,572 5,235 412 469 881 0 0 0 3,075 3,041 6,116

Uva 8,878 8,528 17,406 2,429 2414 4,843 0 0 0 11,307 10,942 22,249

Badulla 5,318 5,108 10,426 2,179 2,210 4,389 0 0 0 7,497 7,318 14,815

Moneragala 3,560 3,420 6,980 250 204 454 0 0 0 3,810 3,624 7,434

Sabaragamuwa 12,648 12,209 24,857 2,419 2,380 4,799 0 0 0 15,067 14,589 29,656

Ratnapura 7,238 7,045 14,283 1,254 1,263 2,517 0 0 0 8,492 8,308 16,800

Kegalle 5,410 5,164 10,574 1,165 1,117 2,282 0 0 0 6,575 6,281 12,856

Total 115,291 110,785 226,076 46,502 45,471 91,973 0 40 40 161,793 156,296 318,089


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No. of Universities 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 15

No. of Students (b) 32,800 38,594 40,174 47,914 48,296 48,661 48,666 59,740 64,801 66,386

No. of Teachers 2,927 3,108 3,113 3,228 3,241 3,110 3,225 3,543 3,725 3,875

New Admissions 9,787 10,450 10,779 11,896 11,805 11,918 12,144 25,471(c) 13,396 14,520

No. of Graduated 6,233 6,705 7,834 8,787 9,337 8,484 9,027 9,920 10,525 8,875

Arts & Oriental Studies – B.A./B.A. Special 2,246 2,513 2,739 3,613 3,656 3,214 3,288 3,373 3,366 2,410Commerce & Mgt. Studies – B.Sc./B.Com./B.B.A. 1,178 1,219 1,593 1,271 2,448 1,854 2,018 2,121 3091 2,357Law L.L.B. 160 294 161 325 173 182 170 188 166 345Science B.Sc. 1,341 1,031 1,236 1,418 1,264 1,335 1,159 1,726 1,323 1,402Engineering B.Sc. (Eng.) 433 496 615 631 548 653 1,060 629 984 755Medicine M.B.B.S. 555 1,023 897 1,049 904 801 754 1,273 964 593Dental Surgery B.D.S. 58 56 68 70 77 71 75 74 84 74Agriculture B.Sc. 190 201 348 298 249 225 377 394 388 554Veterinary Science B.V. Sc. 27 36 50 35 n.a. 70 68 61 42 74Architecture and Quantity Surveying B.Sc. 45 130 127 77 55 79 58 51 69 95Ayurveda/Unani/Siddha Medicine – – – – – – – – 48 134Expenditure on HigherEducation, Rs.Mn. 3,434 4,386 5,127 4,995 5,365 6,384 6,309 6,707 7,622 8,178

Capital Expenditure 970 1,331 1,519 1,353 1,440 1,439 1,097 1,173 1,384 2,133

Recurrent Expenditure 2,464 3,056 3,608 3,642 3,925 4,945 5,212 5,534 7,622 6,045

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS BY SECTOR

Urban Sector Rural Sector All IslandType

of Pupils Pupils PupilsSchools Schools Pupils Teachers per Schools Pupils Teachers per Schools Pupils Teachers per

Schools having classes Teacher Teacher Teacher

(a) Provisional Source : Ministry of Education

Year 2005

GCE (A/L) Science (1AB) 259 619,037 24,075 26 387 625,343 25,723 24 646 1,244,380 49,798 25

GCE(A/L)Arts/Commerce(Other than Science)(1C) 186 171,157 7,629 22 1,626 1,091,753 50,537 22 1,812 1,262,910 58,166 22

Upto year 11 (Type 2) 313 130,477 6,478 20 3,925 962,409 56,575 17 4,238 1,092,886 63,053 17

From years 1 to 5 or years1 to 8 (Type 3) 128 38,897 1,545 25 2,899 302,959 16,672 18 3,027 341,856 18,217 19

All School 886 959,568 39,727 24 8,837 2,982,464 149,507 20 9,723 3,942,032 189,234 21

Year 2004

GCE (A/L) Science (1AB) 252 574,526 22,834 25 369 567,940 23,985 24 621 1,142,466 46,819 24

GCE(A/L)Arts/Commerce(Other than Science)(1C) 189 172,681 7,794 22 1,585 1,077,384 50,430 21 1,774 1,250,065 58,224 21

Upto year 11 (Type 2) 322 136,320 6,664 20 3,952 993,570 57,143 17 4,274 1,129,890 63,807 18

From years 1 to 5 or years1 to 8 (Type 3) 133 39,333 1,597 25 2,963 308,874 16,890 18 3,096 348,207 18,487 19

All Schools 896 922,860 38,889 24 8,869 2,947,768 148,448 20 9,765 3,870,628 187,337 21

n.a. – Not available(a) Provisional(b) In year 2003, two batches of undergraduates were admitted. New admission of 2003. shows both batches 2002/03 and 2002/03(a) intakes.(c) Excluding Open University.Note : From year 2004 onwards University Education includes other Higher Educational Institutions (14 HEI’s in 2004 and 16 in 2005) also.

No graduated can be different from year to year, because of some universities have not been held their exams.

Source : University Grants Commission

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ELIGIBILITY, ADMISSION AND ENROLMENT OF STUDENTS FOR UNIVERSITY EDUCATION 2001/2002 – 2005/2006

2001/2002 2002/2003 2002/2003(A)

Eligi- Admi- Percen- Enro- Eligi- Admi- Percen- Enro- Eligi- Admi- Percen-ble tted tage lled ble tted tage lled ble tted tage

Arts Male 14,509 1,149 7.9 5,330 15,765 1,217 7.7 6,431 12,972 1,293 10.0Female 36,247 3,134 8.6 12,930 37,864 3,111 8.2 15,139 33,469 3,077 9.2Total 50,756 4,283 8.4 18,260 53,629 4,328 8.1 21,570 46,441 4,370 9.4

Commerce Male 10,786 1,094 10 5,312 11,932 1,267 10.6 6,873 12,069 1,355 11.2Female 13,711 1,278 9 5,441 15,070 1,227 8.1 6,826 15,821 1,507 9.5Total 24,497 2,372 10 10,753 27,002 2,494 9.2 13,699 27,890 2,862 10.3

Science Male 8,427 3,373 40 12,456 9,271 3,441 37.1 14,708 9,431 3,562 37.8Female 7,996 2,116 26 8,094 8,524 2,168 25.4 9,763 8,534 2,246 26.3Total 16,423 5,489 33 20,554 17,795 5,609 31.5 24,471 17,965 5,808 32.3

Total Male 33,722 5,616 17 23,098 36,968 5,925 16.0 28,012 34,472 6,210 18.0Female 54,954 6,528 11 26,465 61,458 6,506 10.6 31,728 57,824 6,830 11.8Total 91,676 12,144 13 49,563 98,426 12,431 12.6 59,740 92,296 13,040 14.1

Note: Undergraduate enrolement is based on the calender year and admission is based on academic years relevant to their GCE (A/L) Examinations.In 2003, two batches of undergraduates, 2002/03 and 2002/03(A) were admitted to universities. The relevent student enrolment for year 2003 isgiven under 2002/03 academic year with no separate enrolment under 2002/03(A), as both batches were admitted in 2003.

** Estimated and Gender wise is not available.

Arts Male 13,620 1,201 8.8 6,028 15,186 1,275 8.4 6,161 15,331 1,535 10.0Female 34,009 3,115 9.2 14,979 36576 3,259 8.9 14,847 38,245 4,039 10.6Total 47,629 4,316 9.1 21,007 51,762 4,534 8.8 21,008 53,576 5,568 10.4 22,656

Commerce Male 13,013 1,457 11.2 6,979 15,444 1,510 9.8 6,728 16,091 1,566 9.7Female 16,414 1,470 9.0 7,168 18,895 1,490 7.9 6,801 21,037 1,667 7.9Total 29,427 2,927 9.9 14,147 34,339 3,000 8.7 13,529 37,128 3,233 8.7 4,370

Science Male 8,558 3,595 42.0 14,958 13,110 4,066 31.0 15,547 14,080 4,797 34.1Female 7,828 2,558 32.7 10,254 12,514 2,920 23.3 11,851 13,986 3,689 26.4Total 16,386 6,153 37.6 25,212 25,624 6,986 27.3 27,398 28,066 8,486 30.2 29,350

Total Male 35,191 6,253 17.8 27,965 43,740 6,851 15.7 28,463 45,502 7,843 17.4Female 58,251 7,143 12.3 32,401 67,985 7,669 11.3 33,499 73,268 9,337 12.8Total 93442 13,396 14.3 60,366 111,725 14,520 13.0 61,935 118,770 17,287 14.6 66,376

2003/2004 2004/2005 2005/2006

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UNIVERSITY ADMISSION BY PROVINCE AND DISTRICT 1998/99 – 2005/2006

Province / District 1998/99 99/2000 2000/01 2001/2002 2002/03 2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06

Western 3,390 3,339 3,569 3,439 3,305 3,6998 3,707 3,974 4,650Colombo 1,873 1,880 2,046 2,055 2,035 2,229 2,238 2,350 2,694

Gampaha 874 827 916 819 741 879 877 980 1,124Kalutara 643 632 607 565 529 590 592 644 832

Central 1,256 1,209 1,237 1,257 1,186 1,314 1,359 1,465 1,844

Matale 188 195 187 206 190 179 196 206 294Kandy 857 802 824 812 767 861 877 916 1,170Nuwara Eliya 211 212 226 239 229 274 286 343 380

Southern 1,900 1,848 1,828 1,988 2,077 2,153 2,168 2,382 2,805

Galle 827 833 816 867 901 984 991 1,086 1,297Matara 727 680 643 703 795 758 734 828 915Hambantota 346 335 369 418 381 411 433 468 593

Northern 1,392 1,463 1,340 1,213 916 856 893 1,042 1,396

Jaffna 1,141 1,149 962 809 588 538 533 623 868Killinochchi 50 81 100 80 75 82 70 91 120Mannar 69 70 72 77 81 56 67 89 114Mullativu 71 90 114 152 93 89 109 106 141Vavuniya 61 73 92 95 79 91 114 133 153

Eastern 769 655 656 695 671 710 814 897 1,099

Trincomalee 141 148 148 164 150 166 175 190 239Batticaloa 309 223 234 236 200 234 254 261 385Ampara 319 284 274 295 321 310 385 446 475

North Western 1,204 1,239 1,264 1,292 1,277 1,304 1,423 1,433 1,828

Puttalam 257 261 259 257 258 308 293 304 430Kurunegala 947 978 1,005 1,035 1,019 996 1,130 1,129 1,398

North Central 449 468 482 526 523 566 596 598 715

Anuradhapura 315 343 342 377 381 413 436 421 511Polonnaruwa 134 125 140 149 142 153 160 177 204

Uva 496 520 528 597 559 593 648 665 789

Badulla 352 377 377 440 389 410 435 464 556Monaragala 144 143 151 157 170 183 213 201 233

Sabaragamuwa 984 1,064 1,014 1,111 1,000 974 1,035 2,064 1,358

Kegalle 532 518 485 534 466 432 460 496 583Ratnapura 452 499 529 577 534 542 575 693 775

Special intake (*) 56 47 44 26 917 872 763 875 795

Total 11,896 11,805 11,918 12,144 12,431 13,040 13,396 14,520 17,287

Source : University Grants Commission* Students admitted under Special Intake where districthas not been taken into account for selection.

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UNIVERSITY ADMISSION BY ACADEMIC STREAM AND DISTRICT – 2004/2005

Arts Mgt. & Commerce Law Phy. Science Bio Science Medicine Dental DISTRICT

A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C

Veterinary Agriculture Engineering Architecture Other (a) Total DISTRICT

A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & CTOTAL

A – 40% Merit Quota

B – 55% District Quota

C – 05% Educationally Disadvantaged District Quota

Note : Above statistics relate to under graduates actually registered for the first year.

* Educationally Disadvantaged Districts.


Colombo 238 – 332 182 21 13 273 109 139 74 154 57 26 5Gampaha 198 – 90 161 8 11 26 97 – 58 16 52 – 4Kalutara 197 – 36 84 8 6 22 51 2 34 12 27 – 2Matale 46 9 11 38 – 3 3 23 – 15 1 11 – 1Kandy 247 – 65 103 6 8 46 69 26 48 26 34 – 3Nuwara Eliya* 62 16 3 73 – 5 – 22 – 22 1 23 – 2Galle 285 – 143 81 8 6 71 51 27 35 39 26 – 2Matara 217 2 84 63 1 5 68 42 – 29 28 21 – 2Hambantota* 145 – 22 58 – 3 17 46 11 32 5 21 – 2Jaffna 112 – 32 82 1 7 34 57 – 34 17 29 – 2Kilinochchi* 16 – 2 16 – 1 – 7 – 5 – 5 – 1Mannar* 13 12 17 – 1 – 3 – 1 – 5 – 1Mulativu* 49 – 4 16 1 1 – 9 – 6 – 5 – 1Vavuniya* 37 – 9 16 – 1 – 9 – 5 3 5 – 1Trincomalee* 34 2 9 40 – 3 1 23 1 12 2 12 – 1Batticaloa 112 – 5 43 – 3 – 24 2 15 – 13 – 1Ampara* 147 – 16 62 3 4 – 43 – 30 3 20 – 2Puttalam 91 – 10 58 3 4 1 34 – 22 2 18 – 1Kurunegala 382 25 107 118 9 9 70 78 9 54 22 40 – 3Anuradhapura* 141 – 16 79 1 6 – 49 – 28 – 27 – 2Polonnaruwa* 31 13 2 39 – 3 – 14 – 12 – 12 – 1Badulla* 113 – 17 82 1 5 – 63 – 43 5 29 – 2Moneragala* 85 – 5 42 – 3 – 14 – 14 – 14 – 1Kegalle 126 59 21 63 2 5 10 42 – 28 2 20 – 2Ratnapura 238 – 35 81 2 6 6 50 – 35 9 26 – 2special Intake – – – 30 – 1 – 13 – 4 – 5 – 3

Total 3,362 813 1,076 1,727 75 123 648 1,042 217 695 347 557 26 50

Colombo 42 14 96 48 147 62 12 4 162 28 1,642 596 2,238Gampaha 1 13 2 45 6 55 1 4 4 25 352 525 877Kalutara 5 6 4 24 11 27 4 2 17 11 318 274 592Matale – 3 2 9 1 14 – – – 6 64 132 196Kandy 6 9 27 27 25 39 – 3 44 16 518 359 877Nuwara Eliya* – 6 20 – 24 – 1 – 6 66 220 286Galle 7 6 44 21 35 28 2 2 57 10 723 268 991Matara 14 6 23 16 42 23 – 2 41 8 515 219 734Hambantota* 1 5 14 15 6 21 1 1 5 4 225 208 433Jaffna 4 7 24 22 21 34 – – 6 8 251 282 533Kilinochchi* – 3 – 4 – 6 – – – 4 18 52 70Mannar* – 1 – 3 – 7 – – – 3 13 54 67Mulativu* – 3 – 4 – 6 – – – 4 54 55 109Vavuniya* 2 3 1 4 3 6 – – 4 5 59 55 114Trincomalee* – 3 – 10 3 14 – – – 5 50 125 175Batticaloa – 3 – 11 1 15 – – – 6 120 134 254Ampara* – 5 – 17 1 21 – – 2 9 172 213 385Puttalam – 4 2 15 1 19 – – 1 7 111 182 293Kurunegala 1 9 19 31 38 42 3 3 42 16 702 428 1,130Anuradhapura* 1 6 11 21 8 28 – 2 1 9 179 257 436Polonnaruwa* – 3 – 10 – 13 – 1 1 5 34 126 160Badulla* – 7 – 22 6 29 – – 2 9 144 291 435Moneragala* – 3 – 11 – 15 – – – 6 90 123 213Kegalle 1 5 16 17 5 22 1 2 3 8 187 273 460Ratnapura – 6 8 22 7 28 – – 5 9 310 265 575Special Intake – 6 – 5 – 10 – 2 – 9 – 763 763

Total (b) 85 145 293 454 367 608 24 29 397 236 6,917 6,479 13,396

(a) Include Quantity Surveying, Design, Computer Sc. & IT, Town Country Planning, Indigenous Medicine, Food Science and Nursing (b) Including Special Intake


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A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C A B & C

Veterinary Agriculture Engineering Architecture Other(a) Total

A – 40% Merit Quota B – 55% District Quota

C – 05% Educationally Disadvantaged District Quota

(a) Include Quantity Surveying, Design, Computer Sc. & IT, Town Country Planning, Indigenous Medicine, Food Science and Nursing

(b) Including Special Intake

Note: Above statistics relate to undergraduates actually registered for the first year.

The admission categories do not apply to the students admitted under special intake.


TOTAL

Colombo 198 37 309 190 25 15 334 130 199 74 143 57 24 5Gampaha 173 23 107 166 8 13 39 115 4 60 19 51 – 5Kalutara 193 – 73 86 3 7 34 60 6 35 8 26 – 2Matale 60 – 6 38 1 3 2 25 – 15 1 11 – 1Kandy 247 – 36 107 11 8 56 74 48 48 33 34 – 3Nuwara Eliya 81 3 23 74 2 6 – 34 – 25 2 23 – 2Galle 310 – 187 82 8 6 74 57 49 35 25 26 3 2Matara 186 92 47 64 5 5 60 44 30 29 30 21 – 2Hambantota 137 – 28 58 1 4 24 48 2 32 5 21 – 2Jaffna 164 – 18 83 2 7 44 57 2 34 22 29 – 2Kilinochchi 18 10 3 18 – 1 – 11 – 5 – 5 – 1Mannar 12 13 1 17 1 1 – 12 – 8 – 5 – 1Mulativu 20 11 11 18 1 1 – 11 – 6 – 5 – 1Vavuniya 40 – 10 17 1 1 5 11 – 5 – 5 – 1Trincomalee 32 11 4 41 – 3 – 28 – 13 1 12 – 1Batticaloa 84 – 11 45 – 3 – 30 – 16 1 13 – 1Ampara 190 – 7 65 3 5 2 46 – 30 – 20 – 2Puttalam 66 6 13 59 3 5 – 40 – 22 3 18 – 1Kurunegala 345 59 69 121 5 9 71 82 31 54 21 40 – 3Anuradhapura 84 23 11 80 1 6 – 57 – 28 8 28 – 2Polonnaruwa 25 17 4 40 – 3 – 23 – 13 1 12 – 1Badulla 91 10 32 85 – 7 – 66 – 44 5 29 – 2Moneragala 45 7 3 43 – 3 – 30 – 16 – 14 – 1Kegalle 163 25 25 63 4 5 22 45 2 28 7 20 – 2Ratnapura 267 78 86 4 7 10 58 10 35 9 26 – 2special Intake – 785 – 18 – 2 – 15 – 8 – 16 – 3

Total 3,231 1,132 1,116 1,764 89 136 777 1,209 383 718 344 567 27 51

Colombo 13 5 78 51 144 68 6 4 194 47 1,667 683 2,350Gampaha – 4 6 46 18 61 1 3 16 42 391 589 980Kalutara – 2 7 23 12 30 4 2 9 22 349 295 644Matale – 1 3 10 3 14 – 1 – 11 76 130 206Kandy 3 3 26 29 31 39 – 2 49 29 540 376 916Nuwara Eliya – 2 – 21 1 27 1 – – 16 110 233 343Galle 3 2 32 22 36 29 3 2 73 20 803 283 1,086Matara 9 2 20 17 48 23 1 1 76 16 512 316 828Hambantota – 2 34 15 10 19 – 1 12 13 253 215 468Jaffna – 3 26 22 22 34 – 1 35 16 335 288 623Kilinochchi – 1 – 4 – 7 – – – 7 21 70 91Mannar – 1 – 4 – 7 – – – 6 14 75 89Mulativu – 1 – 4 – 7 – – – 9 32 74 106Vavuniya – 1 4 4 4 7 – – 9 8 73 60 133Trincomalee – 1 – 11 4 15 – – 3 10 44 146 190Batticaloa – 1 5 12 – 16 – – 12 11 113 148 261Ampara – 2 6 18 – 23 1 – 11 15 220 226 446Puttalam – 1 7 16 6 21 – – 2 15 100 204 304Kurunegala – 3 19 33 48 43 1 2 40 30 650 479 1,129Anuradhapura – 2 10 22 5 28 1 2 5 18 125 296 421Polonnaruwa – 1 – 11 – 15 – – – 11 30 147 177Badulla – 2 6 23 4 30 1 2 3 22 142 322 464Moneragala – 1 1 11 2 15 – – – 9 51 150 201Kegalle – 2 11 17 5 23 2 1 8 16 249 247 496Ratnapura – 2 10 23 3 29 1 2 11 20 403 290 693Special Intake – 1 – 6 – 10 – – – 11 – 875 875

Total (b) 28 49 311 475 406 640 23 26 568 450 7,303 7,217 14,520

UNIVERSITY ADMISSION BY ACADEMIC STREAM AND DISTRICT – 2005/2006

Arts Mgt. & Commerce Law Phy. Science Bio Science Medicine Dental


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Veterinary Agriculture Engineering Architecture Computer Sc. Quality Total(b) Race Medicine(a) IT & Design Surveying(a)


UNIVERSITY ADMISSION BY ACADEMIC STREAM AND RACE 2002/2003 – 2005/2006

Arts Commerce & Law Physical Science Bio Science Medicine Dental Race Management Maths & Ststistics


Sinhalese 2002/03 2,598 226 776 1,216 76 97 561 785 223 571 306 422 29 332003/04 2,750 540 931 1,334 69 94 587 832 206 572 315 444 26 362004/05 2,511 690 958 1,334 74 111 676 953 367 584 302 440 25 392005/06 2,764 229 972 1,407 78 118 579 1,035 350 865 330 630 26 44

,Tamils 2002/03 349 26 33 225 2 18 85 159 5 92 24 71 – 10

2003/04 399 179 90 265 4 20 53 149 1 82 28 77 – 112004/05 439 290 103 300 11 18 88 188 11 90 34 79 1 72005/06 472 144 51 266 5 20 57 180 18 145 25 89 0 8

Moors 2002/03 186 10 27 84 1 5 10 51 4 37 9 34 1 32003/04 213 64 53 127 2 9 6 61 10 40 4 31 – 22004/05 277 108 51 124 4 7 12 63 4 42 8 39 1 42005/06 325 14 38 118 0 11 13 61 14 73 11 53 1 5

Others 2002/03 2 – 10 5 – – 1 3 2 – 1 – – –2003/04 – – – – – – 1 – – 1 – – – –2004/05 4 3 4 5 – – 1 2 1 – – 1 – –2005/06 6 2 4 3 0 0 2 5 1 4 0 1 0 0

Total 2002/03 3,324 91 997 1,765 76 124 677 1,022 228 696 350 555 29 472003/04 3,362 783 1,074 1,726 75 123 647 1,042 217 695 347 552 26 492004/05 3,231 1,091 1,116 1,763 89 136 777 1,206 388 716 344 559 27 502005/06 3,567 389 1,065 1,794 83 149 651 1,281 383 1,087 366 773 27 54

Sinhalese 2002/03 48 68 223 292 326 448 20 31 70 88 19 22 5,661 4,4882003/04 77 111 249 367 319 480 24 29 126 140 17 21 5,909 5,0242004/05 27 37 260 373 351 499 23 25 188 227 17 23 6,025 5,4302005/06 28 41 232 480 383 638 13 22 177 293 378 406 6,310 6,208

Tamils 2002/03 4 17 28 65 36 105 – – 3 19 5 3 599 8282003/04 7 22 38 54 44 100 – – 4 20 2 11 687 9982004/05 1 10 39 64 45 104 – – 8 37 1 9 835 1,2272005/06 0 9 52 88 42 133 4 9 13 43 58 73 797 1,207

Moors 2002/03 2 2 7 21 3 22 – – 1 7 – 1 246 3132003/04 1 9 6 32 4 26 – – 1 9 – 1 317 4122004/05 – 2 12 34 8 33 – – – 13 1 1 412 4842005/06 1 4 9 36 5 47 1 2 1 23 36 25 455 472

Others 2002/03 – – 1 – 1 1 – – – – – – 18 112003/04 – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 12004/05 – – – – – – – – – – – – 10 112005/06 – – – – – – – – – 1 0 0 13 16

Total 2002/03(b) 54 91 255 402 382 608 19 31 96 152 24 26 6,525 5,6432003/04 85 142 293 453 367 606 24 29 131 169 19 33 6,914 6,4352004/05 28 49 311 473 406 638 23 26 196 277 19 33 7,303 7,156

2005/06 29 54 293 604 430 818 18 33 191 360 472 504 7,575 7,903

A – 40 % Merit Quota B – 55 % District Quota

C – 05 % Educationally Disadvantaged District Quota

Note : Above statistics relate to the students admitted to the Universities.

(a). 2005/2006 inclides Indiqeneous Medicine, Para Medical, Transport Logistic, Plan & Design.

(b). Exclude 1,809 students admitted under Special Intake.



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Higher National Diploma (b)1995 1,572 3,910 – – – – 1,572 3,910

National Diploma (b)1995 819 1,552 – – – – 819 1,5521996 14 24 – – – – 14 241997 18 31 – – – – 18 311998 17 29 – – – – 17 291999 18 33 – – – – 18 332000 93 112 – – – – 93 1122001 83 170 – – – – 83 1702002 93 157 – – – – 93 1572003 101 186 – – – – 101 1862004 108 191 – – – – 108 1912005 252 407 – – – – 252 407

National Certificate 1995 7,436 10,713 – – 102 102 7,538 10,8151996 6,375 9,377 – – 336 336 6,711 9,7131997 8,138 10,525 – – 501 519 8,639 11,0441998 8,085 11,276 – – 469 484 8,554 11,7601999 7,823 11,368 – – 806 563 8,629 11,9312000 7,747 11,307 – – 419 445 8,166 11,7522001 8,009 11,182 – – – – 8,009 11,1822002 8,515 12,040 – – – – 8,515 12,0402003 8,657 12,611 – – – – 8,657 12,6112004 7,788 12,021 – – – – 7,788 12,0212005 7,940 12,257 – – – – 7,940 12,257

National Craft (Trade) Certificate1995 2,791 3,586 – – 89 89 2,880 3,6751996 2,442 3,224 – – 195 200 2,637 3,4241997 3,022 3,777 – – 218 232 3,240 4,0091998 3,084 3,972 – – 180 180 3,264 4,1521999 3,424 4,298 – – 197 205 3,621 4,5032000 3,061 3,902 – – 187 187 3,248 4,0892001 2,931 3,980 – – – – 2,931 3,9802002 3,354 4,418 – – – – 3,354 4,4182003 3,308 4,426 – – – – 3,308 4,4262004 3,025 4,043 – – – – 3,025 4,0432005 3,324 4,351 – – – – 3,324 4,351

Short Courses (mainly intended for self–employment)1995 159 159 – – 81 81 240 2401996 124 124 – – 153 153 277 2771997 171 171 – – 170 170 341 3411998 290 290 – – 95 95 385 3851999 741 741 – – 89 89 830 8302000 1,074 1,074 – – 275 275 1,349 1,3492001 894 894 – – – – 894 8942002 1,153 1,153 – – – – 1,153 1,1532003 1,042 1,042 – – – – 1,042 1,0422004 849 849 – – – – 849 8492005 849 849 – – – – 849 849

Short Courses Offered to Other Organizations1995 195 195 – – 9 9 204 2041996 – – – – 6 6 6 61997 – – – – – – – –1998 – – – – – – – –1999 24 24 – – – – 24 242000 43 43 – – – – 43 432001 37 37 – – – – 37 372002 82 82 – – – – 82 822003 – – – – – – – –2004 96 96 – – – – 96 962005 87 87 – – – – 87 87

Total 1995 12,972 20,115 – – 281 281 13,253 20,3961996 8,955 12,749 – – 690 695 9,645 13,4441997 11,349 14,504 – – 889 921 12,238 15,4251998 11,476 15,567 – – 744 759 12,220 16,3261999 11,872 16,306 – – 1,250 1,015 13,122 17,3212000 12,018 16,438 – – 881 907 12,899 17,3452001 11,377 16,263 – – – – 11,377 16,2632002 13,197 17,850 – – – – 13,197 17,8502003 13,108 18,265 – – – – 13,108 18,2652004 11,866 17,200 – – – – 11,866 17,2002005 12,395 17,894 – – – – 12,395 17,894

TECHNICAL COLLEGES 1995 – 2005

Course Year Grade I Technical Colleges Grade II Technical Colleges (a) Affiliated Technical Units Total

Intake Enrolment Intake Enrolment Intake Enrolment Intake Enrolment

Source : Department of Technical Education and Training(a) All Grade II Colleges were upgraded to Grade I status in 1995(b) All courses (except Diploma in Jewellery Design) were taken over

by Sri Lanka Institute of Advanced Technical Education in 1996.

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HEALTH SERVICES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sources : Ministry of HealthFamily Health BureauMinistry of Indigenous Medicines

(a) Provisional

(b) Public Sector

(c) Includes Maternity Homes

(d) Includes Assistant Medical Practitioners

(e) End September 2005


Western Medicine (b)

Hospitals (c) 540 547 550 558 585 585 605 606 598 606Central Dispensaries 377 371 389 383 389 389 385 387 375 397Doctors (d) 5,855 6,336 6,974 7,297 8,205 8,565 8,754 9,631 10,025 10,290Hospital Beds 52,613 52,635 53,737 55,436 58,423 58,833 59,781 61,808 60,328 61,835Nurses 13,846 15,976 14,448 14,052 14,931 15,061 16,139 16,711 17,316 20,332Attendants 5,758 6,650 7,160 7,178 7,309 7,163 6,955 6,880 6,696 6,701In Patients Treated, ’000 3,339 3,453 3,797 3,826 4,015 4,092 4,032 3,993 4,150 n.a.Out Patients' Visits, ’000 35,348 39,503 41,071 41,325 43,329 43,350 45,681 43,765 42,263 n.a.Midwives 6,745 6,781 6,988 7,128 7,394 7,377 7,613 7,039 7,046 n.a.

Hospital 2,393 2,284 2,410 2,503 2,596 2,723 2,794 2,720 2,634 n.a.Public Health 4,352 4,497 4,578 4,625 4,798 4,654 4,819 4,319 4,412 n.a.

Public Health Inspectors 915 901 888 1,142 1,486 1,455 1,470 1,410 1,364 n.a.

Family Planning

New Acceptors (No.) 202,513 199,513 216,147 218,273 214,627 229,790 250,984 222,068 211,271 166,184(e)Loops 26,670 26,670 26,17 24,706 28,832 32,437 39,385 37,045 34,693 29,341Oral Pills 45,965 45,965 47,47 47,690 50,212 47,501 49,972 44,998 44,057 34,977Sterilizations 30,454 27,454 19,526 15,186 15,741 14,587 14,949 11,158 10,970 7,720Injectables 99,027 99,027 122,42 130,108 118,577 133,995 145,202 127,440 119,606 92,470Norplant 397 397 551 583 1,265 1,270 1,476 1,427 1,945 1,676

Govt.Expenditure onHealth, Rs. Mn. 11,913 12,135 14,419 15,671 20,696 18,772 24,946 27,475 34,419 44,851

Current Expenditure 9,260 9,581 10,089 11,215 15,394 14,785 20,233 22,073 25,919 34,113Capital Expenditure 2,653 2,554 4,330 4,456 5,302 3,987 4,713 5,403 8,500 10,738

Imports of Medical andPharmaceutical Products(Govt. & Private), Rs. Mn. 3,869 4,230 5,387 7,248 7,248 8,411 10,098 10,210 11,952 13,458


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PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL BY DISTRICT 2002

District Medical Officers (a) Dental Reg./Asst. Public Health

Curative Administrative/ Health Total Surgeons Medical Nurses Nursing Inspectors Midwives Services Preventive (MOH) (b) Officers Sisters

Colombo 2,917 61 25 3,003 275 129 5,541 47 114 255Gampaha 832 8 37 877 61 118 1,704 48 120 448Kalutara 102 7 21 130 24 42 328 42 97 359Kandy 1,172 10 29 1,211 123 130 2,273 26 66 353Matale 192 0 41 233 16 52 421 8 27 131Nuwara Eliya 119 2 9 130 23 43 172 3 22 118Galle 202 1 24 227 19 67 459 11 78 238Matara 28 1 2 31 8 0 459 1 5 0Hambantota 30 1 14 45 7 21 78 10 65 267Jaffna 36 3 2 41 18 51 133 1 73 77Kilinochchi & Mullativu 8 2 2 12 6 17 30 - 14 27Vavuniya 50 3 5 58 9 4 91 0 12 16Mannar 25 2 2 29 3 5 46 0 5 6Batticaloa 132 2 7 141 15 25 392 2 46 112Ampara 111 2 11 124 7 16 232 39 108Trincomalee 95 3 3 101 12 16 168 0 40 83Kurunegala 446 3 32 481 47 146 1,361 60 110 577Puttalam 142 7 10 159 27 40 382 4 39 132Anuradhapura 296 3 24 323 35 60 714 8 78 244Polonnaruwa 147 10 7 164 23 16 422 4 29 100Badulla 514 7 25 546 50 52 1,182 3 49 222Moneragala 117 3 23 143 25 26 291 6 41 150Ratnapura 316 8 21 345 37 56 857 11 97 282Kegalle 82 7 8 97 25 50 522 3 59 35Other Institutions 170 2 8 180 13 21 349 5 39 72

Total 8,281 158 392 8,831 908 1,203 18,607 314 1,364 4,412

SELECTED PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL 1980 – 2004

Year Medical Dental Reg./Asst. Nurses (c) Public Health Hospital

Officers (a) Surgeons (b) Medical Officers Nursing Sisters Inspectors Midwives Midwives

1980 2,055 218 1,018 6,123 213 913 1,817 1,5331984 1,951 288 984 7,400 209 916 3,001 1,5381986 2,217 318 1,047 8,019 189 966 3,102 1,4631988 2,316 355 1,100 8,317 154 977 3,209 1,5311990(d) 2,440 317 1,074 8,957 140 886 3,321 1,6381991 2,934 358 1,201 9,934 101 914 3,583 1,7761992 3,345 381 1,253 11,214 113 846 4,108 2,0251993 3,713 390 1,305 11,818 109 876 4,361 2,1721994 4,047 387 1,357 13,060 117 928 4,400 2,2141995 4,577 421 1,376 13,403 174 932 4,383 2,2881996 5,117 462 1,397 13,933 189 915 4,352 2,3931997 5,628 481 1,384 13,815 145 901 4,497 2,2841998 5,993 521 1,324 14,621 183 888 4,578 2,4101999 6,507 529 1,340 14,052 205 1,142 4,625 2,5032000 7,963 637 1,349 14,716 270 1,486 4,798 2,5962001 8,384 783 1,349 15,966 280 1,455 4,654 2,7232002 9,290 867 1,326 16,517 310 1,470 4,819 2,7942003 9,063 889 1,260 16,621 310 1,420 4,319 3,1542004 9,548 908 1,203 18,607 314 1,364 4,412 2,634

(a) Includes Medical Officers in curative, administrative and preventive services(b) Includes Regional and Consultant Dental Surgeons(c) Excludes Pupil Nurses(d) Excludes the Northern Province

Source : Medical Statistics Unit

(a) Includes Specialists and Interns (Contd.)(b) Includes Regional Dental Surgeons and Consultant Dental Surgeons. Source : Medical Statistics Unit

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Colombo 165 266 71 333 141 176 65 13

Gampaha 200 89 68 97 27 32 11 0

Kalutara 115 13 22 28 2 1 2 0

Kandy 204 77 69 81 52 20 20 4

Matale 104 21 40 15 5 2 4 0

Nuwara Eliya 93 4 31 3 1 0 1 0

Galle 181 19 46 11 4 0 4 0

Matara 82 15 0 14 6 4 4 6

Hambantota 42 3 18 4 1 0 0 0

Jaffna 41 23 26 5 0 0 0 0

Kilinochchi & Mullativu 21 2 10 1 0 0 – 2

Vavuniya 19 9 4 4 3 – – –

Mannar 15 – 4 2 1 – – –

Batticaloa 62 24 16 11 4 3 5 1

Ampara 59 13 14 4 1 6 1 1

Trincomalee 32 13 19 9 2 1 2 –

Kurunegala 312 45 93 55 13 8 8 2

Puttalam – 24 36 23 3 3 – –

Anuradhapura 119 5 69 28 13 10 4 –

Polonnaruwa 41 13 15 18 9 5 – 2

Badulla 130 56 46 50 19 13 10 2

Moneragala 78 16 32 12 3 0 1 0

Ratnapura 125 37 42 31 11 7 7 2

Kegalle 245 27 26 14 5 2 3 0

Other Institutions 59 16 24 19 3 0 – –

Total 2,634 835 840 882 332 289 174 29

Source : Medical Statistics Unit

PUBLIC HEALTH PERSONNEL BY DISTRICT 2004 (contd.)

District Hospital Pharmacists Dispensers Medical Radio- Physio- ECG EEGMidwives Lab. Technologists graphers therapists Recordists Recordists


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ACTIVITIES OF HEALTH CAMPAIGNS 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Patients Examined, ’000 13.8 56.6 11.2 7.5 9.2 9.4 13.3 14.1 14.8 15.8Positive Cases, ’000 5.5 4.6 4.6 5.1 5.9 5.7 8.4 8.1 9.9 10.2Personnel Strength – Doctors 20 33 21 24 28 26 25 19 23 25

Others 92 87 90 92 94 97 96 98 86 93Expenditure, Rs. Mn. 22.3 17.0 18.7 23.8 17.3 25.0 19.2 30.4 27.3 29.1

Malaria

Patients Examined, ’000 1,289.0 1,330.7 n.a. n.a. 1,781.4 1,353.4 1,390.9 1,192.2 1,198.2 974.7Positive Cases, ’000 184.3 218.6 211.7 265.4 210.0 66.5 41.4 10.5 0.4 1.6Personnel Strength – Doctors 8 8 9 10 12 15 11 12 21 19

Others 4,018 3,471 3,249 3,133 3,302 3,109 3,308 3,105 2,991 2,866Expenditure, Rs. Mn. 204.6 83.1 29.7 29.7 520.7 404.1 278.7 148.9 411.8 387.3

Leprosy

Patients Examined, ’000 16.9 16.7 15.9 18.4 19.1 19.1 19.1 n.a. n.a. n.a.Positive Cases, ’000 1.7 1.6 1.2 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.3 1.5 1.5Personnel Strength – Doctors 10 10 10 8 8 8 8 8 10 9


Respiratory Diseases

Patients Examined, ’000 303.7 312.6 281.7 307.9 331.8 342.0 378.5 392.0 393.0 456.6Positive Cases, ’000 3 3.5 3.9 3.9 4.3 4.4 3.9 4.7 4.6 4.9Personnel Strength – Doctors 45 54 66 66 73 73 77 89 75 75

Others 354 412 350 435 422 467 461 464 460 498Expenditure, Rs. Mn. 60.5 70 83.7 87.2 105.2 94.8 114.2 122.7 138.6 177.8

Filariasis

Patients Examined, ’000 799.0 693.7 663.7 654.1 775.9 675.9 622.5 716.5 595.1 525.1Positive Cases, ’000 2.9 2.6 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.0 0.5 0.3 0.2Personnel Strength – Doctors 1 1 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5


(a) Provisional Sources : STD/AIDS Control Programme,Anti-Malaria Campaign,Anti-Leprosy Campaign,Respiratory Disease Control Program,Anti-Filariasis Campaign.

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POSTAL SERVICES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

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Post Offices 573 575 582 586 597 602 614 622 630 633

Sub Post Offices 3,452 3,453 3,454 3,454 3,452 3,440 3,472 3,428 3,411 3,408

Agency Post Offices 196 212 250 298 316 360 570 580 611 663

Delivery Areas 6,729 6,729 6,729 6,729 6,729 6,729 6,729 6,729 6,729 6,729

Area Served by a PostOffice (Sq. km.) 16 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 14

Population Served by aPost Office 4,339 4,326 4,304 4,338 4,243 4,103 4,102 4,084 4,288 4,100

Letters Per Inhabitant 27 24 23 23 25 26 25 24 24 25

Domestic Mail, ’000

Letters 327,711 333,157 298,273 293,833 312,646 323,725 337,340 339,415 338,745 304,626Post Cards 17,064 17,796 18,867 17,243 20,871 19,225 18,089 19,824 26,786 24,718Newspapers 92,757 62,907 84,304 100,455 78,677 80,640 83,010 84,115 76,948 71,021Express 201 246 279 229 217 248 261 246 233 217Insured 8 139 37 423 372 377 204 209 371 386Registered 32,305 31,255 29,446 32,921 34,876 34,569 31,920 32,832 28,313 34,213

Parcels

Parcels (Ordinary) Paid 297 273 215 283 369 395 422 409Parcels (Ordinary) Other 297 282 271 425 468 359 253 284

Foreign Mail (Outward), ’000

Sea

Letters 94 87 102 96 75 93 99 86 91 77Post Cards 28 38 36 49 43 38 40 41 39 33Newspapers & Magazines 66 66 54 40 39 30 41 32 36 30Small Packets 28 12 18 20 20 27 24 30 32 29Parcels 8 8 11 12 14 15 17 16 8 6

Air

Letters 26,773 27,174 28,150 30,207 30,633 31,358 33,669 32,422 32,816 27,915Post Cards 4,556 3,433 2,657 3,462 3,504 3,376 3,705 3,614 3,912 3,328Newspapers & Magazines 1,006 790 571 784 789 823 812 794 835 710Small Packets 318 423 267 355 376 331 346 354 388 330Parcels 34 32 36 35 38 41 43 36 15 23

Foreign Mail (Inward), ’000

Sea

Letters 132 117 101 99 81 78 80 70 84 71Post Cards 33 53 58 37 33 53 45 49 56 47Newspapers & Magazines 67 110 86 55 77 70 68 61 68 57Small Packets 29 37 54 37 39 37 35 28 34 29Parcels 12 14 12 13 16 18 18 19 10 13

Air

Letters 27,077 27,424 26,307 26,925 28,885 29,865 31,305 29,617 30,835 26,225Post Cards 2,169 2,155 1,888 2,390 2,361 2,444 2,787 2,511 3,141 2,670Newspapers & Magazines 1,795 1,787 1,084 1,550 1,622 1,486 1,423 1,610 1,723 1,473Small Packets 415 487 439 517 532 461 412 436 462 395Parcels 45 49 57 53 55 72 68 64 18 20

(a) Provisional. Source : Department of Posts

1,000 1,095


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TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICES 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Subcriber Base ('000) 255 342 523 669 767 827 866 939 991 1,130 Fixed Access Services ('000) 254 315 456 580 653 708 769 818 860 954

Wireless Local Loop 1 27 67 89 114 119 97 121 131 176 Growth Rate of the Subscribers 25 34 53 28 15 7 4 8 5 14

Turnower (b) in Rs,Mn. 10.4 14.3 18.3 20.6 23.0 26.0 29.0 30.0 31.9 49.3

Tornower of Cellular Operators Rs.Mn. 32.47 39.41 52.82 66.8 70.7 68.32 63.16 56.54 53.23 26.17 Cellular Mobiles per 100 Persons 0.4 0.6 1.3 2.2 3.6 5.0 7.0 12.0 15.0 20.0

Cellular Phones 71,028 114,888 174,202 256,665 430,202 667,662 931,580 1,393,403 2,211,158 3,393,345

Wireless Local Loop Telephones 527 26,381 67,931 91,717 114,267 121,082 114,488 116,021 130,771 289,933

Public Pay Phone Booths (b) 3,002 3,682 4,761 5,799 8,222 7,281 6,681 6,134 6,095 6,285

Radio Paging Subscribers 10,721 10,829 10,511 10,300 7,009 6,535 5,516 2,851 828 –

E-Mail and Internet Subscribers 4,110 10,195 18,984 25,535 40,497 61,532 70,082 85,500 93,444 115,072

Telephone Density (Telephones per 1,000 persons) 17.9 24.7 37.9 49.1 62.0 80.0 96.0 121.2 164.8 236.1

(a) Provisional(b) SLT Ltd./Suntel/Lanka Bell.n.a. – Not available

Sources : Sri Lanka Telecom Ltd.Central Bank of Sri Lanka.

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FILM INDUSTRY 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Films Released 96 110 105 104 186 35 30 30 18 177

Sinhala 24 22 18 21 18 06 06 05 05 15 Tamil 28 35 34 40 90 09 15 10 05 56 English 36 42 43 38 71 20 07 12 07 70 Hindi 8 11 10 05 07 – 02 02 01 36 Other Films – – – – – – – 01 – –

Nationally Produced Films 8 16 11 19 20 28 22 24 24 39

Imported Films 77 103 96 85 161 144 200 143 181 –

England – 3 2 2 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 74 – U.S.A. 24 37 25 29 60 n.a. n.a. n.a. 94 – India 47 52 55 40 9 n.a. n.a. n.a. 10 – Hong-kong 2 2 6 3 3 n.a. n.a. n.a. 03 – Others 4 9 8 11 5 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. –

Cinemas 245 249 243 226 234 217 221 221 226 235

Seat Capacity (b) 112,354 109,057 105,617 115,664 30,348 30,348 30,348 34,266 115,539

Balcony & Boxes 21,002 18,478 17,736 17,636 18,903 5,906 5,906 5,906 7,074 18,772 Reserved & O.D.C. 48,487 45,180 44,200 42,291 52,556 – – – – O.D.C. & First Class 38,684 33,543 32,759 32,530 33,994 16,822 16,822 16,822 19,572 86,556(c) Second Class 19,275 14,760 14,330 12,836 9,721 7,620 7,620 7,620 7,620 9,721 Gallery 940 393 324 324 490 – – – – 490

Patrons, Mn. 18.8 17.5 16.2 14.8 17.4 1.3 1.5 4.3 14.0 –

Average Daily Attendance 53,188 49,696 46,303 40,740 47,875 35,947 45,926 34,774 39,775 –

Cinema Studios 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 2 2

(a) Provisional Source : National Film Corporation of Sri Lanka.(b) From 2001to 2004 information relates only to cinamas managed by The National Film Corporation.(c) Include Reserved, ODC and First Class.n.a. : Not available


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MASS MEDIA 1996 – 2005

Item 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(a)

Sources : Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd.Express Newspapers (Ceylon) Ltd.Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation.Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation.Sumathi Publications.Upali Newspapers Ltd.Wijeya Publications Ltd.

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Circulation of Newspapers

Daily Newspapers, ’000 152,890 135,908 130,408 140,243 138,772 143,036 146,429 151,811 166,463 177,792

Sinhala 100,821 81,974 78,427 83,552 82,321 95,849 100,685 100,482 113,630 120,859Tamil 17,703 18,140 17,525 20,865 22,747 19,792 18,610 19,704 20,573 23,442English 34,366 35,794 34,456 35,827 33,704 27,395 27,134 31,623 32,259 33,491Copies per ThousandPersons per Day, No. 32 28 27 28 28 29 30 30 33 35

Weekly Newspapers, ’000 131,914 109,225 109,334 129,670 131,699 104,657 106,347 112,132 120,134 120,941

Sinhala 89,125 73,443 73,960 90,202 104,440 84,110 84,026 89,002 96,997 97,723Tamil 8,837 8,906 8,435 8,756 11,169 10,215 10,596 10,426 10,413 10,129English 18,850 14,377 14,443 15,915 16,090 10,331 11,725 12,704 12,724 13,089Copies per Thousand Persons, No. 139 113 112 131 131 107 108 112 119 118

Circulation per Thousand Persons per Day, No. 165 137 134 154 151 131 130 137 146 147

Televisions

No. of TV Licences, ’000 801 815 790 734 – – – – –No. of TV Sets in Use, ’000 1,600 1,700 1,800 1,900 2,100 – – – –No. of TV Channels 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 9

Radios

No. of Radio Licences, ’000 1,260 1,235 1,188 901 296 – – – –No. of Radio Services 18 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21

(a) Provisional.

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PRISONERS 1995 – 2004

Item 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Admission of Youthful Offenders toTraining Schools 46 42 32 38 45 53 44 64 101 42

Youthful Offenders in Training School(Daily Average) 162 242 115 .96 94 110 120 124 161 178

Admission to Prisons by OffenceMurder 213 225 161 168 113 154 172 152 254 172Attempted Murder 98 93 122 144 190 178 177 156 137 95Culpable Homicide and AttemptedCulpable Homicide 144 153 160 159 235 278 326 295 307 203

Kidnapping 7 – 06 02 24 30 45 44 37 43Rape 78 67 57 71 123 104 111 113 134 95Simple & Grievous Hurt 371 319 367 549 699 463 385 385 353 382Criminal Force & Intimidation 30 34 20 16 30 37 45 72 61 76Unlawful Intercourse & Attempt 94 205 38 23 145 98 11 39 54 35Attempt Suicide & Abetment of Suicide 8 10 10 2 1 15 15 15 18 4Burglary & Robbery 301 287 495 429 570 575 730 683 618 734Trespass, House Breaking & Possession of House Breaking Tools 258 276 336 427 327 260 426 473 431 426Extortion & Looting 344 363 275 419 581 405 500 407 406 492Cheating & Criminal Breach of Trust 203 237 216 288 353 312 257 268 277 322Theft 1,376 1,008 758 1,130 1,252 618 871 1,124 1,236 1,172Other Offences 12,368 14,492 15,122 16,980 17,823 15,025 18,168 20,797 23,358 22,647

Total 15,893 17,769 18,143 20,807 22,466 18,715 22,239 25,023 27,681 26,898

Admissions to Prisons by Length of Sentence

Under one Month 1,906 1,909 1,992 2,067 1,887 1,149 1,130 1,083 1,845 2,096One Month to Six Months 5,653 6,268 6,890 8,087 7,940 7,104 7,735 10,328 11,913 11,569Seven Month to One Year 5,461 6,468 6,320 7,689 7,875 4,160 5,712 5,032 5,756 4,614One Year to Two Years 1,717 1,907 1,614 1,668 3,012 3,624 4,664 5,412 4,987 6,177Three Years to Five Years 828 910 1,000 1,011 1,411 1,962 2,166 2,229 2,308 1,737Six Years to ten Years 192 139 169 159 189 446 489 553 475 422Over Ten Years 136 168 158 126 152 270 343 386 397 283

Total 15,893 17,769 18,143 20,807 22,466 18,715 22,239 25,023 27,681 26,898

Death Sentences

Sentenced to Death 66 88 58 43 68 72 67 69 102 68Death Sentences Commuted toImprisonment 55 56 34 16 27 – – – – –

Awaiting Execution or Final Decisionfor Commutation or Execution 11 32 24 27 41 72 67 69 102 68

Total 132 176 116 86 136 144 134 138 204 136

Admission Rate(Per 100,000 Population) 88 97 98 111 118 97 119 132 144 138

(a) Provisional Source : Prison Department


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PRISONERS BY DISTRICT 2000 – 2004

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004District

Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female Total

Colombo 8,618 224 8,842 10,962 189 11,151 11,156 267 11,423 10,691 279 10,970 10,827 241 11,068

Gampaha 1,171 19 1,190 1,492 72 1,564 1,798 33 1,831 1,606 33 1,639 1,844 56 1,900

Kalutara 1,363 10 1,373 1,837 34 1,871 2,115 21 2,136 2,513 19 2,532 1,923 53 1,976

Kandy 760 25 785 683 11 694 937 23 960 1,102 29 1,131 1,478 41 1,519

Matale 477 08 485 436 4 440 636 8 644 726 13 739 797 33 830

Nuwara Eliya 248 06 254 195 6 201 166 4 170 199 6 205 201 5 206

Galle 528 26 554 1,069 19 1,088 1,141 32 1,173 1,317 29 1,346 181 6 187

Matara 456 13 469 478 3 481 629 16 645 547 11 558 677 7 684

Hambantota 429 14 443 280 14 294 300 10 310 643 11 654 476 10 486

Jaffna 89 05 94 147 7 154 109 10 119 173 28 201 248 40 288

Mannar 54 – 54 41 – 41 130 2 132 79 1 80 182 2 184

Vavuniya 128 04 132 101 1 102 244 5 249 247 1 248 312 6 318

Mullativu 32 01 33 14 – 14 48 – 48 11 1 12 58 0 58

Killinochchi 15 – 15 7 – 7 10 – 10 1 – 1 33 2 35

Batticaloa 145 14 159 48 5 53 83 2 85 192 7 199 183 22 205

Ampara 164 07 171 137 – 137 230 6 236 391 13 404 418 21 439

Trincomalee 190 06 196 231 8 239 348 18 366 494 13 507 518 19 537

Kurunegala 945 54 999 775 20 795 866 35 901 1,562 108 1,670 1,528 90 1,918

Puttalam 158 07 165 212 10 222 163 18 181 292 18 310 184 10 194

Anuradhapura 525 29 554 624 16 640 704 44 748 985 48 1,033 785 44 829

Polonnaruwa 286 08 294 398 6 404 558 11 569 978 26 1,004 564 16 580

Badulla 342 07 349 509 3 512 596 21 617 557 20 577 673 12 685

Monaragala 263 04 267 317 10 327 237 4 241 307 1 308 212 6 218

Ratnapura 525 30 555 337 20 357 501 15 516 580 6 586 680 20 700

Kegalle 271 12 283 442 9 451 704 9 713 742 25 767 831 23 854

Total 18,182 533 18,715 21,772 467 22,239 24,409 614 25,023 26,935 746 27,681 28,113 785 26,898

Source : Prison Department

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SELECTED DEMOGRAPHY OF PRISONERS 2000 – 2004

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004(a)Item

M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total M F Total

Prisoners by Age Groups

Under 16 years 11 – 11 117 – 117 2 – 2 7 1 8 15 0 1516 to 40 years 14,270 404 14,674 16,469 333 16,802 18,397 453 18,850 21,260 507 21,767 20,515 510 21,02541 to 60 years 3,239 115 3,354 4,442 121 4,563 5,200 144 5,344 4,980 208 5,188 5,073 241 5,314Above 60 years 662 14 676 744 13 757 810 17 827 688 30 718 510 34 544

Prisoners by Educational Status

No Schooling 1,615 178 1,793 1,646 55 1,701 1,984 99 2,083 2,307 110 2,417 1,658 106 1,764Grade 1-5 10,858 242 11,100 11,910 178 12,088 13,776 351 14,127 13,153 447 13,600 10,055 480 10,535Passed Grade 8 3,382 93 3,475 5,997 225 6,222 6,221 152 6,373 8,014 169 8,183 7,930 181 8,111Passed GCE (O/ L) 2,151 19 2,170 1,833 8 1,841 2,056 10 2,066 2,843 19 2,862 5,752 17 5,769Passed GCE (A / L) 173 1 174 378 1 379 365 2 367 608 1 609 705 1 707Graduates 3 – 3 8 – 8 7 – 7 10 – 10 12 – 12

Prisoners by Marital Status

Never Married 6,711 88 6,799 7,655 54 7,709 7,928 55 7,983 9,792 85 9,877 7,743 170 7,913Married 10,361 363 10,724 12,521 317 12,838 14,614 471 15,085 15,105 595 15,700 16,461 449 16,910Widowed 351 38 389 339 56 395 514 39 553 517 23 540 443 44 487Divorced 334 15 349 432 15 447 496 16 512 622 12 634 457 68 525Legally Separated 425 29 454 825 25 850 857 33 890 899 31 930 1,009 54 1,063

Prisoners by Race

Sinhalese 12,408 435 12,843 13,865 361 14,226 16,762 504 17,266 17,049 577 17,626 15,541 563 16,104Tamil 2,988 61 3,049 4,453 75 4,528 4,240 70 4,310 5,334 116 5,450 4,917 146 5,063Moor 2,598 33 2,631 3,275 29 3,304 3,304 36 3,340 4,136 37 4,173 5,466 60 5,526Malay 96 – 96 107 – 107 56 2 58 47 8 55 80 6 86Burgher 21 – 21 30 1 31 31 2 33 77 5 82 68 3 71Other 71 4 75 42 1 43 16 – 16 292 3 295 41 7 48

Prisoners by Religion

Buddhist 10,560 397 10,957 11,722 312 12,034 13,716 453 14,169 15,061 521 15,582 13,299 454 13,753Hindu 2,878 55 2,933 3,028 68 3,096 3,722 45 3,767 4,202 90 4,292 4,423 110 4,533Muslim 2,586 33 2,619 3,273 29 3,302 3,302 36 3,338 4,390 37 4,427 5,468 58 5,526Roman Catholic 696 43 739 2,272 57 2,329 2,176 71 2,247 2,096 76 2,172 1,895 104 1,999Other Christians 1,394 1 1,395 1,447 – 1,447 1,450 8 1,458 1,147 22 1,169 982 59 1,041Others 68 4 72 30 1 31 43 1 44 39 – 39 46 0 46

Total Convicted Prisoners 18,182 533 18,715 21,772 467 22,239 24,409 614 25,023 26,935 746 27,681 26,113 785 26,898

(a) Provisional Source : Prison DepartmentM – MaleF – Female

WORLD TABLES

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SOCIAL INDICATORS : SAARC Countries

Indicator Ref. Year Sri Lanka India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Maldives

Human Development Index (a) 2003 0.751 0.602 0.527 0.520 0.526 0.536 0.745 (Max.: 1.000 ; Min.: 0.000)Literacy Rate, % Male 2000-2004 92 73 62 50 63 61 96

Female 2000-2004 89 48 35 31 35 34 96Labour Force, % Male 2004 67 84 49 87 81 92 72

Female 2004 31 36 11 26 52 60 34Population below the Poverty Line,% 1990-2002 25 29 33 50 42 25 43Physicians (per 100,000 people) 1990-2004 43 51 66 23 5 5 78Hospital Beds (per1,000 people) 1990-2002 3.10 0.67 0.69 0.30 0.20 1.60 1.40Daily Per Capita Protein Supply, Grams 2003 55 59 59 47 63 n.a. 106Daily Per Capita Calorie Supply, Calories 2003 2,416 2,473 2,316 2,193 2,483 n.a. 2,558Daily News Papers per 1,000 Persons 2000 29 60 39 9 12 n.a. n.a.Television Sets per 1,000 Persons 2003 117 83 150 59 8 n.a. n.a.Radios per 1,000 Persons 2003 215 120 105 49 39 n.a. n.a.Telephones per 1,000 Persons 2003 49 46 27 5 16 34 99 (Main Lines)Telephones per 1,000 Persons 2003 72 25 18 10 2 11 168 (Mobile Phones)

SOCIAL INDICATORS : Selected East Asian Countries

Indicator Ref. Year Singapore Rep. of Korea Malaysia Thailand Philippines Indonesia

Human Development Index (a) 2003 0.907 0.901 0.796 0.778 0.758 0.697 (Max.: 1.000 ; Min.: 0.000)Literacy Rate, % Male 2000-2004 97 99 92 95 93 93

Female 2000-2004 89 97 85 91 93 83Labour Force, % Male 2004 78 75 80 82 83 87

Female 2004 57 50 46 66 50 53Population below the Poverty Line, % 1990-2002 n.a. 4 16 18 41 16Physician (per 100,000 people) 1990-2004 140 181 70 30 116 16Hospital Beds (per 10,000 people) 1999-2002 3.6 6.1 2.0 2.0 1.1 0.7Daily Per Capita Protein Supply, Grams 2003 n.a. 90 75 56 58 64Daily Per Capita Calorie Supply, Calories 2003 n.a. 3,035 2,867 2,425 2,480 2,891Daily News Papers per 1,000 Persons 2000 273 393 95 197 67 23Television Sets per 1,000 Persons 2003 303 458 210 300 182 153Radios per 1,000 Persons 2003 672 1,034 420 235 161 159Telephones per 1,000 Persons 2003 450 538 182 105 41 39 (Main Lines)Telephones per 1,000 Persons 2003 852 701 442 394 270 87 (mobile Phones)

Sources : Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2006World Development Indicators 2006Human Development report 2005Central Bank of Sri Lanka

(a) A composite index of life expectancy, education and income.n.a. – Not availableNote : If estimates for the reference year available,data refer to

most recent year

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WORLD TABLES

NATIONAL ACCOUNTS INDICATORS : Selected East Asian Countries


(a) Estimates at current prices. (b) Estimates at constant prices with varying base year from country to country n.a. – Not available

Sources : Key Indicators of Developing Asina and Pacific Countries 2006, ADB International Financial Statistics, August 2006, IMF Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Gross National Product (GNP) (a), 1990 37,908 263,577 42,229 84,256 44,072 109,197Mn.US $ 2000 91,831 509,425 82,712 120,815 80,699 154,074

2002 86,345 547,573 88,569 124,707 81,845 194,2612003 90,933 608,778 97,809 140,292 85,209 229,2442004 104,145 680,580 111,334 160,311 91,718 248,7962005 115,021 786,921 n.a. 154,891 105,204 272,473

GNP Per Capita (a), US $ 1990 12,428 6,144 2,333 1,509 724 6092000 22,844 10,839 3,521 1,941 1,049 7492002 20,706 11,504 3,611 1,975 1,021 9202003 21,702 12,736 3,905 2,204 1,042 1,0732004 24,563 14,149 4,352 2,497 1,110 1,1502005 26,705 16,294 n.a. 2,660 1,234 1,239

GDP per capita ppp, US $ 2004 27,370 20,530 9,720 7,930 4,950 3,480

Growth Rate of Real GDP, % (b) 1990 9.0 9.2 9.0 11.2 3.0 9.02000 9.6 8.5 8.9 4.8 4.4 4.92002 3.2 7.0 4.1 5.3 4.3 4.42003 1.4 3.1 5.3 6.9 4.7 4.92004 8.7 4.7 7.1 6.2 6.0 5.12005 6.4 4.0 5.3 4.5 5.1 5.6

Sectoral Composition of GDP, % (a)

Agriculture 1990 0.4 8.0 15.0 12.5 21.9 19.42003 0.1 3.3 9.3 10.0 14.8 15.92004 0.1 3.4 9.1 10.1 15.3 14.62005 0.1 3.0 8.4 9.9 14.4 1.34

Industry 1990 32.7 37.3 41.5 37.2 34.5 39.12003 32.1 34.4 46.4 43.5 31.9 43.62004 32.4 36.3 48.5 43.5 31.8 44.0

2005 32.5 35.9 49.8 44.1 32.6 45.8

Services 1990 67.0 54.6 43.5 50.3 43.6 41.5

2003 67.8 62.2 44.3 46.4 53.2 40.5

2004 67.5 60.4 42.4 46.4 52.8 41.4

2005 67.4 61.1 41.8 46.0 53.0 40.8

Consumption, Investment and Savings, % of GDP (a)

Private Consumption 1990 46.1 50.9 51.8 56.6 71.2 58.92003 43.3 53.7 43.7 56.7 69.5 67.12004 43.6 51.5 42.9 55.7 69.0 67.42005 41.9 52.6 43.7 56.9 70.1 65.4

Government Consumption 1990 10.1 11.8 13.8 9.4 10.1 8.82003 11.8 13.3 13.9 10.6 11.0 8.02004 10.7 13.5 13.3 11.1 10.1 8.42005 10.6 14.1 13.1 11.8 9.7 8.2

Gross Capital Formation 1990 36.4 37.5 32.4 41.4 24.2 30.72003 14.8 30.0 21.4 25.0 16.6 17.62004 19.4 30.4 22.5 27.1 17.0 23.22005 18.6 30.1 19.8 31.6 15.7 22.2

Domestic Savings 1990 43.3 37.3 33.4 134.3 18.7 32.32003 46.8 33.0 42.3 33.3 19.5 24.92004 47.0 35.0 43.8 31.2 20.5 24.22005 48.6 33.0 43.3 29.4 20.1 26.3

National Savings 1990 44.9 37.2 30.2 33.0 19.7 27.72003 44.0 33.1 36.6 31.4 27.7 21.02004 43.9 34.8 38.4 29.2 28.6 20.72005 47.1 32.8 n.a. 26.9 n.a. 23.2

WORLD TABLES

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Sources : Key Indicators of Developing Asian andPacific Countries 2006

World Development Indications 2006Human Development Report 2005Central Bank of Sri Lanka

(a) Mid-year Population,population growth and density of population data are basedon the provisional estimates from the Census of Population & Housing - 2001,while remaining data are based on historical estimates of mid-year populationfrom the Registrar General's Department.

(b) Population / Total land area


Mid-year Population, Mn. 1990 16.3 835.1 108.0 108.7 18.1 – 0.22000 18.5 1,015.0 137.5 128.1 22.6 0.7 0.32001 18.7 1,017.5 140.5 129.3 23.2 0.7 0.32002 19.0 1,055.0 143.7 131.2 23.7 0.7 0.32003 19.3 1,073.0 147.7 134.6 24.2 0.7 0.32004 19.5 1,090.0 148.7 135.2 24.7 0.8 0.32005 19.7 1,107.0 153.9 137.0 25.3 0.8 0.3

Population Growth, % 1995-2000 1.3 1.9 2.0 1.3 2.4 3.1 2.12000-2005 1.3 1.6 1.9 1.3 2.3 2.3 1.5

Land Area, ’000 Sq. km. 2003 65.6 2,973.2 770.9 130.2 143.0 47.0 0.3

Density of Population 2005 314 340 193 928 172 20 1 [Persons per Sq. km.] (b)

Population By Age Groups, % 0 - 14 Years 2005 24 32 38 35 38 38 33 15 - 64 Years 2005 69 63 58 61 58 57 63 65 Years & Above 2005 7 5 4 4 4 5 4

Urban Population, % 2005 15.1 28.7 33.5 25.1 15.8 21.0 27.5

Crude Birth Rate, per 1,000 2004 16 24 36 27 300 30 31

Crude Death Rate, per 1,000 2004 6 9 8 8 8 8 6

Total Fertility Rate 2004 1.9 3.0 4.1 3.2 3.6 4.2 4.1 [Births per Woman]

Infant Mortality Rate 2004 12 62 80 56 59 67 35 [per 1,000 Live Births]

Maternal Mortality Rate 2000 92 540 500 380 740 420 110 [per 100,000 Live Births]

Expectation of Life at 2004 72 63 64 63 62 62 67 Birth, Years

Mid-year Population, Mn. 1990 3.0 42.9 17.8 55.8 62.0 179.32000 4.0 47.0 23.5 62.2 76.9 205.82002 4.2 47.6 24.5 63.4 81.8 211.1

2003 4.2 47.9 25.0 64.0 81.1 215.0

2004 4.2 48.1 25.6 64.2 83.5 216.4

2005 4.4 48.3 26.1 64.8 85.2 219.9

Population Growth, % 1995-2000 2.6 0.8 2.6 0.9 2.4 1.12000-2005 2.6 0.4 2.1 0.9 2.1 1.3

Land Area, ’000 Sq. km. 2003 0.7 98.7 328.6 510.9 298.2 1,811.6

Density of Population 2005 6,222 485 79 126 282 115 [Persons per Sq. km.] (b)

Population By Age Groups, % 0 - 14 Years 2005 20 20 32 24 35 28 15 - 64 Years 2005 72 71 63 69 61 66 65 Years & above 2005 8 9 5 7 4 6

Urban Population, % 2005 100.0 80.8 63.0 32.5 62.7 48.1

Crude Birth Rate, per 1,000 2004 9 10 22 16 25 21

Crude Death Rate, per 1,000 2004 5 6 5 7 5 7

Total Fertility Rate 2004 1.3 1.2 2.3 1.9 3.1 2.3 [Births per Woman]

Infant Mortality Rate 2004 3 5 10 18 26 30 [per 1,000 Live Births]

Maternal Mortality Rate 2000 30 20 41 44 200 230 [per 100,000 Live Births]

Expectation of Life at Birth, Years 2004 77 74 71 67 69 66

DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS : Selected East Asian Countries

DEMOGRAPHIC INDICATORS : SAARC Countries

Indicator Ref. Year Sri Lanka (a) India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Maldives

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NATIONAL ACCOUNTS INDICATORS : SAARC Countries

Indicator Year Sri Lanka India Pakistan Bangladesh Nepal Bhutan Maldives

Sources : Key Indicators of Developing Asian And Pacific Countries 2006, ADBInternational Financial Statistics, August 2006, IMFCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

(a ) Estimates at current prices.

(b) Estimates at constant prices with varyingbase year from country to country.


Gross National Product (GNP) (a), 1990 7,973 301,628 41,130 32,296 3,587 266 146Mn. US$ 1999 15,459 446,292 59,302 46,297 5,172 373 589

2000 16,292 460,903 69,816 47,141 5,522 403 5942002 16,284 504,044 74,098 49,361 5,663 471 6042003 18,381 605,942 86,111 54,542 6,204 558 6552004 19,849 684,842 95,717 58,898 6,899 n.a. 7192005 23,241 794,784 112,129 60,544 7,618 n.a. n.a.

GNP Per Capita (a), US$ 1990 469 361 366 294 198 173 6851999 851 450 435 361 231 569 2,2152000 881 454 508 363 241 591 2,7762002 858 480 518 376 239 658 2,1532003 937 567 590 409 256 760 2,2982004 1,025 628 644 436 279 n.a. 2,4842005 1,188 718 728 442 301 n.a. n.a.

GDP Per Capita PPP, US$ 2004 4,210 3,120 2,170 1,970 1,480 n.a. n.a.

Growth Rate of Real GDP, % (b) 1990 602 504 4.6 6.6 4.5 6.6 16.91999 4.3 6.1 4.2 4.9 4.5 7.8 7.82000 6.0 4.4 4.3 5.9 6.1 9.5 4.42002 4.0 4.0 3.2 4.4 -0.6 7.1 6.12003 6.0 8.5 5.1 5.3 3.2 6.8 9.22004 5.4 7.5 6.4 6.3 3.7 6.8 11.52005 6.0 8.4 7.8 5.4 2.8 5.8 -2.9

Sectoral Composition of GDP, % (a)1990 26.3 31.3 26.0 29.4 50.6 43.2 9.7

Agriculture 2002 20.5 20.8 23.6 21.9 39.4 27.7 17.02003 19.0 21.0 23.3 21.0 39.1 26.7 1.62004 17.8 19.6 22.3 20.2 38.6 25.8 2.62005 17.2 19.0 21.6 19.2 38.2 24.7 4.0

Industry 2002 26.3 26.8 22.9 25.5 21.1 38.5 9.92003 26.4 26.4 23.2 25.3 21.1 38.4 8.22004 26.8 27.3 24.9 25.5 20.9 37.9 12.82005 27.1 27.4 25.1 26.3 21.0 37.2 1.3

Services 2002 53.2 50.7 53.4 52.6 39.4 34.9 4.62003 54.6 50.7 53.4 53.7 39.7 36.1 9.52004 55.4 53.2 52.7 54.3 40.4 37.6 9.72005 55.7 53.6 53.3 54.5 40.8 39.2 -8.1

Consumption, Investment and Savings, % of GDP (a)

Private Consumption 2002 76.7 64.3 74.5 76.8 77.9 38.9 30.52003 76.2 62.2 73.6 76.0 77.9 39.3 28.92004 76.0 60.6 73.3 74.9 77.5 35.9 27.52005 74.6 n.a. 8.0 74.2 77.4 n.a. n.a.

Government Consumption 2002 8.8 11.8 8.8 5.0 10.0 20.0 23.22003 7.9 11.2 9.1 5.3 10.2 20.0 21.92004 8.1 11.3 8.4 5.5 10.0 19.8 25.02005 8.2 n.a. 7.8 5.6 10.1 n.a. n.a.

Gross Capital Formation 2002 20.9 22.9 15.5 23.1 24.1 59.3 25.52003 22.0 n.a. 14.8 23.4 26.0 57.9 27.22004 25.0 n.a. 17.3 24.0 27.3 61.0 36.12005 26.5 n.a. 16.8 24.4 25.6 n.a. n.a.

Domestic Savings 2002 14.4 23.9 16.7 18.2 12.1 45.5 n.a.2003 15.9 24.9 17.3 18.6 11.9 46.7 n.a.2004 15.9 29.1 18.4 19.5 12.5 44.4 n.a.2005 17.2 n.a. 12.2 20.2 12.5 n.a.

National Savings 1990 16.8 20.0 17.8 14.9 9.7 21.4 n.a.2002 19.5 23.3 17.2 22.8 16.4 32.8 n.a.2003 21.6 24.3 20.5 24.2 15.5 32.0 n.a.2004 21.6 28.5. 20.6 25.4 15.2 n.a. n.a.2005 n.a. 14.1 26.5 14.5 n.a. n.a.

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(a) World Paddy Production : 628 Mn, M.T. Source : Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2006, ADB(b) 2004 World Development Indicators-2006(c) 2003kgoe – Kilogram of Oil Equivalent


AgricultureArable Land(Agricultural), 1980 13.2 54.8 25.9 68.3 16.0 2.2 3.3

% of Total Land Area 2003 36.5 60.81 32.6 69.3 29.6 3.1 46.7Forest Area, % of 1975 27.9 22.1 3.7 16.9 42.9 55.0 6.7

Total Land Area 2000 25.9 21.6 3.2 10.2 27.3 64.2 3.3Permanent Crops, % of 1980 15.9 1.8 0.4 2.0 0.2 0.4 6.7 Cropped Land 2002 15.5 2.8 0.9 3.1 0.7 0.4 26.7Cropped Land per Capita, Hectares 1980 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0

2002 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.0Share of Agriculture in GDP, % 1985 27.7 33.0 28.5 41.8 51.7 52.6 11.6

1995 23.0 28.4 25.9 24.8 41.8 40.6 18.72005 17.2 19.0 21.5 19.2 38.2 24.7 4.0

Index of Agricultural Production 2005 106 106 115 109 113 98 92(1999-2001 = 100)

Paddy Production/World Paddy 2005 0.7 20.0 1.1 5.7 1.0 0.01 –Production (a), %

Yield of Paddy Production 1990 3,064 2,612 2,315 2,565 2,407 1,654 – per Hectare, kg. 2000 3,177 3,008 3,027 3,348 2,600 1,667 –

Per Capita Paddy Production, kg. 1990 135 134 45 246 193 28 –2005 165 79 33 184 169 59 –

IndustryShare of Manufacturing in GDP, % 1990 17.3 18.7 17.4 12.7 6.1 8.2 –

1995 15.7 17.4 17.1 16.7 9.5 11.3 6.22005 13.2 14.4 17.0 15.1 7.4 7.1 6.2

Index of manufacturing 2005 – 234 168 291 – – –(1990 = 100)

Electricity Production 1990 185 347 352 66 39 1,015 112Per Capita, Kwh 2005 446 611(b) 556 154 95 3,296 694

Energy Consumption 1990 90 226 223 55 14 – 141Per Capita, (kgoe) 2005 369 612(b) 398 17 78 961 426

AgricultureArable Land (Agricultural), 1980 3.3 20.9 3.0 32.3 17.5 9.9

% of Total Land Area 2003 2.9 19.26 23.9 36.2 40.9 25.16Forest Area , % of 1975 4.9 67.1 68.4 36.2 45.2 67.5

Total Land Area 2000 3.3 63.3 58.7 28.9 19.4 58.0Permanent Crops,% of Cropped Land 1980 9.8 1.4 11.6 3.5 14.8 7.2

2002 1.5 2.0 17.6 6.9 16.8 7.3Cropped Land per Capita, Hectares 1980 – 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2

2002 – 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.2Share of Agriculture in GDP, % 1985 0.8 12.5 20.8 15.8 24.6 23.2

1995 0.2 6.2 13.5 11.1 21.6 17.12005 0.1 4.0 5.3 4.5 14.4 13.4

Index of Agricultural Production 2005 107 96 127 105 114 123(1999-2001 = 100)

Paddy Production/World Paddy 2000 – 1.1 0.3 6.8 3.3 12.3Production (a), %

Yield of Paddy Production per 1990 – 6,206 2,769 1,956 2,979 4,302Hectare, kg. 2000 – 6,592 2,941 2,329 3,075 4,426

Per Capita Paddy Production, kg. 1990 – 180 106 308 159 2522005 – n.a. 52 461 171 246

IndustryShare of Manufacturing in GDP, % 1990 27.1 28.8 24.2 27.5 24.8 20.7

1995 24.7 29.4 33.1 28.2 23.0 24.12005 26.9 25.3 n.a. 35.6 220 28.8

Index of Manufacturing (1993= 100) 2005 125 134 266 156 28,839 119Electricity Generation 1990 5,120 2,512 1,422 791 407 194

Per Capita, Kwh. 2005 8,785 7084(b) 3,683 1,933(b) 664 554(b)Energy Consumption 1990 4,260 1,945 2,933(c) 524 280 358

Per Capita, (kgoe) 2005 7,991 3,996(b) n.a. 1,873(b) 525 461(b)

AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIAL INDICATORS : Selected East Asian Countries

AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIAL INDICATORS : SAARC Countries


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Reserve Money, Mn. US $ 2003 1,465 83,968 12,926 4,243 999 180 1702004 1,690 100,397 15,379 4,477 1,191 204 2142005 1,970 118,553 16,557 5,202 1,343 289 223

Narrow Money, Mn. US $ 2003 1,675 124,195 24,027 4,597 1,100 147 1642004 1,862 145,859 23,544 5,114 1,276 178 1972005 2,296 185,601 30,786 5,526 1,404 202 237

Broad Money, Mn. US $ 2003 7,437 431,172 39,240 19,604 3,230 299 3552004 8,485 500,730 42,683 21,806 3,764 367 4712005 8,189 614,490 54,727 23,565 4,210 421 522

% of GDP 2003 40.8 72.8 47.0 37.9 53.9 53.6 51.42004 42.3 73.0 45.6 39.0 56.0 50.1 62.52005 42.5 76.8 48.9 41.1 56.3 49.4 n.a.

Composition of Broad Money (%)

Currency 2005 11.3 15.9 22.9 12.2 22.9 12.9 12.8Demand Deposits 2005 11.6 14.3 33.4 11.2 10.5 35.4 32.1Quasi-Money 2005 78.7 69.8 43.7 76.5 66.6 51.7 54.6

% Change of Money (a)

Narrow Money 2003 15.0 27.5 24.0 10.2 11.0 0 11.62004 11.2 17.4 -1.2 11.2 16.0 21.0 20.12005 23.3 21.4 30.8 8.1 10.0 13.4 20.3

Broad Money 2003 14.3 22.0 17.5 6.2 12.3 4.9 14.52004 14.1 16.1 9.7 11.2 16.5 22.7 32.72005 -3.5 22.7 28.2 8.1 11.8 14.7 10.8

Causal Factors in Broad Money, Mn. US $

Net Foreign Assets 2005 2,038 161,873 9,581 2,906 1,510 540 140Domestic Credit 2005 10,127 604,088 47,572 22,939 3,997 123 539Net Other Items 2005 2,159 29,127 -3,354 -2,276 -1,290 -241 -157

Money Multiplier (b)

For Narrow Money 2003 1.1 1.5 1.9 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.02004 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.1 1.1 0.9 0.92005 1.2 1.6 1.9 1.1 1.0 0.7 1.1

For Broad Money 2003 5.1 5.1 3.0 4.6 3.2 1.7 2.12004 5.0 5.0 2.8 4.9 3.2 1.8 2.2

2005 4.2 5.2 3.3 4.5 3.1 1.1 2.3Income Velocity of Money (c)

of Narrow Money 2003 10.8 4.7 3.6 11.2 5.6 3.8 3.92004 10.7 4.7 4.1 11.5 5.4 n.a. 3.72005 10.1 4.3 3.7 10.9 5.4 n.a. 3.0

of Broad Money 2003 2.4 1.4 2.2 2.8 1.9 1.9 1.82004 2.9 1.4 4.1 11.5 5.4 n.a. 1.52005 2.3 1.3 2.1 2.6 1.8 n.a. 1.4

Fiscal Operation Indicators, % of GDP

Revenue 2005 16.1 12.9 13.7 n.a. 13.2 n.a. 45.5Current Expenditure 2005 18.7 12.5 14.4 n.a. 11.8 n.a. 43.3Capital Expenditure 2005 5.9 1.9 3.5 n.a. 4.7 n.a. 17.5Budget Surplus/Deficit (-) 2005 -7.3 -4.1 -4.1 n.a. -1.1 n.a. -1.7

Sources : International Financial Statistics, July 2006 IMF Key Indicators of Developing

Asian and Pacific Countries 2005, ADB

(a) Percentage change of amounts in domestic currency.(b) Ratio of Money to Reserve Money.(c) Ratio of GNP to Money. n.a. – Not available

MONETARY AND FISCAL INDICATORS : SAARC Countries


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MONETARY AND FISCAL INDICATORS : Selected East Asian Countries


Reserve Money, Mn. US$. 2003 11,855 34,197 11,983 22,703 8,258 23,6532004 12,919 33,871 13,181 27,670 8,322 28,2172005 14,057 42,230 13,895 40,288 10,464 27,786

Narrow Money, Mn. US$ 2003 22,226 250,884 26,869 18,486 9,415 26,0932004 26,128 279,752 30,075 21,358 9,929 28,3942005 27,689 350,665 32,724 22,648 10,648 29,047

Broad Money, Mn. US$ 2003 111,829 753,667 112,121 136,013 31,762 111,4252004 122,458 825,207 140,573 147,897 33,596 115,6202005 132,058 983,561 162,580 160,092 37,239 123,979

% of GDP 2003 120.6 123.9 107.9 95.2 40.1 46.92004 113.9 121.3 118.8 91.5 39.0 45.52005 113.1 124.9 124.6 90.7 38.1 44.1

Composition of Broad Money (%)

Currency 2005 6.6 2.0 4.9 10.1 13.3 10.3Demand Deposits 2005 14.3 33.6 15.2 4.1 16.2 13.1Quasi-Money 2005 79.0 64.3 79.9 85.9 70.5 76.6

% Change of Money (a)

Narrow Money 2003 11.1 10.7 14.6 19.7 3.3 26.62004 17.6 11.5 11.9 15.5 5.4 8.82005 6.2 25.3 8.8 5.2 10.7 2.3

Broad Money 2003 11.1 8.1 11.1 8.6 -1.6 17.42004 9.5 9.5 25.4 8.7 5.8 3.82005 7.8 19.2 15.6 8.3 10.8 7.2

Causal Factors in Broad Money, Mn. US $

Net Foreign Assets 2005 116,289 176,600 68,641 61,340 17,451 32,260Domestic Credit 2005 77,930 1,115,726 149,886 152,640 44,191 127,537Net Other Items 2005 -62,149 -308,762 -55,947 -53,906 -24,404 -35,818

Money Multiplier (b)

For Narrow Money 2003 1.9 7.3 2.2 0.8 1.1 1.12004 2.0 8.3 2.3 0.8 1.2 1.02005 2.0 8.3 2.4 0.6 1.0 1.0

For Broad Money 2003 9.4 22.0 9.4 6.0 3.8 4.72004 9.5 24.4 10.7 5.3 4.0 4.12005 9.4 23.3 11.7 4.0 3.6 4.5

Income Velocity of Money (c)

of Narrow Money 2003 4.1 2.4 3.6 7.6 9.1 8.82004 4.0 2.4 3.7 7.5 9.3 8.82005 4.2 2.2 n.a. 7.6 9.6 9.4

Broad Money 2003 0.8 1.2 0.9 1.0 2.7 2.12004 0.9 0.8 0.8 1.1 2.8 2.22005 0.9 0.8 n.a. 1.1 2.8 2.2

Fiscal Operation Indicators, % of GDP

Revenue 2005 n.a. 23.7 21.5 n.a. 14.8 n.a.Current Expenditure 2005 n.a. 19.7 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Capital Expenditure 2005 n.a. 3.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.Budget Surplus/Deficit (-) 2005 n.a. 0.6 -3.8 -0.6 -2.7 n.a.

(a) Percentage change of amounts in domestic currency.(b) Ratio of Money to Reserve Money.(c) Ratio of GNP to Money.n.a. : Not available

Sources : International Financial Statistics, July 2006,IMF Key Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific Countries 2005, ADB

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Exports, Mn. US $ 2002 4,699 49,249 9,908 4,566 567 108 90(-2.4) (13.6) (7.2) (-5.3) (-23.1) (1.9) (18.4)

2003 5,133 57,017 11,928 5,264 663 121 112(9.2) (15.8) (20.4) (15.3) (16.9) (12.0) (24.4)

2004 5,757 71,763 13,375 6,600 756 183. 122(12.2) (25.9) (12.1) (25.4) (14.0) (51.2) (8.9)

2005 6,347 101,060 14,454 7,902 816 n.a. 81(10.2) (40.8) (8.1) (19.7) (7.9) n.a. (-33.6)

Exports Per CapitaUS $ 2002 247 47 69 35 24 151 3202003 267 53 82 39 27 165 3932004 296 66 90 49 31 238 4212005 323 41 94 58 32 n.a. 276

Imports, Mn. US $ 2002 6,106 56,511 11,228 7,914 1,420 165 392(2.2) (12.1) (10.2) (-5.1) (-3.5) (-13.6) (-0.5)

2003 6,672 71,120 13,035 9,514 1,754 224 471(9.3) (25.8) (16.1) (20.2) (23.5) (35.7) (20.1)

2004 8,000 94,051 17,954 11,276 1,869 n.a. 645(19.9) (32.2) (37.7) (18.5) (6.6) 411 (36.9)

2005 8,863 140,778 20,632 12,575 1,852 83.5 581(10.8) (49.7) (14.9) (11.52) (9.1) (n.a.) (-9.9)

Imports Per Capita, US $ 2002 321 54 78 60 60 230 1,397, 2003 347 67 89 71 72 305 1,652

2004 257 87 121 83 76 n.a. 2,2282005 451 57 134 92 73 n.a. 1,978

Export/Import Ratio 2002 0.77 0.87 0.88 0.58 0.40 0.65 0.232003 0.77 0.80 0.91 0.55 0.38 0.54 0.242004 0.72 0.76 0.75 0.58 0.40 n.a. 0.192005 0.72 0.72 0.70 0.62 0.44 n.a. 0.14

Balance of Trade(a) Mn. US $ 2002 -1,406 -7,262 -1,320 -3,348 -853 -57 -3022003 -1,539 -14,103 -1,107 -4,250 -1,091 -103 -3592004 -2,243 -22,288 -4,578 -4,676 -1,113 n.a. -5232005 -2,516 -39,718 -6,178 -4,673 -1,036 n.a. -500

Current A/C Balance Mn. US $ 2002 -236 7,061 2,723 157 -270 -14 -362003 -71 6,853 4,070 176 -334 52 -322004 -648 -5,400 1,811 176 197 49 -902005 -650 -10,612 -1,534 -366 160 -188 -287

Total Reserves Minus 2002 1,631 67,665 8,078 1,683 1,018 355 133Gold, Mn.Us$ 2003 2,265 98,938 10,941 2,578 1,222 367 159

2004 2,132 126,593 9,799 3,172 1,462 399 2042005 2,651 131,924 10,033 2,767 1,499 467 186

External Debt Mn. US $ 2002 9,333 106,313 33,672 17,061 2,972 378 2722003 10,647 113,467 36,346 18,778 3,253 422 2812004 11,346 122,723 35,687 20,344 3,354 593 3452005 10,704 n.a. n.a, n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

External Debt Service/ 2002 9.8 14.1 17.9 7.4 6.2 4.2 4.4Exports Ratio, % (b) 2003 7.5 18.1 16.0 6.0 6.0 4.6 3.6

2004 8.5 n.a. 21.2 5.2 5.5 n.a. 4.62005 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Exchange Rate for US $ 2002 95.66 48.61 59.72 57.88 77.88 48.61 12.802003 96.52 46.58 57.75 58.15 76.14 46.58 12.802004 101.19 45.32 58.26 59.51 73.67 45.32 12.802005 100.50 44.10 59.51 64.33 71.37 44.10 12.80

EXTERNAL TRADE AND FINANCE INDICATORS : SAARC Countries


Sources : International Financial Statistics, July 2005, IMFKey Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific

Countries 2005, ADBCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

(a) Exports less imports

(b) Total debt service includes principal and interest payments on long termdebt, interest payments on short term debt, and IMF repurchases andcharges.

(c) Units of domestic currency (annual average) per US Dollar.


Note : Annual change (%) is given within parenthesis.

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EXTERNAL TRADE AND FINANCE INDICATORS : Selected East Asian Countries

Exports, Mn. US $ 2002 125,084 162,471 93,265 68,061 36,518 60,164(2.7) (8.0) (6.0) (4.8) (11.8) (4.9)

2003 144,308 193,817 99,369 80,183 37,064 64,107(15.4) (19.3) (6.5) (17.8) (1.5) (6.6)

2004 179,572 253,845 125,744 97,524 39,699 71,261(24.4) (31.0) (26.5) (21.6) (7.1) (11.2)

2005 229,832 277,726 140,841 110,311 74,886 79,892(28.0) (9.41) (12.0) (13.1) (88.6) (9.3)

Exports Per Capita,US $ 2002 29,996 3,413 3,802 1,078 455 2852003 34,441 4,055 3,967 1,260 453 3002004 42,352 5,277 4,916 1,519 475 3292005 52,835 5,888 5,390 1,703 879 363

Imports, Mn. US $ 2002 116,375 152,126 79,869 64,590 37,193 38,310(0.3) (7.8) (8.1) (4.3) (6.5) (2.1)

2003 128,052 178,827 81,948 75,649 39,506 42,243(10.0) (17.6) (2.6) (17.1) (6.2) (10.3)

2004 163,843 224,463 105,298 95,470 42,348 52,076(27.9) (25.5) (28.5) (26.2) (7.2) (23.3)

2005 200,187 225,090 114,515 118,250 90,482 54,416(22.2) (27.9) (8.8) (23.9) (113.6) (4.5)

Imports Per Capita US $ 2002 27,908 3,196 3,256 1,023 464 1812003 30,561 3,741 3,271 1,188 483 1982004 38,642 4,667 4,116 1,487 507 2412005 46,020 5,409 4,382 1,826 1,062 247

Export / Import Ratio 2002 1.07 1.07 1.17 1.05 0.98 1.572003 1.13 1.08 1.21 1.06 0.94 1.522004 1.10 1.13 1.19 1.02 0.94 1.372005 1.15 1.23 1.22 0.93 0.82 1.47

Balance of Trade (a), 2002 8,709 10,345 13,396 3,471 675 21,854Mn,US $ 2003 16,256 14,990 17,421 4,534 2,442 21,864

2004 15,729 29,382 20,446 2,054 2,649 19,1852005 29,645 52,636 26,326 7,939 15,596 25,476

Current A/c Balance, 2002 15,693 5,394 8,025 7,008 4,383 7,824 Mn, US $ 2003 26,952 11,950 13,381 7,965 1,396 8,106

2004 27,878 27,613 14,871 7,289 2,080 2,8782005 33,265 16,559 19,877 -3,714 2,354 929

Total Reserves Minus 2002 82,021 121,345 33,361 38,046 13,329 30,971Gold,Mn.US $ 2003 95,746 155,284 43,822 41,077 13,655 34,962

2004 112,232 198,997 65,881 48,664 13,116 34,9522005 115,794 210,317 69,858 50,691 15,926 32,989

External Debt 2002 234,011 143,013 48,833 59,459 60,090 131,755 Mn.US $ 2003 245,232 161,581 49,074 51,793 62,663 134,389

2004 286,,875 177,643 52,145 51,307 60,550 140,6492005 299,979 190,010 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

External Debt Service / 2002 n.a. n.a. 7.1 23.2 22.8 24.8Export Ratio (b) % 2003 n.a. n.a. 7.9 15.6 22.1 26.0

2004 n.a. n.a. n.a. 10.6 20.9 22.12005 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

Exchange Rate (c) 2002 1.79 1,251.10 3.8 42.96 51.60 9,3112003 1.74 1,191.60 3.8 41.48 54.20 8,5772004 1.69 1,145.30 3.8 40.22 56.04 8,9392005 1.66 1,024.10 3.8 40.22 55.09 9,705


Sources : International Financial Statistics, July 2005, IMFKey Indicators of Developing Asian and Pacific

Countries 2005, ADBCentral Bank of Sri Lanka

(a) Exports less imports

(b) Total debt service includes principal and interest payments on long termdebt, interest payments on short term debt, and IMF repurchases andcharges.

(c) Units of domestic currency (annual average) per US Dollar.


Note : Annual change (%) is given within parenthesis.

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SAARC Countries

Sri Lanka 15.9 9.6 9.4 4.7 6.2 14.2 9.6 6.3 7.6 11.6India 9.0 7.2 13.2 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.3Pakistan 10.4 11.4 6.2 4.1 4.4 3.1 3.3 2.9 7.4 9.1Bangladesh 4.1 5.2 7.0 6.2 2.4 2.1 3.3 5.7 3.2 -Nepal 9.2 4.0 10.0 5.5 0.9 2.7 3.0 5.7 2.8 6.8Bhutan 8.8 6.5 10.6 6.8 4.0 3.4 2.5 2.1 4.6 5.3Maldives 6.3 7.6 -1.4 3.0 -1.2 0.7 0.9 -2.9 6.4 3.3

East Asian Countries (Selected)

Singapore 1.4 2.0 -0.3 – 1.4 1.0 -0.4 0.5 1.7 0.5Rep. of Korea 4.9 4.4 7.5 0.8 2.2 4.1 2.7 3.6 3.6 2.7Malaysia 3.5 2.7 5.3 2.7 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.5 3.0Thailand 5.8 5.6 8.1 0.3 1.5 1.6 0.6 1.8 2.8 4.5Philippines 9.0 5.9 9.7 6.7 4.4 6.8 3.0 3.5 6.0 7.6Indonesia 8.0 6.7 57.6 20.3 4.5 11.5 11.9 6.6 6.2 10.5

Industrial Countries (Selected)

Japan 0.1 1.7 0.6 -0.3 -0.7 -0.7 -0.9 -0.3 -0.1 -0.3United States 2.9 2.3 1.6 2.2 3.4 2.8 1.6 2.3 2.7 3.4United Kingdom 2.4 3.1 3.4 1.6 2.9 1.8 1.6 2.9 3.0 2.8

(a) Per cent change of annual average Consumer Price Index. (1990 = 100) Sources : International Financial Statistics,(b) Provisional August 2006 Issue, IMF.

INFLATION (a) : Selected Regional CountriesPercentage

Country 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005(b)

WORLD TABLES

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WORLD TEA PRODUCTION, LAND AREA, EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 1995 – 2004

Country \ Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

( Contd.)

753.9 780.0 810.6 874.1 805.6 846.5 853.7 826.2 857.1 820.2246.0 258.4 276.9 280.7 283.8 306.8 295.1 310.0 303.3 308.1141.1 144.0 120.0 166.8 165.4 159.3 98.5 172.8 168.0 165.047.2 55.1 53.2 55.8 47.4 52.6 57.1 52.9 56.8 55.6

588.4 593.4 613.4 665.0 675.99 683.3 701.7 745.4 768.1 785.02,072.9 2,154.0 2,208.0 2,455.5 2,375.3 2,427.3 2,461.3 2,500.9 2,579.1 2,545.7

244.5 257.1 220.7 294.2 248.8 236.3 294.6 287.1 293.7 342.634.5 37.2 43.9 40.4 38.5 42.1 36.8 39.2 41.7 50.1

365.2 383.5 364.6 449.7 400.8 401.0 459.9 459.3 473.6 508.7

13.9 10.8 9.8 15.4 15.9 16.9 17.5 14.3 14.5 15.746.3 56.5 67.5 62.3 66.7 72.3 67.5 67.0 69.3 72.5

7.2 8.6 8.2 6.8 7.5 7.5 7.4 7.6 7.9 8.1

2,505.5 2,613.4 2,658.1 2,989.7 2,866.2 2,926.9 3,020.8 3,053.1 3,141.4 3,150.6

427 431 434 474 491 507 510 512 515 n.a.187 189 189 189 189 189 189 188 188 n.a.142 154 153 157 157 156 154 155 155 n.a.48 48 49 49 49 49 49 50 50 n.a.

1,115 1,103 1,076 1,057 1,130 1,089 1,141 1,134 1,207 n.a.2,116 2,189 2,168 2,156 2,280 2,256 2,316 2,305 n.a. n.a.

114 117 117 119 120 122 132 140 132 n.a.19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 19 n.a.

209 212 223 226 227 230 213 250 n.a. n.a.

32 34 33 41 41 41 41 41 41 n.a.49 48 48 48 48 48 45 45 45 n.a.

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 n.a.

2,411 2,489 2,477 2,476 2,600 2,579 2,619 2,645 n.a. n.a.

15.3 14.2 16.7 15.9 15.0 15.4 12.9 13.8 12.3 12.021.5 20.7 21.4 20.3 20.8 21.0 20.7 20.3 21.1 19.4

7.3 9.0 5.6 5.2 7.8 7.9 7.2 7.0 6.4 6.42.3 2.3 2.1 1.7 1.2 1.4 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8

15.2 15.1 16.8 16.7 15.8 17.1 17.9 17.6 18.8 18.70.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.20.2 0.4 1.6 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.41.7 1.8 2.2 2.5 2.9 4.2 4.9 5.2 4 4.00.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.6

64.0 64.0 66.9 64.1 64.5 68.0 65.4 65.5 64.3 62.5

21.7 21.7 16.5 20.2 19.3 16.3 18.5 19.0 19.4 21.83.0 3.3 4.1 3.2 3.4 2.9 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.10.3 0.5 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.81.9 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.61.0 1.3 1.5 1.8 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.01.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.01.4 1.2 1.0 1.1 1.3 1.4 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.5

30.3 30.6 26.7 29.8 29.6 26.4 28.7 29.0 30.1 31.8

3.8 3.7 4.7 4.7 4.1 3.8 4.1 4.0 4.2 4.40.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.31.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.1 1.0 1.0

5.7 5.4 6.4 6.1 5.9 5.6 5.9 5.5 5.6 5.7

100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

1,094 1,127 1,204 1,305 1,262 1,331 1,392 1,436 1,387 1,496

Production (Mn.kgs.)IndiaSri LankaIndonesiaBangladeshChina

Total Asia

KenyaMalawi

Total Africa

Total CIS / USSRTotal South AmericaTotal Oceania

Total World

Land Area (’000 ha.)IndiaSri LankaIndonesiaBangladeshChina

Total Asia

KenyaMalawi

Total Africa

Total CIS / USSRTotal South AmericaTotal Oceania

Total World

Percentage Share ofWorld Tea Exports

IndiaSri LankaIndonesiaBangladeshChinaTaiwanTurkeyVietnamOther Asia

Total Asia

KenyaMalawiRwandaTanzaniyaUgandaZimbabweOther Africa

Total Africa

ArgentinaOther South AmericaOthers

Total Others

Total

Total World Exports(mt ’000)

171

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171

Source : International Tea Committee

WORLD TEA PRODUCTION, LAND AREA, EXPORTS AND IMPORTS 1995 – 2004 (Contd.)

Country \ Year 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

World Tea Imports forConsumption (’000 kgs.)

EuropeUnited KingdomRussian Fed./USSROther CISGermanyPolandFranceIreland (Republic)Other EuropeSub Total

N. America and CarribeanCanadaU S AOther CountriesSub Total

Latin AmericaChileOther CountriesSub Total

AsiaDubaiSaudi ArabiaAfghanistanIranIraqJordanPakistanSyriaYemanOther Asian

CountriesSub Total

AfricaEgyptLibyaMoroccoSouth AfricaSudanTunisiaOther African

CountriesSub Total

OceaniaAustraliaOther Oceanian

CountriesSub Total

Major ProducingCountries

Total Imports

136.0 148.5 150.5 146.3 137.3 133.5 137.3 136.5 125.3 126.9140.6 111.1 148.3 143.5 152.7 150.5 153.7 162.6 165.7 165.021.0 49.0 52.0 36.0 48.0 45.0 57.0 57.0 60.0 58.016.6 25.3 18.3 22.6 24.4 18.0 20.5 22.3 27.0 16.230.3 30.2 30.3 29.7 32.0 30.5 33.1 31.0 30.8 32.111.3 15.0 16.4 13.0 11.8 13.3 13.6 13.6 13.9 13.111.0 11.9 11.2 9.4 10.3 10.6 10.0 11.2 13.6 10.533.9 34.7 37.0 36.3 35.8 36.4 37.2 n.a. 39.5 41.4

400.6 425.6 464.1 436.6 452.2 437.7 452.7 472.5 475.8 463.2

13.1 13.5 16.7 17.1 18.3 17.8 18.6 18.7 20.4 16.183.3 89.2 81.2 96.6 92.9 88.3 96.7 93.5 94.2 99.5

1.4 1.3 1.8 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 0.5 1.4 1.597.7 103.9 99.7 115.1 112.5 107.5 116.7 113.6 116.0 117.1

13.8 13.6 11.9 14.1 13.4 11.3 15.1 15.3 16.0 20.22.8 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.6 3.2 3.4 3.3 3.5 3.8

16.5 16.9 15.0 17.2 17.0 14.5 18.5 18.6 19.5 24.0

11.7 18.0 16.7 25.3 24.7 22.2 29.8 30.8 48.8 46.013.1 15.0 17.0 18.5 14.3 13.8 15.0 13.5 13.6 14.020.0 48.1 34.8 25.9 17.3 25.5 31.9 35.0 46.0 41.030.6 30.6 36.3 33.4 38.5 46.9 40.2 38.5 30.2 34.0

3.2 4.9 23.5 49.7 42.3 52.3 62.0 82.0 37.8 37.028.0 25.0 22.0 19.6 10.0 12.4 12.5 12.0 14.5 14.0

115.7 110.7 86.9 111.6 107.7 111.4 106.8 97.8 118.3 120.016.6 21.1 18.0 19.1 20.3 19.7 22.5 30.0 29.0 29.5

8.7 8.7 9.0 10.5 9.5 8.0 10.0 11.4 10.4 11.0

38.6 40.1 40.0 41.3 46.4 43.4 51.0 45.8 52.4 55.9286.2 322.1 304.2 354.8 331.0 355.7 381.7 401.7 401.0 402.4

80.0 65.0 77.9 65.5 73.2 63.4 56.4 78.9 49.9 70.015.7 10.0 14.2 18.0 10.0 13.5 18.5 10.3 18.5 65.037.6 28.4 35.0 40.6 35.4 42.3 37.7 43.8 44.9 42.5

8.9 12.1 16.5 13.0 12.7 14.2 13.9 15.2 14.8 15.515.6 19.3 20.2 19.0 17.9 15.6 15.5 13.5 13.5 17.0

7.3 10.7 12.0 11.5 10.2 11.4 11.0 10.7 10.2 9.5

36.0 44.5 47.4 51.2 60.2 68.3 64.5 71.4 81.0 24.9201.1 190.1 223.2 218.7 219.6 228.6 217.5 243.8 232.8 244.4

16.5 17.6 15.6 16.7 14.4 14.7 14.2 14.3 13.1 14.0

5.1 5.6 5.0 5.2 4.8 5.0 4.8 5.0 5.0 5.421.6 23.2 20.6 21.9 19.2 19.7 19.0 19.3 18.1 19.4

57.9 65.1 71.3 71.4 76.9 92.5 101.1 101.9 83.9 120.4

1,081.7 1,147.1 1,198.1 1,235.8 1,231.9 1,262.6 1,316.2 1,371.8 1,347.1 1,390.8

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(a) Per cent change of annual average Consumer Price Index Source :International Financial Statistics,August 2006 Issue, IMF

CONSUMER PRICE CHANGES (a)

Region / Country 1990 1995 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Industrial Countries 5.2 2.5 1.4 1.4 2.4 2.2 1.5 1.9 2.0 2.37United States 5.4 2.8 1.6 2.2 3.4 2.8 1.6 2.3 2.7 3.4Canada 4.8 2.2 1.0 1.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.8 1.8 2.2Australia 7.3 4.6 0.9 1.5 4.5 4.4 3.0 2.8 2.3 2.7Japan 3.1 -0.1 0.7 -0.3 -0.7 -0.7 -0.9 -0.3 0.0 -0.3New Zealand 6.1 3.8 1.3 -0.1 2.6 2.6 2.7 1.8 2.3 3.0Euro Area – – – – – 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.1 2.2Denmark 2.6 2.1 1.9 2.5 2.9 2.4 2.4 2.1 1.2 1.8France 3.4 1.8 0.7 0.5 1.7 1.7 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.8Germany 2.7 1.8 0.9 0.6 1.9 2.0 1.4 1.0 1.7 2.0Greece 20.4 8.9 4.8 2.6 3.2 3.4 3.6 3.5 2.9 3.6Italy 6.5 5.2 2.0 1.7 2.5 2.8 2.5 2.7 2.2 2.4Sweden 10.5 2.5 -0.1 0.5 1.0 2.4 2.2 1.9 0.4 0.5United Kingdom 9.5 3.4 3.4 1.6 2.9 1.8 1.6 2.9 3.0 2.8Developing Countries 77.1 25.2 11.2 9.6 6.7 6.4 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.1Africa 16.5 38.4 6.6 7.2 8.8 12.4 9.0 6.6 4.8 6.4Algeria 16.6 32.2 5.0 2.6 0.3 4.2 1.4 2.6 3.6 1.6Botswana 11.4 10.5 6.7 7.7 8.6 6.6 8.0 9.2 7.0 8.7Eth11.6iopia 5.2 10.0 2.6 7.9 0.7 -8.1 1.6 17.8 3.2 11.6Ghana15.1 37.3 74.3 14.6 12.4 25.2 32.9 14.8 26.7 12.6 15.1Kenya10.3 15.6 0.8 6.6 5.7 10.0 5.7 2.0 9.8 11.6 10.3Nigeria13.5 7.4 72.8 10.3 4.8 14.5 13.0 12.9 14.0 19.4 13.5South Afric3.4a 14.4 8.6 6.9 5.2 5.3 5.7 9.2 5.9 1.4 3.4Tanzania8.6 35.8 29.8 12.8 7.9 5.9 5.1 4.6 4.4 0.0 8.6Uganda8.2 33.1 8.6 – 6.4 2.8 2.0 -0.3 7.8 3.3 8.2Zaire 23.8 541.9 – – – – – – – –Zambia 107.0 34.2 – 26.8 26.0 21.4 22.2 21.4 18.0 18.3Zimbabwe 17.4 22.6 31.8 58.5 55.9 76.7 140.1 n.a n.a n.a.

Asia 6.5 11.3 8.5 2.7 1.9 2.4 1.9 2.5 4.0 –Bangladesh 8.1 5.8 7.0 6.2 2.4 2.0 3.3 5.7 3.2 –Bhutan 10.0 9.5 10.6 6.8 4.0 3.4 2.5 n.a 4.6 n.a.China, People’s Rep. 3.1 16.9 -0.8 -1.4 0.3 0.5 -0.8 1.2 – –Fiji 8.2 2.2 5.7 2.0 1.1 4.3 0.8 4.2 2.8 2.4Hongkong 9.7 9.0 2.9 -4.0 -3.7 -1.6 -3.0 -2.6 -0.4 1.1India 9.0 10.2 13.2 4.7 4.0 3.7 4.4 3.8 3.8 4.3Indonesia 7.8 9.0 57.6 20.3 4.5 12.5 10.0 5.1 6.2 10.5Korea, Rep. of 8.6 4.5 7.5 0.8 2.3 4.1 2.7 3.6 3.6 2.7Malaysia 2.6 5.3 5.3 2.7 1.5 1.4 1.8 1.1 1.5 3.1Maldives 3.6 5.4 -1.4 3.0 -1.1 0.7 0.9 -2.9 6.4 -3.2Myanmar 17.6 25.2 51.5 18.4 -0.1 21.1 57.1 36.6 4.5 –Nepal 8.2 7.6 10.0 5.5 9.0 2.7 3.0 5.7 2.8 –Pakistan 9.1 12.3 6.2 4.1 4.4 3.1 3.3 2.9 7.4 9.1Papua New Guinea 7.0 17.3 13.6 14.9 15.6 9.3 11.8 14.7 2.2 1.8Philippines 14.1 8.1 9.7 6.7 4.4 6.1 2.9 2.9 6.0 7.6Singapore 3.5 1.7 -0.3 0.0 1.4 1.0 -0.4 0.5 1.7 0.5Sri Lanka 21.5 7.7 9.4 4.7 6.2 14.2 9.6 6.3 7.6 11.6Thailand 6.0 5.8 8.1 0.3 1.5 1.7 0.6 1.8 2.8 4.5Europe 153.8 50.6 30.7 48.8 26.0 21.0 15.2 11.3 8.5 8.5Hungary 29.0 28.3 14.2 10.0 9.8 9.2 5.3 4.6 6.8 3.6Lithuania – 39.7 5.1 0.8 1.0 1.3 0.3 -1.2 1.2 2.7Poland 555.4 26.8 11.7 7.3 10.1 5.5 1.9 0.7 3.5 2.11Romania 32.2 59.1 45.8 45.7 34.5 22.5 22.5 15.3 11.9 9.0Russia – 197.4 27.7 85.7 20.8 21.5 15.8 13.7 10.9 12.7Turkey 60.3 88.1 84.6 64.9 54.9 54.4 45.0 25.3 8.6 8.2Ukraine – 376.7 – 22.7 28.2 12.0 0.8 5.2 9.0 13.5Middle East 10.9 19.3 6.9 6.8 5.1 3.6 5.3 6.5 7.4 6.4Bahrain 0.9 2.7 -0.2 -1.4 -0.7 0.2 1.2 1.6 2.4 n.a.Egypt 16.8 15.7 4.2 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.7 4.2 11.3 4.9Iran, I.R. of 7.6 49.6 17.9 20.1 14.5 11.3 14.3 16.5 14.8 13.4Israel 17.2 10.0 3.4 5.2 1.1 1.1 5.6 0.7 -0.4 1.3Jordan 16.2 2.4 3.1 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.8 2.3 3.4 –Kuwait 9.8 2.7 0.2 3.0 1.8 1.7 1.4 1.2 1.1 4.1Lebanon 62.7 – – – – n.a n.a n.a n.a n.a.Saudi Arabia 2.1 4. -0.4 -1.6 -0.8 -1.1 0.2 0.6 0.4 0.7Western Hemisphere 503.5 44.2 10.5 9.5 8.7 6.3 9.1 10.8 6.7 6.4Argentina 2,314.0 3.4 0.9 -1.2 -0.9 -1.1 25.9 13.4 4.4 9.6Brazil 2,947.7 66.0 3.2 4.9 7.0 6.8 8.5 14.7 6.6 6.9Chile 26.0 8.2 5.1 3.3 3.8 3.6 2.5 2.8 1.1 3.1Colombia 29.1 21.0 20.4 10.9 9.2 8.0 6.3 7.1 5.9 5.1Jamaica 22.0 19.9 8.6 6.0 8.2 7.0 7.1 10.3 – –Mexico 26.7 35.0 15.9 16.6 9.5 6.4 5.0 4.5 4.7 4.0Panama 0.8 1.0 0.6 1.2 1.5 0.3 1.0 1.4 0.4 –Paraguay 38.2 13.4 11.5 6.8 9.0 7.3 10.5 14.2 4.3 6.8Peru 7481.7 11.1 7.2 3.5 3.8 2.0 0.2 2.3 3.7 1.6Uruguay 112.5 42.2 10.8 5.7 4.8 4.4 14.0 19.4 9.2 4.7World 29.4 11.0 5.8 5.1 4.4 4.1 3.4 3.7 3.5 3.6

Percentage

173

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Source : International Financial Statistics, Yearbook 2005 IMF

GROWTH OF REAL GDP

Region / Country 1985 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

Percentage

Industrial Countries 3.5 2.6 2.4 3.1 3.4 1.2 1.3 2.0 3.3United States 3.8 1.8 2.7 4.1 3.8 1.2 1.9 2.7 4.2Canada 4.8 -0.2 2.8 4.5 4.8 1.5 3.3 1.7 3.1Australia 5.3 1.9 3.5 4.8 2.8 2.6 3.8 3.4 3.2Japan 4.3 5.3 1.6 0.8 2.4 0.1 -0.3 2.6 3.7New Zealand -0.2 -0.8 3.7 4.1 2.2 4.3 4.1 3.6 3.6Denmark 3.6 1.0 2.8 2.3 2.8 1.6 1.0 0.7 2.4France 1.9 2.5 1.9 3.2 3.8 2.1 1.2 0.8 2.3Germany 2.3 5.7 1.7 1.9 2.9 0.8 0.2 – 1.6Greece 3.1 -0.6 1.9 3.6 4.1 4.2 3.9 4.7 4.2Italy 2.8 2.0 2.9 1.6 3.1 1.8 0.4 0.3 1.2Sweden 2.2 1.4 3.7 4.5 4.4 0.9 2.1 1.5 3.6United Kingdom 3.8 0.8 2.8 2.2 3.1 2.1 1.7 2.2 3.1

Developing Countries 5.5 4.2 6.1 4.0 5.9 2.4 2.7 4.8 –

Africa 4.9 2.6 2.3 2.5 3.1 4.0 2.4 4.1 4.0Botswana 7.2 6.4 3.2 4.1 7.7 8.5 2.2 7.8 5.7Ethiopia -9.7 -4.1 6.2 – – – – – –Ghana 5.1 3.3 4.0 – – – – – –Kenya 23.4 4.2 4.4 -3.6 7.1 2.4 -8.2 – –Nigeria 9.7 8.2 2.6 2.8 3.8 4.2 – – –South Africa -1.2 -0.3 3.1 2.1 3.5 2.7 3.6 2.8 3.7Tanzania 4.6 4.5 – – – – – – –Uganda 0.2 6.2 9.6 – – – – – –Zaire 1.1 -2.5 – – – – – – –Zambia 1.6 -0.5 -2.3 – – – – – –Zimbabwe 6.4 7.0 -0.7 -4.1 -6.8 – – – –

Asia 8.4 5.6 8.8 6.2 6.8 – – – –

Bangladesh 3.7 6.6 4.9 4.9 5.9 5.3 4.4 5.3 –Bhutan – – 7.5 – – – – – –China, People’s Rep. 16.2 3.8 10.5 7.1 8.0 – – – –Fiji -5.1 4.7 2.5 – – – – – –India 5.5 5.7 7.7 6.1 4.4 5.8 4.0 8.2 –Indonesia 2.5 7.2 8.2 0.8 4.9 3.4 4.4 4.9 5.1Korea, Rep. of 6.5 9.0 8.9 9.5 8.5 3.8 7.0 3.1 4.6Malaysia -1.1 9.0 9.8 5.8 8.3 0.4 4.2 5.3 7.1Maldives 13.8 16.2 7.8 8.5 4.6 2.1 – – –Myanmar 2.9 2.8 6.9 10.9 6.2 11.3 12.0 13.8 –Nepal 6.1 4.6 2.9 4.5 6.1 4.7 -0.3 2.7 3.5Pakistan 7.6 4.5 5.1 3.7 4.3 2.4 3.0 5.2 6.0Papua New Guinea 3.6 -3.0 -3.3 4.6 – – – – –Philippines -7.3 3.0 4.7 3.4 4.0 3.4 5.5 4.9 5.0Singapore -1.6 9.0 8.0 5.8 10.3 -1.9 2.2 1.4 8.4Sri Lanka 5.0 6.2 5.5 4.3 6.0 -1.5 4.0 6.0 5.4Thailand 4.6 11.2 9.2 3.3 4.6 1.8 5.4 6.9 6.1

Europe 3.3 -2.0 4.9 0.2 7.6 2.8 4.4 4.6 6.9Hungary -0.3 -3.5 1.5 4.2 5.2 3.8 3.5 2.9 4.2Lithuania – – 3.3 4.2 3.9 6.4 6.8 9.7 6.7Romania -0.1 -5.6 7.1 -2.3 2.1 5.7 5.0 5.2 8.3Turkey 4.2 9.3 7.2 -5.1 7.2 -7.3 7.8 5.9 8.9

Middle East 1.2 8.4 4.0 2.0 4.7 2.5 3.7 5.5 –

Bahrain -2.8 4.4 3.9 4.0 5.3 – 5.2 6.8 –Egypt 5.8 5.7 4.6 6.0 5.4 3.5 3.2 3.1 4.2Iran, I.R. of 0.2 11.7 4.2 – – 3.7 7.5 6.7 –Israel 4.0 5.8 7.1 2.5 8.0 -0.9 -0.7 1.3 4.3Jordan – 1.0 6.4 3.1 4.2 4.3 4.8 3.3 –Kuwait -4.3 -8.4 1.4 -4.9 7.5 1.0 -0.5 9.7 –Saudi Arabia -4.1 10.7 0.5 -0.7 4.9 0.5 0.1 7.7 5.2

Western Hemisphere 3.2 2.3 1.4 0.2 4.0 0.6 0.4 3.0 4.1Argentina -6.9 -1.8 -2.8 -3.4 -0.8 -4.4 -10.9 8.8 9.0Brazil 7.5 0.4 4.2 0.8 4.4 1.3 1.9 1.9 1.9Chile 3.5 3.7 10.6 -0.8 4.5 3.4 2.2 3.7 6.1Colombia 3.1 4.3 5.2 -4.1 2.9 1.5 1.8 4.1 4.1Jamaica -4.6 5.5 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.5 1.1 2.3 –Mexico 2.2 5.1 -6.2 3.8 6.6 – 0.7 1.4 4.2Panama 4.9 8.1 1.8 3.0 2.7 0.6 2.2 4.3 6.2Paraguay 4.0 3.1 4.7 0.5 -0.4 2.7 -2.3 2.6 –Peru 2.8 -3.7 8.6 0.9 2.8 0.3 4.9 3.8 5.1Uruguay 1.5 0.3 -1.4 -2.8 -1.4 -3.4 -11.0 2.2 12.3

World 4.8 3.3 4.0 3.5 4.3 1.7 1.9 3.2 –

WORLD TABLES

174

EXPORTS

Source : International Financial Statistics, Year Book 2005, IMF

Industrial Countries 2,454,100 3,469,800 3,744,200 3,997,800 3,871,600 3,990,500 4,569,430 5,364,340 5,810,760United States 393,592 584,743 702,098 781,125 730,803 693,103 724,771 818,520 907,158Canada 127,629 192,197 238,446 276,635 259,858 252,394 272,739 304,453 359,399Australia 39,752 53,111 56,079 63,870 63,387 65,033 71,546 86,421 105,833Japan 287,581 443,116 419,367 479,249 403,496 416,726 471,817 565,675 594,905New Zealand 9,488 13,645 12,455 13,267 13,723 14,380 16,505 20,373 21,728Denmark 17,090 49,754 48,700 49,747 50,729 56,304 65,267 75,838 83,910France 216,588 284,865 302,466 299,921 295,976 311,871 365,718 423,882 435,975Germany 410,104 523,802 542,871 550,150 571,358 615,446 751,679 911,582 977,824Greece 8,105 10,961 10,475 210,747 9,483 10,315 13,195 14,996 15,511Italy 170,304 233,998 235,175 239,866 244,210 254,097 299,412 353,677 373,452Sweden 57,540 79,801 84,812 86,954 75,833 81,324 102,405 123,211 130,161United Kingdom 185,172 242,006 268,193 281,564 267,349 279,299 304,185 341,596 371,370Developing Countries 984,550 1,650,410 1,906,490 2,364,020 2,255,820 2,438,000 2,899,540 3,688,140 4,385,920Africa 83,955 92,842 100,600 126,210 118,890 120,670 150,100 196,730 240,560Botswana 1,785 2,142 – – – 2,319 3,024 – –Central African Rep. 120 171 146 161 142 147 128 101 –Congo 981 1,173 1,560 2,489 – 1,132 1,374 1,850 –Ethiopia 298 423 – – – 480 – – 882Kenya 1,031 1,879 1,747 1,734 1,944 2,116 2,411 2,684 3,293Nigeria 13,670 11,725 13,856 20,975 17,261 15,107 19,887 31,148 42,277South Africa 23,549 27,853 26,707 29,983 29,258 29,723 36,482 46,029 51,876Tanzania 415 682 543 663 776 902 1,129 1,336 1,481Uganda 147 461 519 460 456 443 562 883 821Zaire 999 – – – – – – – –Zambia 1,309 1,040 – – – – – – –Zimbabwe 1,726 2,114 – – – – 3,361 1,887 –Asia 451,996 926,192 1,051,930 1,266,760 1,182,890 1,300,040 1,538,900 1,934,730 2,268,350Bangladesh 1,671 3,173 3,922 4,786 4,826 4,566 5,263 6,597 –Bhutan 75 103 116 – – 113 133 – –China, People’s Rep. 62,091 148,797 194,931 249,203 266,098 325,591 437,899 593,439 762,068Fiji 615 623 610 584 528 200,092 223,762 259,314 924Hongkong 82,160 173,750 173,885 201,860 189,894 549 679 – 289,337India 17,975 30,630 35,667 42,379 43,347 49,250 57,085 71,786 85,925Indonesia 25,675 45,417 48,665 62,124 56,447 60,164 64,107 71,261 47,903Korea, Rep. of 65,016 125,058 143,686 172,268 150,439 162,471 193,817 253,845 284,419Malaysia 29,416 73,914 84,621 98,229 88,005 93,265 99,369 125,744 140,870Maldives 52 50 64 76 76 90 113 122 103Mongolia 661 473 358 466 448 524 616 853 1,054Myanmar 325 851 1,136 1,646 2,381 3,046 2,483 2,532 –Nepal 210 345 602 804 737 568 662 756 –Pakistan 5,589 8,029 8,491 9,028 9,238 9,313 11,930 13,379 –Papua New Guinea 1,144 2,654 1,924 2,096 1,813 1,641 2,207 2,558 –Philippines 8,068 17,502 36,576 39,783 32,664 36,502 37,026 39,689 39,879Singapore 52,752 118,268 114,680 137,804 121,751 125,177 144,182 179,615 229,649Sri Lanka 1,983 3,798 4,594 5,430 4,816 4,699 5,125 5,757 6,347Thailand 23,070 56,439 58,440 69,057 65,113 68,108 80,333 97,414 110,110Vietnam 2,404 – – – – 16,530 20,176 25,625 31,625Europe 118,216 254,411 279,570 339,720 358,700 396,550 510,330 686,270 833,180Hungary 9,550 12,439 24,950 28,016 30,530 34,512 42,532 54,892 61,762Poland 13,627 22,895 27,397 31,651 36,092 41,010 53,537 73,792 89,347Romania 5,775 7,910 8,505 10,367 11,391 13,876 17,619 23,485 27,730Russia – 81,096 75,665 105,565 103,139 107,301 135,929 183,452 243,,569Turkey 12,959 21,637 26,587 27,775 31,354 34,561 46,576 61,683 71,928Ukraine – 13,317 11,582 – – 17,957 23,080 32,672 34,228Middle East 146,721 158,432 183,160 280,050 261,320 286,400 342,200 433,230 –Bahrain 3,761 4,113 4,363 6,195 5,577 5,794 6,364 7,562 –Egypt 2,585 3,450 3,559 4,689 4,126 4,708 6,311 7,530 10,672Israel 11,576 19,046 25,794 31,404 29,048 29,347 31,784 38,618 –Jordan 1,064 1,769 1,832 1,899 2,293 2,770 3,082 3,950 4,302Kuwait 7,042 12,785 12,164 19,436 16,203 15,369 20,677 28,729 –Saudi Arabia 44,417 50,040 50,761 77,583 68,064 72,453 93,245 125,728 –United Arab Emirates 23,544 – – – – 52,163 65,826 – –Western Hemisphere 128,402 223,991 295,000 354,980 342,290 342,540 372,100 458,510 555,040Argentina 12,353 20,967 23,333 26,341 26,610 25,650 29,566 34,453 40,044Brazil 31,414 46,506 48,011 55,086 58,223 60,362 73,084 96,475 118,308Chile 8,373 16,024 17,162 19,210 18,466 18,180 21,524 32,025 40,574Guyana 251 455 523 498 477 11,911 12,671 16,224 –Jamaica 1,135 1,427 1,240 1,304 1,220 493 634 593 1,500Mexico 27,131 79,542 136,391 166,368 158,547 1,114 1,175 1,390 213,891Panama 340 625 822 859 911 160,682 165,396 189,084 –Paraguay 959 919 741 – – 951 1,242 1,626 1,688Peru 3,231 5,575 6,113 7,028 7,100 7,714 9,091 12,617 17,206Uruguay 1,693 2,106 2,237 2,295 2,060 1,861 2,198 2,950 3,405

World 3,438,600 5,120,200 6,361,800 6,361,800 6,127,500 6,428,600 7,468,970 9,052,480 10,196,700

Region / Country 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

US $ Million

175

WORLD TABLES

Source : International Financial Statistics,Yearbook 2005 Issue, IMF

Industrial Countries 2,573,300 3,432,000 3,930,500 4,337,700 4,159,290 4,262,180 4,925,140 5,840,470 6,560,770United States 516,987 770,852 1,059,435 1,259,297 1,179,180 1,200,230 1,303,050 1,525,680 1,732,350Canada 123,244 168,041 220,183 244,786 227,291 227,499 245,021 273,085 394,643Australia 42,032 61,283 69,158 71,529 63,888 72,690 89,084 109,384 125,280Japan 235,368 335,882 311,262 379,511 349,089 337,194 382,930 454,542 514,922New Zealand 9,501 13,958 14,299 13,906 13,308 15,047 18,565 23,201 26,239Denmark 32,228 45,082 40,068 43,705 44,297 48,887 56,217 66,583 74,,741France 234,436 281,440 294,517 310,591 301,906 311,966 370,698 442,561 479,285Germany 346,153 464,271 473,539 495,380 485,967 489,949 604,613 718,045 777,465Greece 19,777 22,929 28,270 29,221 29,928 31,164 44,375 51,559 49,817Italy 181,968 206,040 220,323 238,023 236,086 246,496 297,348 354,653 385,485Sweden 54,264 64,743 68,755 72,972 63,502 66,387 84,222 100,427 111,224United Kingdom 222,977 265,297 317,959 334,396 320,973 335,438 380,712 451,680 483,017Developing Countries 950,870 1,757,780 1,859,430 2,230,590 2,174,850 2,313,140 2,732,740 3,476,000 4,045,190Africa 74,891 101,548 101,320 105,920 108,178 113,460 138,320 171,760 205,180Botswana 1,947 1,911 2,215 2,469 1,809 1,927 2,358 – –Central African Rep. 154 174 131 117 107 120 118 159 –Congo 621 670 821 465 – 1,081 1,594 1,986 –Ethiopia 1,081 1,145 1,317 – 1,815 1,666 – – 4,127Kenya 2,223 2,991 2,832 3,105 3,192 3,245 3,725 4,553 6,149Nigeria 5,627 7,912 8,588 8,721 11,586 7,547 10,853 14,164 –South Africa 18,399 30,546 26,696 29,695 28,248 29,267 41,084 48,239 62,304Tanzania 1,027 1,675 1,556 1,524 1,712 1,660 2,125 2,513 2,659Uganda 288 1,056 1,342 1,536 1,594 1,111 1,251 2,019 1,895Zaire 888 – – – – – – – –Zambia 1,220 700 – – – – – – –Zimbabwe 1,847 2,661 – – 1,739 – 687 2,152 –Asia 467,469 977,399 956,780 1,196,920 1,117,640 1,221,510 1,462,840 1,868,220 2,152,380Bangladesh 3,618 6,502 7,694 8,360 8,350 7,914 9,516 11,265 –Bhutan 78 112 182 – 191 197 249 – –China, People’s Rep. 53,345 129,113 165,699 225,094 243,553 295,171 413,062 560,683 660,159Fiji 754 892 903 825 794 207,644 231,896 271,158 1,607Hongkong 82,490 192,751 179,520 212,805 201,076 898 1,171 1,274 299,533India 23,580 34,707 46,979 51,525 50,392 56,517 71,238 94,060 125,431Indonesia 21,837 40,630 24,003 33,515 31,010 38,310 42,243 52,076 38,936Korea 69,844 135,119 119,725 160,481 141,098 152,126 178,827 224,463 261,238Malaysia 29,258 77,691 65,389 81,963 73,866 79,869 81,948 105,298 114,411Maldives 138 268 402 389 393 392 471 645 743Mongolia 924 415 513 612 638 691 801 1,011 1,149Myanmar 270 1,335 2,323 2,401 2,877 2,348 2,091 2,226 –Nepal 672 1,333 1,422 1,573 1,473 1,419 1,754 1,870 –Pakistan 7,411 11,515 10,297 10,864 10,191 11,233 13,038 17,949 –Papua New Guinea 1,193 1,452 1,233 1,151 1,073 1,235 1,356 1,680 –Philippines 13,042 28,341 32,568 37,027 34,921 37,180 39,502 42,345 46,964Singapore 60,774 124,507 111,060 134,545 116,000 116,441 127,934 163,854 200,047Sri Lanka 2,688 5,306 5,961 7,177 5,962 6,105 6,672 7,973 8,834Thailand 33,045 70,786 50,342 61,924 61,962 64,645 75,805 95,353 118,191Vietnam 2,752 – – – 15,999 19,000 24,863 31,091 36,476Europe 137,229 292,541 309,850 358,530 374,399 422,140 540,570 707,670 820,570Hungary 8,670 15,046 27,923 31,955 33,724 37,788 47,602 59,637 65,296Poland 8,413 29,050 45,903 48,940 50,275 55,113 68,004 87,909 100,903Romania 9,843 10,278 10,392 13,055 15,561 17,862 24,003 32,664 40,463Russia – 60,945 43,588 49,125 58,992 67,063 83,677 105,938 137,833Turkey 22,302 35,709 40,671 54,503 41,399 49,663 65,637 96,368 98,998Ukraine – 16,052 11,846 – 15,775 16,977 23,021 28,996 36,136Middle East 122,551 144,962 162,530 183,970 202,112 210,200 235,540 292,070 –Bahrain 3,712 3,716 3,698 4,634 4,306 5,013 5,116 6,345 –Egypt 9,216 11,760 16,022 14,010 12,756 12,552 11,139 12,859 19,851Israel 16,794 29,579 33,166 31,404 17,626 35,517 36,303 42,864 47,141Jordan 2,600 3,698 3,717 4,597 35,449 5,076 5,743 8,128 10,506Kuwait 3,972 7,790 7,617 7,157 4,844 9,001 10,987 12,005 –Oman 2,681 4,248 4,674 5,040 7,869 6,005 6,572 8,865 8,827Saudi Arabia 24,069 28,091 28,011 30,238 5,798 32,269 36,915 44,517 55,810United Arab Emirates 11,199 20,984 33,231 38,139 31,223 42,652 51,955 – –Western Hemisphere 125,185 250,576 337,290 391,100 382,958 356,070 368,360 449,770 –Argentina 4,076 20,122 25,508 25,280 20,320 8,990 13,834 22,320 28,692Brazil 22,524 53,783 51,759 58,631 58,350 49,599 50,706 65,950 77,585Chile 7,742 15,900 15,988 18,507 17,832 17,091 19,381 24,871 32,542Colombia 5,590 13,853 10,659 11,539 12,834 12,738 13,892 16,746 21,204Guyana 311 528 – – 584 563 1,021 680 –Jamaica 1,928 2,818 2,899 3,326 3,360 3,533 3,642 3,772 4,460Mexico 43,548 75,858 148,648 182,702 176,185 176,607 178,503 206,623 –Paraguay 1,352 2,782 1,725 – 1,989 – – – –Peru 3,470 9,224 8,075 8,797 – – – – –Uruguay 1,343 2,867 3,357 3,466 3,061 1,964 2,206 2,918 3,879World 3,532,200 5,189,800 5,541,900 5,790,000 6,334,140 6,575,320 7,657,870 9,318,480 10,606,000

IMPORTS

Region / Country 1990 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

US $ Million

WORLD TABLES

176

HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX 2004

Life Adult Real GDP Life Education GDP Human HDIExpectancy Literacy per Capita Expectancy Index Index Development Rank

Country at Birth Rate (PPP $) Index Index(years) (%) (HDI)

High Human Development 78.0 – 25,568 0.88 0.95 0.93 0.923 – Canada 80.2 99.0 31,263 0.91 0.97 0.96 0.950 6 France 79.6 99.0 29,300 0.91 0.97 0.95 0.942 16 Norway 79.6 99.0 38,454 0.91 0.99 0.99 0.965 1 USA 77.5 99.0 39,676 0.88 0.97 1.00 0.948 8 Netherlands 78.5 99.0 31,789 0.89 0.99 0.96 0.947 10 Japan 82.2 99.0 29,251 0.95 0.94 0.95 0.949 7 Finland 78.7 99.0 29,951 0.89 0.99 0.95 0.947 11 New Zealand 79.3 99.0 23,413 0.90 0.99 0.91 0.936 20 Sweden 80.3 99.0 29,541 0.92 0.98 0.95 0.951 5 Spain 79.7 98.0 25,047 0.91 0.98 0.92 0.938 19 Australia 80.5 99.0 30,331 0.92 0.99 0.95 0.957 3 United Kingdom 78.5 99.0 30,821 0.89 0.97 0.96 0.940 18 Germany 78.9 99.0 28,303 0.90 0.96 0.94 0.932 21 Hong Kong 81.8 93.5 30,822 0.95 0.88 0.96 0.927 22 Singapore 78.9 92.5 28,077 0.90 0.90 0.91 0.916 25 Rep. of Korea 77.3 98.0 20,499 0.87 0.98 0.89 0.912 26 United Arab Emirates 78.3 77.3 20,456 0.89 0.71 0.92 0.839 49

Medium Human Develoment 67.3 80.5 4,901 0.71 0.75 0.65 0.701 90 Fiji 68.0 92.9 6,066 0.72 0.87 0.69 0.758 74 Thailand 70.3 92.6 8,090 0.75 0.86 0.73 0.784 61 Malaysia 73.4 88.7 10,276 0.81 0.84 0.77 0.805 78 Lebanon 72.2 86.5 5,837 0.79 0.86 0.68 0.774 76 Saudi Arabia 72.0 79.4 13,825 0.78 0.72 0.82 0.777 92 Turkey 68.9 87.4 7,753 0.73 0.81 0.73 0.757 41 Lithuania 72.5 99.6 13,107 0.79 0.97 0.81 0.857 60 Romania 71.5 97.3 8,480 0.78 0.90 0.74 0.805 102 Algeria 71.4 69.9 6,603 0.77 0.71 0.70 0.728 53 Mexico 75.3 91.0 9,803 0.84 0.86 0.77 0.821 82 Peru 70.2 87.7 5,678 0.75 0.87 0.67 0.767 93 Sri Lanka 74.3 90.7 4,390 0.82 0.81 0.63 0.755 131 Botswana 34.9 81.2 9,945 0.16 0.78 0.77 0.570 84 Philippines 70.7 92.6 4,614 0.76 0.89 0.64 0.763 108 Indonesia 67.2 90.4 3,609 0.70 0.83 0.60 0.711 81 China 71.9 90.9 5,896 0.78 0.84 0.68 0.768 111 Egypt 70.2 71.4 4,211 0.75 0.73 0.62 0.702 98 Maldives 67.0 96.3 4,798 0.70 0.87 0.65 0.739 109 Vietnam 70.8 90.3 2,745 0.76 0.81 0.55 0.709 56 Oman 74.3 81.4 15,259 0.82 0.77 0.84 0.810 139 Papua New Guinea 55.7 57.3 2,543 0.51 0.52 0.54 0.523 151 Zimbabwe 36.6 90.0 2,065 0.19 0.77 0.51 0.491 130 Myanmar 60.5 89.9 1,027 0.59 0.76 0.39 0.581 126 India 63.6 61.0 3,139 0.64 0.61 0.58 0.611 127 Pakistan 63.4 49.9 2,225 0.64 0.46 0.52 0.539 134

Low Human Development 45.8 57.9 1,113 0.35 0.53 0.40 0.427 –Nigeria 43.4 66.8 1,154 0.31 0.63 0.41 0.448 159 Bangladesh 63.3 41.0 1,870 0.64 0.46 0.49 0.530 137 Nepal 62.1 48.6 1,490 0.62 0.51 0.45 0.527 138 Bhutan 63.4 47.0 1,969 0.64 0.48 0.50 0.538 135 Angola 41.0 67.4 2,180 0.27 0.53 0.51 0.439 161 Uganda 48.4 66.8 1,478 0.39 0.67 0.45 0.502 145

Ethiopia 47.8 42.0 756 0.38 0.40 0.34 0.371 170

Developing Countries 65.2 78.9 4,775 0.67 0.72 0.65 0.679 n.a.

Industrial Countries 77.8 – 27,571 0.88 0.95 0.94 0.923 n.a.

World 67.3 – 8,833 0.71 0.77 0.75 0.741 n.a.

n.a. – Not available Source : Human Development Report 2004 UNDP

177

WORLD TABLES

HDI Rank2004

High Human Development

Canada 0.862 0.879 0.901 0.924 0.929 0.940 0.950 6France 0.848 0.864 0.875 0.896 0.913 0.928 0.942 16Norway 0.850 0.869 0.880 0.891 0.916 0.942 0.965 1USA 0.865 0.885 0.897 0.911 0.923 0.934 0.948 8Netherlands 0.856 0.868 0.883 0.896 0.917 0.931 0.947 10Japan 0.851 0.875 0.890 0.906 0.918 0.928 0.949 7Finland 0.834 0.855 0.871 0.893 0.905 0.925 0.947 11New Zealand 0.843 0.852 0.862 0.872 0.898 0.913 0.936 20Sweden 0.859 0.869 0.880 0.888 0.917 0.936 0.951 5Spain 0.814 0.834 0.851 0.871 0.889 0.908 0.938 19Australia 0.838 0.855 0.867 0.880 0.919 0.936 0.957 3United Kingdom 0.840 0.848 0.856 0.875 0.913 0.923 0.940 18Germany … … … … 0.905 0.921 0.932 20Hong Kong 0.757 0.796 0.823 0.859 0.875 0.880 0.927 22Singapore 0.737 0.767 0.796 0.834 0.873 0.875 0.916 25Korea, Rep. of 0.680 0.716 0.761 0.804 0.835 0.876 0.912 26United Arab Emirates 0.735 0.767 0.780 0.803 0.804 0.809 0.839 49

Medium Human DevelopmentFiji 0.674 0.696 0.708 0.735 0.757 0.757 0.758 90Thailand 0.604 0.647 0.678 0.717 0.746 0.757 0.784 74Malaysia 0.614 0.654 0.691 0.718 0.755 0.774 0.805 61Lebanon … … … … … 0.758 0.774 78Saudi Arabia 0.595 0.651 0.671 0.707 0.733 0.754 0.777 76Turkey … … … … … 0.735 0.757 92Lithuania … … … 0.780 0.752 0.803 0.857 41Romania 0.722 0.756 0.762 0.745 0.740 0.772 0.805 60Algeria 0.511 0.556 0.605 0.637 0.655 0.693 0.729 102Mexico … … … … … 0.790 0.821 53Peru 0.641 0.669 0.691 0.703 0.731 0.743 0.767 82Sri Lanka 0.605 0.641 0.671 0.694 0.714 0.735 0.755 93Botswana 0.501 0.565 0.624 0.670 0.632 0.577 0.570 131Philippines 0.646 0.680 0.683 0.711 0.728 0.749 0.763 84Indonesia 0.471 0.533 0.586 0.630 0.665 0.677 0.711 108China 0.521 0.554 0.588 0.624 0.680 0.718 0.768 81Egypt 0.432 0.479 0.531 0.573 0.603 0.635 0.702 111Maldives … … … … 0.683 0.739 0.739 98Vietnam … … … … … 0.682 0.709 109Oman … … … … … 0.747 0.810 56Papua New Guinea … … … … … 0.534 0.523 139Zimbabwe 0.539 0.562 0.619 0.609 0.570 0.554 0.491 151Myanmar … … … … … 0.551 0.581 130India … … … … … 0.571 0.611 126Pakistan 0.347 0.377 0.414 0.455 0.495 0.498 0.539 134

Low Human Development

Nigeria 0.322 0.379 0.395 0.419 0.446 0.455 0.448 159Bangladesh 0.318 0.336 0.369 0.400 0.427 0.470 0.530 137Nepal 0.289 0.327 0.368 0.411 0.447 0.480 0.527 138Bhutan … … … … 0.477 0.538 135Angola … … … … … 0.422 0.439 161Uganda … … 0.373 0.364 0.386 0.435 0.502 145Ethiopia … … 0.258 0.281 0.237 0.321 0.371 170

Source : Human Development Report 2006, UNDP

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