ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF SRI LANKA...i ECMC STATSTCS F SR LAA 2018 ‘Sankyana Mandiraya’ Department of Census and Statistics No. 306/71, Polduwa Road, Battaramulla Sri Lanka Website

ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF SRI LANKA

2018

Department of Census & StatisticsMinistry of National Policies & Economic Affairs Sri Lanka

i


2018

‘Sankyana Mandiraya’Department of Census and Statistics

No. 306/71, Polduwa Road,Battaramulla

Sri Lanka Website : www.statistics.gov.lk

E-mail : [email protected]

August 2018

ii ii


2018

Preface

The Department of Census & Statistics (DCS) publishes its bulletin of “Economic Statistics of Sri Lanka 2018” for the second time. This bulletin presents comparative data on economic indicators of the country. Since Sri Lanka is moving towards a rapid development phase, timely data on economic indicators are required for purposes including policy making and planning development programmes.

This bulletin was compiled with the guidance of Mrs I.R.Bandara, Acting Director General and Mr. P.M.P Anura Kumara, Additional Director General of the DCS.

Statistics from various sources were collected by Mr. H.T. Fonseka, Statistician and Ms. H.M.D. Sepalika, Statistician and they were assisted by Ms. Madurangi Fernando, Statistical Officer, under the supervision of Ms. U. Maheshwaran, Director of Publications Division.

This bulletin will be a useful resource for policy makers, development partners and many others interested in the economy and development process of Sri Lanka.

iii

Table of Contents Page

1. Employment 11.1 Labour force status of the household population, 2007 - 2017 (Age 15 years and above) .......................................................... 11.2 Employed population by gender, 2012 - 2017 .................................................................................................................................................. 21.3 Percentage distribution of employed population by employment status & gender, 2012 - 2017 ............................................. 31.4 Employed population by major economic sector, 2012 - 2017 ................................................................................................................. 51.5 Employed population by number of hours worked per week (percentage), 2012 - 2017 ............................................................ 61.6 Percentage distribution of employed population by major economic sector, 2017 ..................................................................... 71.7 Labour force participation rate by gender, 2012 - 2017 (Age 15 years and above) ......................................................................... 81.8 Labour force participation rate by residencial sector, 2012 - 2017 (Age 15 years and above)................................................... 81.9 Unemployment rate by age groups and gender, 2012 - 2017 .................................................................................................................... 91.10 Unemployment rate by level of education & gender, 2012 - 2017 .........................................................................................................101.11 Unemployment rate by gender, 2012 - 2017 ...................................................................................................................................................121.12 Unemployment rate by districts, 2012 - 2017 ...............................................................................................................................................13

iv

2. Poverty 142.1 Poverty incidence (headcount index) in Sri Lanka by province..............................................................................................................142.2 Number of poor persons in Sri Lanka by province .......................................................................................................................................152.3 Percentage of poor households by district .......................................................................................................................................................16

3. National Accounts 173.1 Gross domestic product and gross national income, 2011-2017 ...........................................................................................................173.2 Per-capita GDP and GNI, 2011-2017...................................................................................................................................................................193.3 Percentage share of gross domestic product by major sectors, 2010-2017 ......................................................................................213.4 Quartely gross domestic product and economic growth, 2011-2017 ..................................................................................................223.5 Percentage share of expenditure on GDP at current prices, 2011-2017 .............................................................................................233.6 Gross domestic product by industrial origin at constant (2010) prices, 2013-2017 ....................................................................243.7 Gross domestic product by industrial origin at current market prices, 2013-2017 ......................................................................253.8 Reconcilation of key aggregates at current prices, 2011-2017 ...............................................................................................................26

4. Tourism 274.1 Trends in the economic indicators of tourism sector, 2012-2017 .........................................................................................................274.2 Departures for foreign employment by manpower level and sex, 2008-2017 .................................................................................28

v

4.3 Arrivals by region, 2013-2017 ...............................................................................................................................................................................294.4 Foreign employees’ remittances, 2013-2017 ..................................................................................................................................................30

5. Industry 315.1 Distribution of industrial establishment by province, 2015 ...................................................................................................................315.2 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2007-2015 (Establishments with 25 or more persons engaged) .....................325.3 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2015 (Establishments with 5 or more persons engaged) ....................................335.4 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2015 (Establishments with 25 or more persons engaged) ................................345.5 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2015 (Establishments with less than 25 persons engaged) ..............................35

6. Foreign Trade 366.1 Trends in foreign trade, 2005-2017 ....................................................................................................................................................................366.2 Value of exports by country, 2009-2017 ..........................................................................................................................................................376.3 Value of imports by country , 2009-2017 .........................................................................................................................................................386.4 Value of exports by principal commodity, 2014-2017 ................................................................................................................................396.5 Value of imports by principal commodity, 2014-2017 ...............................................................................................................................406.6 End of period exchange rates, 2013-2017 ................................................................................................................................................ 41-42

vi

7. Agriculture 437.1 Paddy statistics, 2005-2017 ...................................................................................................................................................................................437.2 Livestock and production of milk and eggs, 2008-2017 ............................................................................................................................447.3 Fish production by fishing sub sectors, 1965-2017 .....................................................................................................................................467.4 Production and cultivated extent of selected crops......................................................................................................................................477.5 Production and cultivated extent of selected crops......................................................................................................................................487.6 Production and cultivated extent of selected vegitables ............................................................................................................................497.7 Production of minor export crops ........................................................................................................................................................................507.8 Production and cultivated extent of other selected food crops ...............................................................................................................517.9 Production and cultivated extent of major crops, 2014-2017 .................................................................................................52

8. Prices 538.1 Movements of the NCPI 2017 (Base : 2013 =100) ........................................................................................................................................538.2 Movements of the CCPI, 2017 (Base : 2013 =100) .......................................................................................................................................548.3 Movements of producer’s price index by major economic activity, 2017 ..........................................................................................558.4 Open market monthly average retail prices of selected food items, 2017 ................................................................................. 57-61

vii

9. Public utility 629.1 Telecommunication performances, 2014 - 2017 ...........................................................................................................................................629.2 Electricity generation and number of consumers, 2014 - 2017 .............................................................................................................639.3 Purpose of electricity sale, 2014 - 2017 ............................................................................................................................................................649.4 Performance of port services, 2014 - 2017 ......................................................................................................................................................65

10. Government finance 6610.1 Reserve assets, 2014 - 2017 ...................................................................................................................................................................................6610.2 Foreign assets, 2011 - 2017 ....................................................................................................................................................................................6710.3 Outstanding external debt, 2014 -2017 ............................................................................................................................................................6810.4 Money supply and money multiplier by end period, 2011-2017 ...........................................................................................................6910.5 Composition of government debt, 2011-2017 ...............................................................................................................................................7010.6 Consolidated budget , 2011- 2017 .......................................................................................................................................................................71

viii

Table of FiguresFigure 1 Employed population by Gender 2017 ........................................................................................................................................................ 2Figure 2 Percentage distribution of employed population by employment status .................................................................................... 4Figure 3 Employed population by number of hours worked per week ........................................................................................................... 6Figure 4 Employed population by economic sector - 2017 ................................................................................................................................... 7Figure 5 Unemployment rate by level of education, 2012-2017 ......................................................................................................................11Figure 6 Unemployment rate by gender, 2011-2017 .............................................................................................................................................12Figure 7 Gross domestic product at current and constant (2010) prices, 2010-2017 ...........................................................................18Figure 8 Per-capita GDP and GNI, 2010-2017 ..........................................................................................................................................................20Figure 9 Percentage share of GDP at current market prices ...............................................................................................................................21Figure 10 Distribution of industrial establishment by province, 2015 ............................................................................................................31Figure 11 Trends in foreign trade, 2005-2017 ............................................................................................................................................................36Figure 12 Value of exports by principal commodity (Rs.Mn), 2017 ..................................................................................................................39Figure 13 Value of imports by principal commodity (Rs.Mn), 2017 ..................................................................................................................40Figure 14 Livestock statistics .............................................................................................................................................................................................45Figure 15 Production of major crops, 2014-2017 ........................................................................................................................................52Figure 16 Movements of the NCPI (Base : 2013 =100) and year on year inflation in 2017 ....................................................................53Figure 17 Colombo consumers price index and year on year inflation ............................................................................................................54Figure 18 Movements of producer’s price index by major economic activity January 2015 to December 2017 ..........................56

Source: Department of Census and Statistics Page 1

1. Employment

YearHousehold population

(15 years & over)

Labour force Not in labour force

number

Employment rate (% to total

labour force)

Unemployment rate (% to total

labour force)

labour force participation

rate (%)Total number

of labour force Employed

numberunemployed

number

2007 1 13,459,252 7,472,932 7,026,733 446,199 5,986,320 94.0 6.0 55.5

2008 1 14,626,833 8,061,725 7,628,683 433,042 6,565,107 94.6 5.4 55.1

2009 1 14,876,264 8,051,089 7,579,835 471,254 6,825,175 94.1 5.9 54.12010 1 15,166,285 8,096,477 7,696,142 400,335 7,069,808 95.1 4.9 53.42011 2 14,975,989 7,926,445 7,591,591 334,854 7,049,544 95.8 4.2 52.92012 2 14,857,578 7,798,407 7,488,704 309,703 7,059,171 96.0 4.0 52.52013 2 14,959,065 8,033,804 7,681,279 352,526 6,925,260 95.6 4.4 53.72014 2 15,134,484 8,048,884 7,700,489 348,395 7,085,600 95.7 4.3 53.22015 2 15,281,945 8,214,473 7,830,976 383,496 7,067,473 95.3 4.7 53.8

2016 2 15,448,679 8,310,682 7,947,683 362,999 7,137,997 95.6 4.4 53.8

2017 2 15,843,735 8,566,686 8,208,179 358,507 7,277,049 95.8 4.2 54.1

1.1 Labour force status of the household population, 2007 - 2017 (Age 15 Years and above)

In 2015, the published labour force statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2011-2015.

1 - Excluding Northern province 2 - All the districts are included


Employed population 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total 7,488,704 7,681,279 7,700,489 7,830,976 7,947,683 8,208,179

Male 5,046,057 5,024,340 5,075,426 5,097,798 5,149,948 5,279,158

Female 2,442,647 2,656,938 2,625,064 2,733,178 2,797,735 2,929,021

1.2 Employed population by gender, 2012 - 2017

Age 15 years and over population is considers as working age population.In 2015, the published labour force statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2012-2015.

0 2,000,000 4,000,000 6,000,000 8,000,000 10,000,000

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

Male Female

Figure 1 - Employed population by Gender 2017


1.3 Percentage distribution of employed population by employment status & gender, 2012-2017

Employment status2012 2013 2014

Sri Lanka Male Female Sri Lanka Male Female Sri Lanka Male Female

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Employee 56.4 56.6 56.1 55.7 56.6 54.0 56.4 57.3 54.7

Employer 2.8 3.8 0.9 3.0 4.2 0.9 2.8 3.7 1.0

Own account worker 31.9 35.9 23.6 32.2 36.2 24.6 31.9 36.1 23.7

Contributing family worker 8.9 3.7 19.4 9.1 3.0 20.5 8.9 2.9 20.6

Employment status2015 2016 2017

Sri Lanka Male Female Sri Lanka Male Female Sri Lanka Male Female

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Employee 56.1 56.7 55.1 57.8 58.9 55.9 57.7 58.8 55.7

Employer 3.1 4.2 1.1 2.7 3.7 0.9 3.0 4.1 1.1

Own account worker 32.3 36.3 24.9 31.6 34.7 25.9 31.3 34.5 25.6

Contributing family worker 8.4 2.8 18.8 7.8 2.7 17.2 8.0 2.6 17.7


Figure 2 - Percentage distribution of employed population by employment status

Employed population by employment status 2012 Employed population by employment status 2017

56.4%

2.8%

31.9%

8.9%

Employee

Employer

Own account worker

Contributing family worker

57.7%

3.0%

31.3%

8.0%

Employee

Employer

Own account worker

Contributing family worker


Sector 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total (Number) 7,497,998 7,681,279 7,700,489 7,830,976 7,947,683 8,208,179

% 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

Agriculture (Number) 2,338,332 2,321,215 2,222,859 2,244,547 2,153,874 2,140,185

% 31.2 30.2 28.9 28.7 27.1 26.1

Industry (Number) 1,942,226 1,996,730 2,027,426 2,018,171 2,097,503 2,331,494

% 25.9 26.0 26.3 25.8 26.4 28.4

Services (Number) 3,217,439 3,363,334 3,450,205 3,568,259 3,696,306 3,736,500

% 42.9 43.8 44.8 45.6 46.5 45.5

1.4 Employed population by major economic sector, 2012-2017

In 2015, the published labourforce statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2012-2015.Age 15 years and over population is considers as working age population.


Hours worked 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0

0# 4.5 5.2 5.2 5.5 4.4 4.7

1 - 9 1.1 1.8 1.3 1.7 1.5 1.7

10 - 39 26.1 27.5 27.6 27.2 26.2 26.1

40 & above 68.3 65.5 65.9 65.7 67.9 67.5

1.5 Employed population by number of hours worked per week (percentage), 2012 - 2017

# Has a job but not at work during the reference week. Age 15 years and over population is considered as working age population. In 2015, the published labour force statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2012-2015.

Figure 3 - Employed population by number of hours worked per week


1.6 Percentage distribution of employed population by major economic sector, 2017

Sector / Province TotalEconomic sectors

Agriculture Industries Services

Sri Lanka 100.0 26.1 28.4 45.5

Urban 100.0 4.6 26.8 68.6

Rural 100.0 28.2 29.4 42.3

Estate 100.0 63.3 17.3 19.4

Province

Western 100.0 5.0 34.5 60.5

Central 100.0 38.0 21.5 40.5

Southern 100.0 30.4 28.5 41.2

Northern 100.0 28.3 25.7 46.0

Eastern 100.0 28.0 24.2 47.7

North Western 100.0 28.2 33.5 38.5

North Central 100.0 42.8 20.7 36.5

Uva 100.0 53.3 14.1 32.6

Sabaragamuwa 100.0 31.8 31.9 36.3

Figure 4 - Employed population by economic sector - 2017


Gender 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total 52.5 53.8 53.2 53.8 53.8 54.1

Male 74.9 75.0 74.6 74.7 75.1 74.5

Female 32.9 35.5 34.6 35.9 35.9 36.6

1.7 Labour force participation rate by gender, 2012 - 2017 ( Age 15 years and above)

Sector 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total 52.5 53.8 53.2 53.8 53.8 54.1

Urban 48.3 47.8 48.7 48.6 49.8 50.5

Rural 53.4 55.0 54.1 54.8 54.6 54.8

1.8 Labour force participation rate by residencial sector, 2012 - 2017 (Age 15 years and above) (%)

Age 15 years and over population is considered as working age populationIn 2015, the published labour force statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2012-2015.

(%)


Age group (Years)2012 2013 2014

Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Male

Total 4.0 2.8 6.3 4.4 3.2 6.6 4.3 3.1 6.515 - 24 17.2 14.0 23.5 19.2 15.6 25.3 20.3 16.1 27.525 - 29 6.6 4.2 11.5 7.6 4.7 12.6 8.2 5.8 12.530 - 39 2.5 1.4 4.8 2.7 1.5 5.1 2.7 1.5 5.0Over 40 0.8 0.5 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.3

1.9 Unemployment rate by age groups and gender, 2012-2017

Age group (Years)2015 2016 2017

Total Male Female Total Male Female Total Male Female

Total 4.7 3.0 7.6 4.4 2.9 7.0 4.2 2.9 6.515 - 24 20.8 16.6 27.4 21.6 17.1 29.2 18.5 14.9 24.525 - 29 9.4 4.4 17.5 9.2 5.1 15.9 9.5 5.8 15.730 - 39 3.1 1.6 5.7 2.4 0.9 5.1 2.7 1.3 5.1Over 40 1.0 0.6 1.8 0.8 0.5 1.3 0.9 0.6 1.6

Age 15 years and over population is considered as working age populationIn 2015, the published labour force statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2011-2015.

(%)


1.10 Unemployment rate by level of education & gender, 2012-2017

These figures are to be treated with caution as the corresponding CV(Coefficient of Variance) values are high.Age 15 years and over population is considered as working age populationIn 2015, the published labourforce statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2012-2015.

Level of education 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Sri Lanka 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.2Male 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9Female 6.3 6.6 6.5 7.6 7.0 6.5

Grade 5 &below Total 0.6 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.8 0.8Male 0.3 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4Female 1.0 1.2 1.3 1.5 1.6 1.6

Grade 6-10 Total 3.2 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 2.8Male 2.6 2.7 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.2Female 4.7 5.0 4.6 5.4 4.6 4.2

G.C.E. (O/L) Total 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.4 5.8 5.9Male 4.6 4.7 4.4 5.1 4.1 4.8Female 8.9 8.5 8.9 9.0 9.1 7.9

G.C.E. (A/L) and above Total 7.6 8.7 8.2 9.2 8.3 8.1Male 4.6 5.7 5.4 4.7 4.7 5.0Female 10.8 11.8 11.1 13.5 11.9 11.3

(%)


Figure 5 - Unemployment rate by level of education, 2012-2017


Indicator 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.2

Male 2.8 3.2 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.9

Female 6.3 6.6 6.5 7.6 7.0 6.5

1.11 Unemployment rate by gender, 2012-2017

Age 15 years and over population is considered as working age populationIn 2015, the published labourforce statistics from 2011-2015 were reweighted, and this table contains the reweighted statistics for 2012-2015.

Figure 6 - Unemployment rate by gender, 2012-2017

(%)


1.12 Unemployment rate by districts, 2012-2017

District 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total 4.0 4.4 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.2

Colombo 2.9 3.0 3.7 3.6 2.9 3.6

Gampaha 3.7 4.2 3.7 4.4 3.6 3.3

Kalutara 4.0 5.2 3.9 4.5 3.0 2.5

Kandy 7.2 4.7 5.0 5.4 4.4 5.1

Matale 2.8 6.7 5.2 5.3 7.6 5.8

Nuwara Eliya 1.8 3.4 2.9 3.2 4.6 2.7

Galle 2.3 4.9 4.6 5.0 5.1 4.4

Matara 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.5 6.5 5.2

Hambantota 5.3 5.1 6.7 6.3 5.2 5.7

Jaffna 5.1 5.1 5.6 5.7 7.0 10.7

Mannar 5.1 5.0 2.9 6.4 7.1 3.8

Vavunia 4.0 4.2 3.9 4.3 5.2 2.8

Mullativu 6.8 4.6 5.6 3.7 4.3 4.8

Kilinochchi 7.2 7.9 7.6 5.7 6.3 6.1

Batticaloa 5.1 3.7 3.9 4.8 5.2 6.6

Ampara 5.2 4.1 6.0 7.3 6.6 5.2

Trincomalee 4.4 5.7 4.3 4.3 3.9 6.4

Kurunegala 4.4 3.6 3.5 4.0 3.0 4.0

Puttalam 2.6 4.1 5.3 3.3 3.7 3.0

Anuraddhapura 3.0 2.1 3.1 3.5 3.8 4.6

Polonnaruwa 4.3 6.2 3.7 2.3 2.5 3.6

Badulla 3.7 3.9 3.0 5.3 3.9 4.6

Moneragala 1.8 2.2 2.7 3.5 5.8 1.3

Ratnapura 4.4 4.6 3.7 4.2 4.4 3.2

Kegalle 2.9 7.4 7.8 8.3 6.9 4.3

These figures are to be treated with caution as the corresponding CV. (Coefficient of variation) values are high.

(%)


2. Poverty 2.1 Poverty incidence (headcount index) in Sri Lanka by province

Province Survey Period

1990/91 1995/96 2002 2006/07 2009/10 2012/13 2016

Sri Lanka 26.1 28.8 22.7 15.2 8.9 6.7 4.1

Western 19.1 16.3 10.8 8.2 4.2 2.0 1.7

Central 30.7 36.2 25.1 22.3 9.7 6.6 5.4

Southern 30.2 32.6 27.8 13.8 9.8 7.7 3.0

Northern - - - - 12.8 10.9 7.7

Eastern - - - 10.8 14.8 11.0 7.3

North Western 25.8 27.7 27.3 14.6 11.3 6.0 2.7

North Central 24.5 24.7 21.5 14.2 5.7 7.3 3.3

Uva 31.9 46.7 37.2 27 13.7 15.4 6.5

Sabaragamuwa 31.0 41.7 33.6 24.2 10.6 8.8 6.7

“ - ” Survey was not conducted due to conflict situation.

(%)


2.2 Number of poor persons in Sri Lanka by province

Province Survey Period

1990/91 1995/96 2002 2006/07 2009/10 2012/13 2016

Sri Lanka 3729 4427 3841 2805 1806 1339 844

Western 826 803 595 471 253 116 101

Central 659 842 631 573 256 166 142

Southern 655 743 667 338 247 188 75

Northern - - - - 92 114 84

Eastern - - - 100 222 169 118

North Western 507 558 616 342 272 140 65

North Central 245 237 245 168 71 89 42

Uva 329 518 459 346 183 190 84

Sabaragamuwa 508 726 629 467 210 167 133


(“000)


2.3 Percentage of poor households by district District 1995/96

(%)2002

(%)2006/07

(%)2009/10

(%)2012/13

(%)2016

(%)

Sri Lanka 24.3 19.2 12.6 7.0 5.3 3.1

Colombo 8.8 5.0 3.9 2.5 1.1 0.6

Gampaha 11.3 9.2 7.2 3.0 1.5 1.3

Kalutara 24.6 17.7 10.3 4.1 2.5 2.3

Kandy 32.7 20.9 13.9 8.3 4.6 4.2

Matale 36.8 24.5 15.7 9.3 6.0 3.2

Nuwara Eliya 25.9 18.2 27.5 7.1 5.6 4.6

Galle 25.5 21.7 10.7 7.9 7.7 2.0

Matara 29.5 23.2 11.7 8.3 6.2 3.7

Hambantota 26.2 27.8 10.5 5.4 3.8 1.1

Jaffna - _ _ 12.4 6.6 6.0

Mannar - _ _ _ 15.0 0.9

Vavunia - _ _ 2.0 2.4 1.5

Mullativu - _ _ _ 24.7 11.2

Kilinochchi - _ _ _ 10.7 15.0

Batticaloa - _ 9.5 17.0 14.3 8.1

Ampara - _ 8.7 10.0 4.1 2.1

Trincomalee - _ _ 9.0 6.2 6.8

Kurunegala 22.6 21.2 12.9 8.6 5.0 2.3

Puttalam 25.8 24.5 10.6 7.5 3.3 1.6

Anuradhapura 21.9 17.2 12.7 4.6 6.3 2.7

Polonnaruwa 17.1 20.1 10.0 4.5 5.6 1.7

Badulla 35.8 31.5 21.0 10.9 10.4 5.9

Moneragala 48.4 32.4 29.2 13.9 18.8 4.4

Ratnapura 40.0 30.1 21.5 8.5 7.5 4.8

Kegalle 31.7 27.5 18.4 9 5.4 5.4



3.1 Gross domestic product and gross national income, 2011-2017

Item 2011 2012 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

Global aggregates at current market prices (Rs. Million)

Gross domestic product 7,219,106 8,732,463 9,592,125 10,361,151 10,950,621 11,906,752 13,289,466

Gross national income 7,147,065 8,577,574 9,366,039 10,125,078 10,675,880 11,585,492 12,933,185

Global aggregates at constant (2010) prices (Rs. Million)

Gross domestic product 6,952,720 7,588,517 7,846,202 8,235,429 8,647,833 9,034,290 9,315,488

Gross national income 6,885,232 7,453,571 7,662,004 8,049,085 8,432,998 8,795,027 9,063,448

GDP growth rate (%) 8.4 9.1 3.4 5.0 5.0 4.5 3.1

GDP implicit price deflator (2010=100) 103.8 115.1 122.3 125.8 126.6 131.8 142.7

Change in GDP implicit price deflator (2010=100) 3.83 10.83 6.24 2.91 0.65 4.08 8.24

3. National Accounts

# Revised * Provisional



Indicator 2011 2012 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

Per capita GDP

At current prices (Rs.) 345,925 427,559 466,112 498,828 522,304 561,560 619,729

At current prices (US$) 3,129 3,351 3,610 3,821 3,842 3,857 4,065

At constant (2010) prices (Rs.) 333,160 371,549 381,272 396,487 412,469 426,085 434,410

Per capita GNI

At current prices (Rs.) 342,473 419,975 455,126 487,462 509,200 546,408 603,114

At current prices (US$) 3,097 3,291 3,525 3,734 3,746 3,753 3,956

At constant (2010) prices (Rs.) 329,926 364,942 372,322 387,516 402,223 414,801 422,657

3.2 Per-capita GDP and GNI, 2011-2017



250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

500,000

550,000

600,000

650,000Rs

Figure 8 - Per-capita GDP and GNI, 2010-2017

Per capita GDP at current prices (Rs.)

Per capita GDP at constant (2010) prices (Rs.)

Per capita GNI at current prices (Rs.)

Per capita GNI at constant (2010) prices (Rs.)


Item 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

Share of GDP (at current market prices) % % % % % % % % Agriculture 8.5 8.8 7.4 7.7 8 8.2 7.5 7.7 Industry 26.6 28 30.1 29.2 28.3 27.2 27.3 27.2 Services 54.6 55.1 55.6 56.4 56.9 57.4 56.9 55.8 Taxes less subsidies 10.3 8.1 6.9 6.7 6.8 7.2 8.3 9.3Share of GDP at constant (2010) market prices Agriculture 8.5 8.2 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.1 6.9 Industry 26.6 26.9 26.8 27 26.9 26.2 26.6 26.8 Services 54.6 54.9 55.9 56.2 56.1 56.6 56.7 56.8 Taxes less subsidies 10.3 10.0 9.5 9.0 9.2 9.5 9.6 9.5

3.3 Percentage share of gross domestic product by major sectors, 2010-2017

Agriculture 8.5%

Industry 26.6%

Services 54.6%

Taxes less subsidies

10.3%

2010

# Revised * Provisional Figure 9 - Percentage share of GDP at current market prices

Agriculture 7.5%

Industry 27.3%

Services 56.9%


8.3%

2016

Agriculture7.7%

Industry 27.2%

Services 55.8%


9.3%

2017


3.4 Quartely gross domestic product and economic growth, 2011-2017Item 2011 2012 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

1st QuaterGDP at current market prices (Rs. Million) 1,726,621 2,141,870 2,407,674 2,505,232 2,653,431 2,907,241 3,261,838GDP at constant (2010) prices (Rs. Million) 1,553,923 1,804,428 1,869,884 1,893,856 1,968,108 2,085,071 2,154,971 Economic growth rate (%) 9.82 16.12 3.63 1.28 3.92 5.94 3.352nd Quater GDP at current market prices (Rs. Million) 1,721,534 2,093,690 2,332,842 2,483,977 2,673,186 2,872,374 3,153,645 GDP at constant (2010) prices (Rs. Million) 1,633,649 1,792,831 1,898,774 1,940,160 2,078,781 2,118,694 2,182,919 Economic growth rate (%) 7.21 9.74 5.91 2.18 7.14 1.92 3.033rd Quater GDP at current market prices (Rs. Million) 1,860,005 2,185,410 2,425,773 2,622,380 2,785,400 2,942,083 3,328,462 GDP at constant (2010) prices (Rs. Million) 1,797,735 1,890,856 1,967,019 2,067,660 2,189,906 2,288,436 2,354,057 Economic growth rate (%) 9.19 5.18 4.03 5.12 5.91 4.50 2.874th quater GDP at current market prices (Rs. Million) 1,910,946 2,311,493 2,425,836 2,749,562 2,838,604 3,185,054 3,545,522 GDP at constant (2010) prices (Rs. Million) 1,967,413 2,100,401 2,110,525 2,333,754 2,411,038 2,542,090 2,623,541 Economic growth rate (%) 7.59 6.76 0.48 10.58 3.31 5.44 3.20



3.5 Percentage share of expenditure on GDP at current prices, 2011-2017

Item 2011 2012 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

Final consumption expenditure 79.8 72.8 75.4 75.8 76.4 72.4 70.7

Household 71.3 65.2 67.6 67.4 67.4 63.8 62.2

Government 8.6 7.6 7.8 8.4 9.0 8.5 8.5

Individual 2.5 2.2 2.4 2.5 2.9 2.8 2.7

Collective 6.0 5.5 5.4 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.8

Gross capital formation 33.4 39.1 33.2 32.3 31.2 35.0 36.5

External balance of goods and services -13.2 -11.9 -8.6 -8.1 -7.5 -7.3 -7.2

Exports of goods and non factor services 20.9 19.8 20.3 21.1 21.0 21.3 21.9

Imports of goods and non factor services 34.1 31.7 28.9 29.2 28.5 28.7 29.1

Gross domestic product / expenditure 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0



3.6 Gross domestic product by industrial origin at constant (2010) prices, 2013-2017Economic activity (SLSIC) 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry 495,362 519,802 552,809 525,433 521,029Fishing 116,314 119,894 116,916 118,829 118,244

Industry

Mining and quarring 198,447 201,613 191,145 218,587 231,516Manufacturing 1,263,920 1,296,099 1,360,977 1,403,905 1,459,071Electricity, Gas Water and sewarage 103,275 109,157 118,906 130,860 135,952Construction 553,438 611,842 596,697 645,933 665,747

Services

Wholesale and retail trade 859,977 884,094 933,216 956,918 993,429Hotels and restaurents 126,392 131,481 134,017 139,442 146,431Transport & Information and Communication 893,413 933,639 984,499 1,039,731 1,054,331Banking, Insuarance and Real estate etc. 873,887 939,249 1,065,150 1,163,600 1,245,261Professional Services & other personal service activities 965,477 1,006,119 1,027,800 1,037,514 1,072,260Public administration & defence, compulsary social security 382,470 402,205 430,105 452,586 430,671Education 157,477 173,751 159,875 171,826 172,696Health 146,551 147,962 160,056 162,400 174,148

Equals Gross Value Added (GVA), at bp 7,136,401 7,476,908 7,832,167 8,167,563 8,420,786(+) Taxes on products 744,923 791,696 857,040 894,210 922,441(-) Subsidies on products 35,121 33,174 41,373 27,483 27,739Equals GDP at mp 7,846,202 8,235,429 8,647,833 9,034,290 9,315,488


(Rs. Mn)



3.7 Gross domestic product by industrial origin at current market prices, 2013-2017 (Rs. Mn)Economic activity (SLSIC) 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Agriculture, Livestock and Forestry 584,271 671,547 734,001 716,993 846,384Fishing 151,111 158,030 162,228 173,609 177,733

Industry

Mining and quarring 245,382 254,392 249,098 315,122 341,219Manufacturing 1,723,092 1,758,714 1,780,785 1,874,949 2,119,771Electricity, Gas Water and sewarage 113,399 105,204 114,937 124,210 126,066Construction 715,455 813,689 830,412 934,706 1,027,860

Services

Wholesale and retail trade 1,047,793 1,117,234 1,193,649 1,269,831 1,404,435Hotels and restaurants 155,197 166,608 171,356 185,039 207,053Transport & Information and Communication 1,225,614 1,354,764 1,383,450 1,519,683 1,582,234Banking, Insuarance and Real estate etc. 902,585 996,352 1,075,923 1,217,637 1,413,235Professional Services & other personal service activities 1,185,506 1,274,928 1,314,149 1,376,750 1,516,187

Public administration & defence, compulsary social security 501,755 563,280 637,473 678,675 746,439

Education 189,298 212,148 250,174 256,884 266,317Health 198,796 210,304 257,206 266,170 276,132

Equals Gross Value Added (GVA), at bp 8,939,254 9,657,194 10,154,839 10,910,257 12,051,065(+) Taxes on products 687,833 750,801 906,990 1,160,105 1,354,211(-) Subsidies on products 34,962 46,844 111,209 163,610 115,810Equals GDP at mp 9,592,125 10,361,151 10,950,621 11,906,752 13,289,466


3.8 Reconcilation of key aggregates at current prices, 2011-2017Item 2011 2012 2013 2014# 2015# 2016# 2017*

Gross domestic product (GDP) 7,219,106 8,732,463 9,592,125 10,361,151 10,950,621 11,906,752 13,289,466

Plus : Primary income from rest of the world 51,102 18,137 17,003 20,263 17,253 18,194 24,402

Less : Primary income to rest of the world 123,143 173,027 243,090 256,336 291,994 339,454 380,684

Gross national income (GNI) 7,147,065 8,577,574 9,366,039 10,125,078 10,675,880 11,585,492 12,933,185

Plus : Current transfers received 575,689 770,879 830,407 920,035 952,568 1,057,281 1,093,607

Less : Current transfers paid 62,473 82,266 101,728 106,906 110,486 117,498 130,650

Gross National disposable income (GDNI) 7,660,281 9,266,187 10,094,718 10,938,207 11,517,962 12,525,274 13,896,141

Less : Final consumption 5,762,797 6,357,545 7,229,353 7,850,006 8,360,931 8,616,151 9,393,491

Gross saving 1,897,484 2,908,642 2,865,365 3,088,201 3,157,032 3,909,124 4,502,650

Plus : Capital transfers received 20,383 18,884 11,596 9,586 9,562 8,269 6,125

Less : Capital transfers paid 2,256 1,933 2,409 1,903 3,306 4,525 4,458

Less : Gross domestic capital formation 2,408,573 3,410,511 3,189,326 3,347,638 3,414,556 4,164,590 4,854,187

Net lending/Net borrowing -492,962 -484,918 -314,774 -251,753 -251,268 -251,722 -349,870


(Rs. Mn)

Page 27

4.1 Trends in the economic indicators of tourism sector, 2012-2017

Year Tourist ArrivalsExcursionist (Spent less

than 24 hours in the country) arrivals

Number of accomadation establishments

Employment (a)

Direct Indirect

2012 1,005,605 126,523 1,939 67,862 95,007

2013 1,274,593 140,009 2,075 112,550 157,600

2014 1,527,153 138,097 2,873 129,790 170,100

2015 1,798,380 195,134 3,089 135,930 183,506

2016 2,050,832 116,544 3,383 146,115 189,544

2017* 2,116,407 131,409 3,634 156,369 202,846

4. Tourism

* Provisional (a) estimates

(Number)

Source-Central Bank of Sri Lanka Annual Report 2016, 2017

Source: Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Page 28

4.2 Departures for foreign employment by manpower level and sex, 2008-2017

YearProfessional

level Middle Level Clerical & Related Skilled Semi Skilled Unskilled House-

maid TotalMale Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female Female

2008 2,680 155 7,127 1,540 5,959 832 54,538 5,180 4,998 328 52,930 6,309 107,923 250,499

2009 2,698 134 5,404 984 5,877 842 55,941 5,380 5,654 361 43,807 6,366 113,678 247,126

2010 2,923 134 5,981 903 6,996 927 65,120 6,417 4,370 562 51,460 8,962 112,752 267,507

2011 3,617 227 5,456 678 8,793 1,113 61,148 6,578 3,740 440 53,553 10,127 107,491 262,961

2012 4,035 413 8,731 549 15,017 1,167 59,915 7,235 3,019 448 53,418 9,489 119,011 282,447

2013 4,647 504 15,963 547 25,070 1,491 65,460 8,247 2,968 444 61,077 9,900 96,900 293,218

2014 4,956 416 20,048 730 27,603 1,664 66,476 6,686 3,394 583 67,740 11,779 88,628 300,703

2015 5,828 423 6,269 682 11,050 1,451 77,030 4,652 4,394 453 68,217 9,768 73,226 263,443

2016 6,049 529 7,376 858 9,283 1,579 72,548 3,997 3,519 407 61,531 10,125 65,015 242,816

2017* 5,930 441 6,262 862 7,667 1,598 65,080 3,913 2,955 340 51,377 9,680 56,057 212,162

* Provisional

(Number)

Page 29

4.3 Arrivals by region, 2013-2017

Region 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017*

Total arrivals 1,274,593 1,527,153 1,798,380 2,050,832 2,116,407

Western Europe 421,037 479,007 552,442 643,333 680,901

Eastern Europe 125,695 154,153 148,458 161,171 161,967

North America 65,616 72,653 84,943 98,376 104,375

East Asia 183,097 280,511 362,857 425,161 444,310

South Asia 326,556 370,299 459,415 513,536 518,085

Australasia 60,836 65,252 71,672 83,851 92,003

Other Regions 91,756 105,278 118,593 125,404 114,766

* Provisional

(Number)

Source-Central Bank of Sri Lanka Annual Report 2017

Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka Page 30

4.4 Foreign employees’ remittances, 2013-2017

Origin 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017*

Middle East 3,562 3,902 3,769 3,889 3,711

European Union 1,160 1,270 1,222 1,282 1,311

Far East Asia 557 611 698 739 824

Europe-Other 308 337 307 333 330

North America 186 204 209 210 208

South East Asia 288 316 391 398 394

Australia and New Zealand 147 161 161 174 172

South Asia 83 91 98 109 107

South and Central America 58 63 63 51 50

Other 58 63 63 58 57

Total 6,407 7,018 6,980 7,242 7,164

(US$ million)

* Provisional

Annual Report 2017


5.1 Distribution of industrial establishment by province, 2015 (5 or more persons engaged)

5. Industry

Province No. of establishments %

Western 7,216 35

Central 2,280 11

Southern 1,856 9

Nothern 679 3

Eastern 782 4

North western 3,243 16

North central 869 4

Uva 673 3

Sabaragamuwa 2,973 14

Total 20,571 100Western

35%

Central11%

Southern9%

Northern3%

Eastern4%

North Western16% North Central

4%

Uva3%

Sabaragamuwa15%

Figure 10 - Distribution of Industrial Establishment by province - 2015


YearNo. of

establish-ments

Persons engaged (No.)

Employees (No.)

Salaries and wages (Rs.)

Value of output(Rs.)

Intermediate consumption

(Rs.)

Value added(Rs.)

2007 3,923 872,878 867,230 155,098,897,261 2,071,558,091,315 1,240,189,604,559 831,368,488,758

2008 3,375 706,164 702,706 114,651,950,052 1,537,356,436,459 949,245,201,123 588,111,235,336

2009 2,851 582,327 580,447 91,240,911,812 1,328,481,316,054 759,724,213,223 568,757,102,831

2010 2,781 588,721 586,754 113,622,856,387 1,590,149,029,404 846,366,917,433 743,782,111,972

2011 2,595 598,940 596,928 124,660,664,735 1,989,484,168,848 1,161,181,309,415 828,302,859,433

2012 2,593 623,254 620,838 134,775,216,037 2,136,657,251,921 1,206,712,092,133 929,945,159,788

2013* 3,392 834,468 829,733 260,845,463,028 3,138,617,188,661 1,859,060,521,337 1,279,556,667,324

2014 5,374 945,992 934,101 263,181,950,840 3,447,269,066,427 2,130,971,943,049 1,316,297,123,378

2015 5,743 1,074,944 1,069,537 323,478,539,588 4,032,651,136,012 2,521,483,286,271 1,511,167,849,741

5.2 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2007-2015 (Establishments with 25 or more persons engaged)

* Economic census data


Industry sectorNo. of

establish-ments

Persons engaged

(No.)

Employees (No.)

Salaries and wag-es (Rs.)


Value of intermedi-ate consumption

(Rs.)

Value added(Rs.)

B Mining and Quarrying 3,237 34,527 29,775 5,985,189,024 26,961,067,640 11,423,150,721 15,537,916,919

C Manufacturing 16,939 1,168,650 1,148,048 329,540,714,362 3,775,490,474,931 2,383,953,004,174 1,391,537,470,758

D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 156 20,301 20,226 14,372,379,674 459,111,147,957 243,691,334,425 215,419,813,532

E Water Supply; sewer-age, waste management and remediation activities

238 13,074 12,921 8,661,654,910 45,179,124,435 17,441,515,151 27,737,609,283

Total 20,571 1,236,551 1,210,970 358,559,937,970 4,306,741,814,963 2,656,509,004,471 1,650,232,810,492

5.3 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2015 (Establishments with 5 or more persons engaged)


5.4 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2015 (Establishments with 25 or more persons engaged)

* Economic census data


establish-ments

Persons engaged

(No.)

Employees (No.)




(Rs.)

Value added(Rs.)

B Mining and Quarrying 100 7,044 6,951 2,065,674,190 11,271,317,129 5,834,622,003 5,436,695,126

C Manufacturing 5,576 1,038,137 1,032,831 299,412,242,530 3,535,934,890,181 2,258,533,817,482 1,277,401,072,699

D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 45 18,804 18,796 13,864,305,989 442,910,551,705 241,159,304,668 201,751,247,037


22 10,959 10,959 8,136,316,880 42,534,376,997 15,955,542,117 26,578,834,880

Total 5,743 1,074,944 1,069,537 323,478,539,588 4,032,651,136,012 2,521,483,286,271 1,511,167,849,741


5.5 Principle indicators of industrial activity, 2015 (Establishments with less than 25 persons engaged)


establish-ments

Persons engaged

(No.)

Employees (No.)




(Rs.)

Value added(Rs.)

B Mining and Quarrying 3,137 27,483 22,824 3,919,514,834 15,689,750,511 5,588,528,718 10,101,221,793

C Manufacturing 11,363 130,513 115,217 30,128,471,832 239,555,584,750 125,419,186,691 114,136,398,059

D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 111 1,497 1,430 508,073,685 16,200,596,252 2,532,029,757 13,668,566,495


216 2,114 1,962 525,338,030 2,644,747,438 1,485,973,034 1,158,774,404

Total 14,828 161,608 141,433 35,081,398,381 274,090,678,951 135,025,718,200 139,064,960,751

Source: Sri Lanka Customs Page 36

6.1 Trends in foreign trade, 2005-2017

Year Exports

Imports Balance of tradeDomestic Re-exports

2005 619,459 8,549 835,511 -207,5032006 703,434 6,581 1,006,702 -296,6872007 848,643 12,448 1,260,607 -399,5162008 885,998 29,645 1,477,265 -561,6222009 818,160 25,693 1,122,562 -278,7092010 949,905 21,792 1,395,219 -423,5222011 1,107,601 20,739 2,178,468 -1,050,1282012 1,171,468 24,210 2,282,652 -1,086,9742013 1,292,319 27,877 2,317,405 -997,2092014 1,442,019 33,048 2,512,833 -1,037,7662015 1,388,186 32,379 2,581,365 -1,160,8002016 1,487,652 48,515 2,841,383 -1,305,2162017 1,739,728 50,155 3,251,281 -1,461,399

6. Foreign Trade(Rs.Mn)

-2,000,000

-1,500,000

-1,000,000

-500,000

0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

3,000,000

3,500,000

20

05

20

06

20

07

20

08

20

09

20

10

20

11

20

12

20

13

20

14

20

15

20

16

20

17

Rs

Mn

.

Figure 11 - Trends in foreign trade, 2005-2017

Exports Imports Balance of Trade


Major Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 1. U.S.A. 182,600 199,560 237,160 269,810 322,359 355,164 380,662 408,814 443,927

2. U.K. 117,650 115,398 122,838 135,004 139,075 145,620 139,786 151,940 157,815

3. India 37,340 52,756 57,670 72,271 70,154 81,579 87,412 80,257 105,117

4. Germeny 39,976 45,234 56,240 57,704 60,400 64,851 64,428 73,615 82,129

5. Italy 50,263 52,283 67,441 64,800 65,905 80,160 59,007 62,341 80,781

6. Belgium 42,286 43,656 60,384 59,203 59,825 41,576 38,373 49,204 52,862

7. U.A.E. 24,285 27,846 32,859 28,028 30,545 36,045 37,186 40,022 41,798

8. Netherlands (Holand) 17,976 20,878 21,856 20,241 24,639 31,687 29,911 30,254 33,614

9. Japan 16,157 19,118 24,726 27,498 28,920 30,810 29,061 29,143 31,543

10. China 6,797 10,075 11,506 13,796 15,704 22,651 39,837 28,996 63,291

11. Russia 22,116 27,440 31,114 33,465 36,139 35,746 26,312 26,497 31,984

12. Canada 8,522 10,681 13,958 18,173 19,497 22,370 24,514 26,082 31,859

13. Iran 16,739 17,133 19,944 25,005 26,462 23,632 21,173 25,154 27,002

14. France 16,500 17,973 20,235 22,424 25,094 34,387 26,046 24,138 29,004

15. Australia 9,414 11,577 14,005 17,142 20,081 21,324 21,681 24,019 28,732

16. Turkey 12,919 18,463 16,694 17,798 24,726 33,903 24,505 22,481 35,510

6.2 Value of exports by country, 2009-2017(Rs.Mn)


6.3 Value of imports by country , 2009-2017

Major Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

1. China 116,248 140,210 235,919 327,686 382,501 445,805 507,272 622,241 638,983 2. India 196,539 287,889 480,617 448,810 403,967 519,360 580,904 557,290 685,447 3. U.A.E. 36,405 37,900 89,881 165,022 158,234 229,271 146,037 155,500 238,529 4. Singapore 130,549 182,418 169,662 164,202 232,415 165,831 125,586 150,115 197,071 5. Japan 25,742 66,042 113,285 70,770 86,531 122,878 188,850 138,388 158,331 6. Malayasia 30,304 43,291 83,278 70,223 73,604 93,459 69,591 93,543 97,782 7. U.S.A. 30,592 19,003 31,544 29,872 45,520 64,309 63,998 78,565 123,878 8. Thiland 31,107 35,676 53,273 58,727 55,316 60,326 67,663 74,956 79,056 9. Taiwan 23,159 29,858 38,937 48,813 58,749 57,882 62,501 72,256 73,49210. Hong Kong 59,452 65,539 78,337 74,530 55,493 45,852 51,670 67,883 66,95111. U.K. 29,170 30,154 33,557 37,968 36,324 37,956 65,629 64,942 40,84512. Germeny 29,126 28,592 37,556 40,766 49,652 42,727 47,180 63,380 61,07913. Indonesia 23,498 23,613 38,265 53,382 56,966 77,135 59,077 55,231 56,59614. South Korea 20,876 26,680 42,787 41,174 38,595 42,275 41,909 47,267 51,361

15. Pakisthan 22,592 31,857 37,069 44,781 48,942 36,505 40,411 44,310 53,216

(Rs.Mn)


Item 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total exports 1,442,019 1,388,186 1,487,652 1,739,728

Tea (Black or Green) 212,588 182,054 184,778 233,338

Rubber 5,916 3,548 4,758 5,920

Coconut & coconut products 51,772 54,215 61,138 65,067

Garment 618,811 627,708 680,346 734,727

Precious stones 50,389 32,711 31,258 40,594

Other exports 502,543 487,950 525,374 660,082

6.4 Value of exports by principal commodity, 2014-2017(Rs.Mn)

Tea (Black or Green)

13.4%

Rubber0.3%

Coconut & Coconut products

3.7%

Garment42.2%

Precious Stones

2%

Other Exports37.9%

Figure 12 - value of exports by principal commodity (Rs.Mn), 2017


Item 2014 2015 2016 2017

Total imports 2,512,833 2,581,365 2,841,383 3,251,281

Food & beverages 333,750 343,506 344,500 425,653

Minerals 651,431 438,145 431,618 583,869

Chemical & resins 321,920 376,194 387,067 395,521

Leather, wood & paper 83,492 87,979 98,474 101,498

Textile 326,373 347,901 430,660 456,007

Footwear, umbrellas, ceramics 24,701 30,162 38,657 38,620

Precious metals 22,910 21,762 75,082 117,845

Base metals 166,886 181,358 208,207 248,632

Machinery & equipment 302,242 356,971 455,445 466,472

Transport equipment 221,041 338,377 292,216 316,395

Other 58,086 59,011 79,458 100,769

6.5 Value of imports by principal commodity, 2014-2017(Rs.Mn)

425,653583,869

395,521101,498

456,00738,620

117,845248,632

466,472316,395

100,769

Food & BeveragesMinerals

Chemical & ResinsLeather, Wood & Paper

TextileFootwear, Umbrellas, Ceramics

Precious MetalsBase Metals

Machinery & EquipmentTransport Equipment

Other

Figure 13 - Value of Imports by principal commodity (Rs.Mn) 2017


6.6 End of period exchange rates, 2013-2017

Country Currency 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

1. Australia Dollar 116.6709 107.6433 105.1007 108.4252 119.1045

2. Bangladesh Taka 1.6887 1.6824 1.8421 1.8961 1.8460

3. Canada Dollar 122.7324 113.1192 103.8886 111.1688 121.6077

4. People’s Republic of China Yuan 21.5700 21.1401 22.1854 21.5682 23.4548

5. Denmark Kroner 24.1878 21.4034 21.0901 21.2392 24.5113

6. European Union Euro 180.4522 159.4206 157.3737 157.8742 182.4857

7. Hong Kong Dollar 16.8621 16.8938 18.5869 19.3156 19.5511

8. India Rupee 2.1116 2.0675 2.1677 2.2056 2.3854

9. Indonesia Rupiah 0.0107 0.0105 0.0104 0.0111 0.0113

10. Japan Yen 1.2459 1.0979 1.1960 1.2867 1.3559

11. Kenya Schilling 1.5151 1.4457 1.4069 1.4615 1.4797

12. Korea Won 0.1239 0.1200 0.1224 0.1243 0.1432

13. Kuwait Dinar 463.0064 447.8610 474.4822 489.3026 505.9239

14. Malaysia Ringgit 39.7728 37.5229 33.5185 33.4039 37.6304

15. New Zealand Dollar 107.4986 102.8273 98.6251 104.3507 108.4887Cont.

(Rs.)

Annual Report 2017


Country Currency 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

16. Norway Kroner 21.5090 17.6611 16.3794 17.3828 18.5283

17. Pakistan Rupee 1.2376 1.2975 1.3733 1.4297 1.3808

18. Philippines Peso 2.9449 2.9272 3.0710 3.0260 3.0583

19. Saudi Arabia Riyal 34.8633 34.9225 38.3910 39.9344 40.7586

20. Singapore Dollar 103.2559 99.2529 101.8396 103.6714 114.3224

21. South Africa Rand 12.5411 11.3355 9.2659 11.0391 12.3170

22. Sweden Kroner 20.3605 16.9281 17.1204 16.4909 18.5314

23. Switzerland Franc 147.2941 132.5866 145.7088 146.9060 156.1655

24. Taiwan Dollar 4.3891 4.1406 4.3821 4.6521 5.1507

25. Thailand Baht 3.9791 3.9851 3.9918 4.1832 4.6759

26. United Arab Emirates Dirham 35.5984 35.6779 39.2305 40.7852 41.6147

27. United Kingdom Pound sterling 215.5790 204.0427 213.5724 184.0443 205.5362

28. United States of America Dollar 130.7530 131.0486 144.0623 149.8000 152.8548

6.6 (Contd.) End of period exchange rates, 2013-2017(Rs.)

Annual Report 2017


7.1 Paddy statistics, 2005-2017

YearExtent cultivated (hectares) Harvested (hectares) Production (Mt.) Yield average per net

hectare (Kg)yala maha total yala maha total yala maha total yala maha

2005 356,614 580,562 937,176 345,373 569,888 915,261 1,233,484 2,012,706 3,246,190 3,976 3,955

2006 319,196 591,297 910,493 314,200 585,904 900,104 1,206,317 2,135,605 3,341,922 4,263 4,070

2007 291,376 525,391 816,767 283,664 512,049 795,713 1,158,150 1,972,931 3,131,081 4,543 4,299

2008 471,393 581,597 1,052,990 464,507 568,352 1,032,859 1,750,030 2,125,219 3,875,249 4,195 4,175

2009 345,431 632,130 977,561 337,606 604,803 942,409 1,267,684 2,383,989 3,651,673 4,186 4,421

2010 419,244 646,037 1,065,281 417,050 643,306 1,060,356 1,671,054 2,629,566 4,300,620 4,444 4,583

2011 493,004 730,136 1,223,140 489,282 613,492 1,102,774 1,898,037 1,996,184 3,894,221 4,347 3,668

2012 364,542 702,075 1,066,617 305,314 684,636 989,950 1,128984 2,716,961 3,845,945 4,145 4,444

2013 447,613 779,635 1,227,248 446,637 741,591 1,188,228 1,774,452 2,846,276 4,620,728 4,408 4,281

2014 312,979 651,289 964,268 300,725 579,857 880,582 1,144,929 2,235,851 3,380,780 4,204 3,236

2015 480,662 772,626 1,253,288 475,773 734,967 1,210,740 1,942,408 2,876,987 4,819,395 4,527 4,364

2016 385,318 756,005 1,141,323 379,970 742,724 1,122,694 1,517,392 2,909,693 4,427,085 3,092 4,349

2017 249,123 542,556 791,679 236,479 382,856 619,335 909,321 1,473,832 2,383,153 4,291 4,301

7. Agriculture


7.2 Livestock and production of milk and eggs, 2008-2017

Item 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Neat cattles 1,195,610 1,136,860 1,169,670 1,191,850 1,235,540 1,169,040 1,104,780 1,088,110 945,150 1,000,880

Buffaloes 318,530 371,790 422,650 405,120 414,630 380,760 320,690 323,080 266,750 283,550

Sheeps /

Goats 387,240 385,460 381,375 383,535 392,620 340,630 307,050 316,860 275,050 297,579

Pigs 89,420 81,310 83,785 82,030 89,250 81,170 105,210 69,680 81,420 95,120

Poultries

Chicken 14,331,170 13,615,290 14,018,320 14,199,200 14,038,610 16,646,980 16,630,260 16,744,210 21,056,020 21,275,820

Duck 18,740 15,244 13,485 12,135 12,605 13,415 11,850 11,590 11,970 10,780

eggs (‘000)

(Number) 1,039,813 1,142,239 1,139,940 1,185,318 1,457,101 1,636,844 1,721,294 1,898,856 2,059,653 2,072,870

milk ‘000 (Litre)

Cow milk 172,442 184,065 191,920 203,454 237,640 265,162 272,912 305,392 317,880 327,607

Buffalo milk 35,651 49,251 55,634 54,850 61,610 64,008 60,991 69,052 66,128 68,591


Figure 14 - Livestock statistics

Source: Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Page 46

7.3 Fish production by fishing sub sectors, 1965- 2017 (MT)

Year

Mirine fish catch Inland & aquacul-

ture

Total fish produc-

tioncostal off shore/deep Sea

TotalMarine

1965 85,547 1,524 87,071 8,230 95,301

1970 86,563 3,258 89,821 8,331 98,152

1975 114,863 970 115,833 13,370 129,203

1980 165,264 2,148 167,412 20,266 187,678

1985 140,270 2,400 142,670 32,740 175,410

1990 134,120 11,670 145,790 38,190 183,980

1995 157,500 60,000 217,500 18,250 235,750

2000 175,280 88,400 263,680 36,700 300,380

2004 154,470 98,720 253,190 33,180 286,370

2005 63,690 66,710 130,400 32,830 163,230

2006 121,360 94,620 215,980 35,290 251,270

2007 150,110 102,560 252,670 38,380 291,050

2008 165,320 109,310 274,630 44,490 319,120

2009 180,410 112,760 293,170 46,560 339,730

2010 202,420 129,840 332,260 52,410 384,670

2011 222,350 162,920 385,270 59,560 444,830

2012 257,540 159,680 417,220 68,950 486,170

2013 267,980 177,950 445,930 66,910 512,840

2014 278,850 180,450 459,300 75,750 535,050

2015 269,020 183,870 452,890 67,300 520,190

2016 274,160 182,830 456,990 73,930 530,920

2017 259,720 189,720 449,440 81,870 531,310


7.4 Production and cultivated extent of selected crops

Crop2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod.(Mt.)

Kurakkan 5,195 5,984 5,952 7,011 7,369 8,851 6,950 8,477 6,151 8,565

Maize 59,529 202,315 67,714 209,042 67,204 240,731 67,074 253,881 67,630 243,960

Sorghum 66 89 97 138 84 122 67 101 78 161

Meneri 34 26 49 33 39 29 68 49 32 25

Green gram 9,755 11,956 11,147 14,252 11,485 14,616 10,346 12,228 11,302 14,546

Cowpea 11,041 14,812 10,816 14,182 11,471 15,209 8,891 10,858 8,220 13,740

Soya beans 1,517 1,671 7,929 13,445 6,231 10,812 4,658 7,804 6,301 9,830

Black gram 10,842 10,180 11,138 9,175 11,232 9,644 12,305 11,901 11,159 11,197


Crop2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod. (Mt.)

Area (Ha.)

Prod.(Mt.)

Gingelly 15,558 12,435 17,145 14,236 13,909 14,297 17,809 14,542 14,044 12,414Ground nuts 11,609 21,953 15,198 27,486 13,920 25,184 17,716 19,163 19,975 24,200Manioc 23,845 291,354 23,928 302,782 24,154 138,249 23,844 324,097 22,754 324,080Sweet potatoes 5,530 43,613 5,739 53,383 5,502 50,970 4,884 51,988 4,487 44,715Potatoes 4,648 72,186 5,138 78,751 5,873 82,750 5,342 94,896 5,754 95,805Red Onions 6,132 73,970 4,606 55,592 4,798 63,212 4,873 61,202 4,994 63,675Big Onions 5,386 83,561 4,123 69,635 6,835 101,137 4,978 70,023 3,984 65,223Chillies (Green) 14,708 61,541 14,437 71,175 14,582 71,126 13,029 62,866 15,267 72,311Musterd 220 152 249 185 389 264 310 238 146 221Ginger (Raw) 2,263 14,911 2,216 14,075 2,147 15,481 2,483 17,273 2,488 23,184Turmeric (Raw) 1,167 8,708 1,270 11,282 1,269 11,351 1,334 14,397 1,987 25,204Cigar. Tobacco 1,088 2,024 1,056 2,112 1,028 1,863 878 5,570 1,021 3,040Beedi/chew tobac. 907 1,742 929 2,926 839 1,836 1,189 3,534 814 3,984

7.5 Production and cultivated extent of selected crops


Crop2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.)Luffa 4,701 42,786 4,990 46,399 4,888 45,209 4,464 46,681 3,954 40,415Ladies fingers 7,707 55,451 8,369 69,615 8,459 66,969 7,398 66,124 7,073 66,719Brinjals 11,760 127,163 12,296 129,907 11,401 126,669 10,831 134,921 10,296 127,194Bitter gourd 4,689 44,103 4,928 46,141 5,117 50,329 4,259 43,507 3,836 42,100Snake gourd 3,383 38,330 3,633 40,065 3,159 34,465 2,718 44,055 2,622 31,917Tomatoes 7,916 82,250 7,259 86,226 7,332 86,172 6,569 92,310 6,221 92,748Cucumber 3,073 32,336 3,565 39,329 3,550 38,557 3,866 47,579 2,986 38,290Cabbage 4,087 73,375 4,186 104,506 4,354 104,515 4,408 117,095 4,442 123,365Carrot 2,852 34,325 2,882 56,203 2,796 54,413 3,471 67,673 3,809 82,047Knolkhol 1,385 14,286 1,389 17,808 1,458 18,566 1,351 10,947 1,143 15,860Beetroot 2,639 35,505 2,615 46,891 2,697 50,888 2,584 50,172 2,205 45,100Raddish 3,355 44,511 3,386 57,976 3,509 59,718 3,564 54,264 2,949 56,772Beans 7,592 46,985 7,913 83,566 7,982 81,208 8,278 61,163 8,527 83,366Leeks 2,162 35,463 1,292 24,659 1,362 38,139 2,219 47,329 2,197 61,122Ash pumpkin 1,070 10,876 1,069 9,148 927 9,880 924 8,721 958 12,020Red pumpkin 9,101 102,800 9,371 115,112 8,966 118,176 7,752 105,877 6,980 98,303Ash plantain 9,328 101,825 8,746 88,675 7,779 411,333 7,654 85,085 7,204 82,226Capsicum 3,180 16,291 3,900 26,440 4,060 28,952 3,694 32,371 3,470 30,433

7.6 Production and cultivated extent of selected vegitables


7.7 Production of minor export crops

Crop2011/2012 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.) Area (Ha.) Prod. (Mt.)

Cinnamon 30,432 16,087 30,090 15,866 30,038 19,052 33,216 23,968 30,130 24,503

Coffee 8,458 5,340 8,740 5,568 8,760 6,953 7,436 5,360 7,534 6,534

Cocoa 2,534 1,753 2,257 1,608 2,391 1,799 2,487 1,497 2,240 1,723

Pepper 37,825 25,637 39,493 26,727 42,252 28,420 44,450 35,459 39,515 32,145

Cardamoms 1,510 555 1,692 619 1,681 649 1,438 538 1,242 669

Cloves 7,401 4,016 7,329 3,922 7,271 6,307 7,178 8,099 6,842 8,298

Arecanut 15,844 37,523 16,352 28,742 16,205 47,256 17,625 51,308 18,794 43,012

Cashew 22,728 6,499 21,566 6,426 21,368 8,250 20,102 9,634 18,683 19,345


7.8 Production and cultivated extent of other selected food crops

Crop2011/2012 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16

Area (Ha.) Prod. Area

(Ha.) Prod. Area (Ha.) Prod. Area

(Ha.) Prod. Area (Ha.) Prod.

Oranges 000' Nuts 6,163 34,844 6,503 37,314 6,382 46,402 7,847 45,280 6,333 47,647

Limes 000' Nuts 12,141 213,293 11,592 206,469 12,276 250,419 11,394 21,582 10,947 257,230

Mangoes 000' Nuts 28,126 394,624 27,670 394,573 31,997 393,505 27,786 424,063 32,207 432,755

Jak 000' Nuts 38,106 181,809 36,493 175,033 37,834 188,247 33,606 185,091 32,978 181,328

Bread fruit 000' Nuts 5,270 43,847 5,181 42,688 5,702 40,253 5,337 51,620 5,055 36,783

Sugar cane Mt. 12,612 759,480 20,793 960,269 18,853 761,515 17,048 718,685 23,557 815,312

Plantain 000' Bchs 52,819 39,772 52,941 40,097 56,624 51,682 53,246 64,742 47,958 54,395

Papaw 000' Nuts 7,933 61,484 7,061 55,071 6,812 59,377 6,666 61,345 5,913 49,661

Pine apple 000' Nuts 5,211 46,614 5,533 39,063 5,636 39,448 5,161 43,909 4,775 40,339

Passion fruit 000' Nuts 446 5,112 486 5,577 515 8,292 642 8,954 508 14,841

Betel 000' Lvs 3,253 4,481,650 3,314 4,666,924 4,543 5,728,638 4,668 26,580,470 3,129 3,117,495

Sources: Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka Tea Board, Sri Lanka Coconut Development Authority Page 52

7.9 Production and cultivated extent of major crops, 2014-2017

crop

2014 2015 2016 2017*

Cultivated extent (hec.)

Production (mt.)


Production (mt.)


Production (mt.)


Production (mt.)

Tea 203,113 338,032 203,113 328,961 216,515 292,600 202,540 307,720

Rubber 134,000 98,573 134,784 88,567 120,867 79,100 136,632 83,070

Coconut (million nuts) in production

394,836 2,870 440,457 3,050 440,457 3,011 452,550 2,445

* Provisional

Figure 15 - Production of Major crops, 2014-2017

260,000 270,000 280,000 290,000 300,000 310,000 320,000 330,000 340,000 350,000

2014 2015 2016 2017

Mt

Production of tea

20,000 30,000 40,000 50,000 60,000 70,000 80,000 90,000

100,000 110,000

2014 2015 2016 2017

Mt

Production of rubber

-

500

1,000

1,500

2,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

2014 2015 2016 2017

Mill

ion

nuts

Production of coconut


8.1 Movements of the NCPI 2017 (Base : 2013 =100)

Month Index number

% Change month to month

Inflation %

Year on year

12 months moving average

January 119.3 1.1 6.5 4.6February 119.9 0.5 8.2 5.1March 119.5 -0.3 8.6 5.6April 121.0 1.3 8.4 6.0May 121.8 0.7 7.1 6.1June 123.4 1.3 6.3 6.1July 122.4 -0.8 6.3 6.2August 122.3 -0.1 7.9 6.5September 123.3 0.8 8.6 6.8October 124.8 1.2 8.8 7.1November 126.4 1.3 8.4 7.5December 126.6 0.2 7.3 7.7

8. Prices

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

118

119

120

121

122

123

124

125

126

127

128

Y on Y inflationNCPI

Figure 16 - Movement of the NCPI(Base:2013=100) and Year on Year Inflation in 2017

NCPI Y on Y Inflation


8.2 Movements of the CCPI, 2017 (Base : 2013 =100)

Month Index number

% Change month to month

Inflation %

Year on year

12 month moving average

January 116.1 1.2 5.5 4.3February 116.7 0.5 6.8 4.6March 116.5 -0.2 7.3 5.0April 117.1 0.5 6.9 5.3May 118.2 0.9 6.0 5.4June 120.1 1.6 6.1 5.5July 119.4 -0.6 4.8 5.4August 118.8 -0.5 6.0 5.5September 119.7 0.8 7.1 5.8October 120.8 0.9 7.8 6.1November 122.2 1.2 7.6 6.4December 122.9 0.6 7.1 6.6

0.0%

1.0%

2.0%

3.0%

4.0%

5.0%

6.0%

7.0%

8.0%

9.0%

112.0

114.0

116.0

118.0

120.0

122.0

124.0

Infl

atio

n

CC

PI

Figure 17 - Colombo Consumers Price Index & Year on Year Inflation

CCPI 2017 inflation 2017


8.3 Movements of producer’s price index by major economic activity, 2017 (Base period : 2013 Q4=100)

Month

All activities Agriculture Manufacturing Electricity & Water Supply

Index Num-ber

% Changes Index Num-ber



% Changes

Month to

month

Year on

year

12 months

MA

Month to

month

Year on

year

12 months

MA

Month to

month

Year on

year

12 months

MA

Month to

month

Year on

year

12 months

MA

January 117.8 2.2 13.6 3.1 144.2 6.2 22.6 1.6 105.5 -4.1 5.6 3.8 83.5 -0.2 -0.2 -3.3February 120.1 2.0 13.5 4.0 148.6 3.1 19.9 3.2 107.3 1.7 6.8 4.2 84.0 0.6 -0.2 -3.5March 120.6 0.4 18.9 5.6 150.1 1.0 38.1 6.6 107.5 0.2 7.6 4.6 83.7 -0.4 -1.8 -3.8April 123.4 2.3 20.3 7.3 154.6 3.0 38.8 10.2 109.6 2.0 9.1 5.1 86.0 2.7 -0.7 -4.1May 126.0 2.1 20.2 9.0 164.3 6.3 46.3 14.8 109.5 -0.1 5.8 5.4 86.5 0.6 -0.1 -4.3June 127.9 1.5 19.5 10.6 170.0 3.5 39.1 17.8 110.0 0.5 6.8 5.8 86.8 0.3 2.8 -2.6July 125.4 -2.0 16.3 11.9 166.9 -1.8 37.3 21.4 107.8 -2.0 3.3 5.7 85.5 -1.5 0.9 -1.1August 124.9 -0.4 17.8 13.3 163.0 -2.3 38.5 24.8 108.6 0.7 5.2 5.8 84.1 -1.6 -0.8 0.2September 126.6 1.4 18.3 14.8 166.4 2.1 39.7 28.8 109.8 1.1 5.4 5.9 84.7 0.7 -0.1 0.2October 128.4 1.4 16.8 15.8 172.4 3.6 39.0 31.3 110.0 0.2 3.3 5.8 84.8 0.1 -0.4 0.1November 130.2 1.4 14.8 16.4 175.9 2.0 34.7 33.6 111.2 1.1 1.8 5.5 84.7 -0.1 0.6 0.1December 131.8 1.2 14.3 17.0 176.5 0.3 30.0 35.2 113.3 1.9 3.0 5.2 84.5 -0.2 1.0 0.1

MA - Moving Average


Figure 18 - Movements of monthly Producer’s Price Index by major economic activity - January 2015 to December 2017

70.0

90.0

110.0

130.0

150.0

170.0Ja

nFe

bM

arAp

rM

ayJu

ne July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

June July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

Feb

Mar

chAp

rilM

ayJu

ne July

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

2015 2016 2017

All Activities Agriculture Manufacturing Electricity and water supply

PPI


8.4 Open market monthly average retail prices of selected food items, 2017 (Main markets in Colombo district *)

Item Unit Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann.Avg

Rice - Raw Red 1 Kg 91.04 91.15 82.00 82.15 82.92 87.64 88.80 86.59 88.27 91.03 92.60 91.05 87.94

Rice - Raw White 1 Kg. 93.32 88.06 76.61 77.38 79.72 82.89 83.83 82.65 83.42 84.87 85.02 85.89 83.64

Rice - Nadu - Red 1 Kg. 95.51 94.23 88.31 90.60 91.29 97.91 99.45 97.81 97.27 102.31 104.96 105.31 97.08

Rice - Nadu - White 1 Kg. 95.86 92.21 80.83 81.95 85.71 91.31 92.32 91.91 93.18 95.30 97.60 101.63 91.65

Rice - Samba 1 Kg. 97.77 96.48 92.24 92.15 94.09 99.56 99.39 98.53 101.93 103.61 104.97 104.76 98.79

Wheat Flour 1 Kg. 89.20 89.12 89.25 89.87 88.90 89.24 89.20 88.68 89.05 89.98 89.95 89.50 89.33

Mysore Dhall - Medium 1 Kg. 179.11 177.30 173.34 168.16 164.6 164.88 168.44 167.04 169.51 168.32 164.28 154.42 168.28

Cowpea Whole - Average 1 Kg. 263.24 278.23 296.93 312.73 326.12 324.41 320.38 320.49 327.25 320.95 320.07 303.35 309.51

Green Gram - Average 1 Kg 235.42 240.82 245.50 247.79 253.98 258.62 256.94 254.32 255.01 255.43 255.56 252.42 250.98

Kadalai - Average 1 Kg 304.72 308.96 304.11 302.19 311.86 316.10 323.51 325.07 343.52 348.66 353.52 370.85 326.09

Sugar 1Kg. 102.20 101.66 105.35 108.95 106.95 106.87 106.05 106.96 110.35 111.37 111.16 111.86 107.48

* : Main markets in Colombo district - Pettah, Maradana, Borella, Dematagoda, Grandpass, Kirulapana, Wellawatta, Kotte, Nugegoda, Dehiwala, Rathmalana, Kolonnawa

Contd.

(Rs)



Beef 1Kg. 850.70 852.72 866.74 878.14 903.57 922.89 932.88 933.77 941.14 945.66 947.80 954.67 910.89

Chicken - Fresh 1Kg. 478.33 477.28 480.78 523.71 552.70 569.64 563.31 551.83 522.55 504.73 521.69 543.26 524.15

Chicken - Broiler 1Kg. 410.00 410.00 410.00 414.17 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 420.00 417.01

Egg - Average Each 14.53 14.80 14.82 14.61 13.59 13.64 14.43 13.83 14.01 11.75 14.25 14.75 14.08

Coconut ( Medium) Each 55.20 57.94 61.96 64.46 67.70 65.46 61.35 61.69 68.88 77.67 86.71 83.01 67.67

Potatoes - Local 1 Kg 177.00 172.13 160.39 161.33 165.06 180.13 179.09 178.05 169.29 161.68 153.17 157.00 167.86

Potatoes - Imported 1 Kg 117.48 108.73 109.18 114.56 118.88 124.16 115.64 116.39 120.07 120.73 99.87 96.64 113.53

Coconut Oil 750 ml 251.71 270.28 282.66 288.43 301.10 292.96 283.24 287.87 288.41 286.88 288.04 289.37 284.24

Ash Plantain 1 kg. 133.22 132.53 135.74 136.33 138.27 135.83 138.67 142.69 142.35 146.15 160.22 166.56 142.38

Bandakka 1 kg. 123.65 137.59 148.59 154.21 164.58 169.84 144.74 135.07 136.15 141.51 155.92 174.91 148.89

Brinjal 1 kg. 99.43 98.21 98.93 108.84 153.25 194.58 167.21 175.93 188.52 208.12 211.86 235.76 161.72

Bitter Guard 1 kg. 240.39 226.74 194.27 219.42 252.10 255.62 236.15 195.13 205.40 273.19 266.24 279.16 236.98

Red Pumpkin 1 kg. 110.07 114.90 120.86 133.84 128.17 157.35 185.77 149.33 124.19 115.34 130.57 133.73 133.68

Green Chillies 1 kg. 317.71 355.69 315.74 274.96 406.71 628.39 504.08 482.54 449.61 556.71 859.44 731.33 490.24

Cap Chillies 1 kg. 253.32 259.14 254.47 272.17 299.25 319.57 294.86 217.68 201.65 268.75 393.14 412.63 287.22


8.4 (Contd.) Open market monthly average retail prices of selected food items, 2017 (Main markets in Colombo district *)

Contd.

(Rs)



Dried Chillies - No 1. 1Kg. 327.27 300.74 282.73 265.41 253.84 234.83 235.59 235.60 242.27 246.66 252.13 264.58 261.80

Corriander 1Kg. 335.38 331.12 328.80 328.76 319.86 329.53 322.46 324.05 328.27 334.46 333.37 327.24 328.61

Pepper - Powder 1Kg. 1808.65 1774.73 1744.53 1760.90 1826.63 1805.84 1761.59 1697.15 1681.93 1644.15 1641.18 1635.45 1731.89

Turmeric -Powder 1Kg. 669.83 674.01 664.13 671.51 677.98 664.46 660.40 659.20 654.43 667.48 672.53 664.34 666.69

Garlic 1Kg. 463.28 472.06 483.24 489.14 548.97 557.34 400.06 358.93 337.14 336.27 332.74 331.12 425.86

Cummin Seed 1Kg. 733.96 726.98 734.47 740.34 743.89 751.99 754.43 748.82 763.03 762.34 764.05 775.31 749.97

Fennel Seed 1Kg. 487.73 500.63 510.62 502.26 512.01 511.53 504.23 506.70 512.66 521.65 532.76 543.59 512.20

Mustard 1Kg. 340.96 344.57 340.50 346.13 350.68 355.93 350.07 344.30 356.01 366.26 367.25 355.09 351.48

Mathe Seed 1Kg. 345.45 347.84 351.43 350.30 352.78 348.52 350.47 344.57 348.95 346.76 347.37 355.56 349.17

Cinnamon 1Kg. 2707.93 2685.19 2762.38 2769.77 2858.41 2768.85 2761.98 2801.23 2873.94 2835.34 2890.11 2888.02 2800.26

Gorakka 1Kg. 699.17 696.46 697.22 690.85 712.89 691.97 682.99 684.13 681.28 677.98 683.68 671.65 689.19

Maldive Fish 1Kg. 1653.94 1661.26 1667.94 1661.23 1683.85 1655.12 1637.01 1615.77 1612.70 1629.67 1664.56 1606.10 1645.76

Salt 1Kg.Pkt. 65.20 64.11 64.64 62.19 63.79 62.72 61.59 61.77 61.57 61.28 62.56 61.32 62.73



Contd.

(Rs)



Tamarind 1Kg. 362.28 368.35 434.16 474.04 494.91 458.58 426.64 375.72 353.53 352.09 346.13 344.30 399.23

Red Onions - Average 1Kg. 140.33 146.48 158.05 173.51 254.00 357.05 318.12 202.10 313.17 349.69 465.11 490.81 280.70

B.Onions - Local 1kg. N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A N.A 114.38 134.13 189.25 190.44 157.05

B.Onions - Imported 1kg. 97.58 97.14 94.62 96.76 95.01 96.50 94.87 123.81 143.37 143.32 156.58 151.54 115.92

Fresh Fish - Paraw 1Kg. 928.86 921.63 905.05 912.47 1005.36 1123.00 1067.06 1028.83 1090.89 1063.60 983.19 1045.02 1006.25

Mullet 1Kg. 864.74 842.31 811.84 768.75 857.35 1015.95 950.27 852.46 880.96 904.54 838.77 835.92 868.65

Thalapath 1Kg. 943.88 938.22 942.45 963.47 1043.20 1163.36 1131.44 1130.08 1129.57 1109.84 1107.23 1111.74 1059.54

Kelewella 1Kg. 890.32 888.41 864.77 880.27 999.69 1119.04 1005.46 978.10 1012.45 1002.96 850.58 909.96 950.17

Mora 1Kg. 630.41 608.67 628.66 635.94 724.88 846.63 808.27 796.38 777.74 737.17 709.84 708.30 717.74

Salaya 1Kg. 145.49 153.87 160.43 162.14 185.58 226.88 209.91 197.34 187.73 188.08 166.63 158.87 178.58

Dried Fish - Katta 1Kg. 1189.20 1187.14 1199.24 1206.35 1220.90 1251.97 1272.84 1257.85 1254.10 1255.47 1257.16 1216.85 1230.76

Spratts 1Kg. 675.90 679.73 661.24 696.58 745.76 752.97 761.78 774.42 760.54 718.51 717.02 703.06 720.63



Contd.

(Rs)



Limes 1 kg. 500.62 342.40 229.48 190.47 186.56 185.69 184.21 204.25 384.24 445.84 362.58 238.12 287.87

Beans - Green 1 kg. 127.27 159.87 162.88 187.36 213.91 227.95 180.89 169.84 188.50 195.19 199.27 295.45 192.36

Long Beans 1 kg. 130.94 131.30 136.95 142.56 174.97 202.03 181.28 171.14 161.10 178.93 200.20 237.10 170.71

BeetRoot 1 kg. 127.56 126.57 128.46 162.82 210.77 199.15 156.36 137.59 139.28 148.29 180.01 240.83 163.14Cabbagge Seed 1 kg. 91.61 91.80 96.35 124.26 204.89 213.52 175.54 150.89 140.63 177.13 199.31 198.60 155.38

Carrot 1 kg. 132.59 129.71 131.79 159.35 278.90 296.15 229.75 183.28 151.90 184.08 233.11 217.19 193.98

Tomatoe - No 1. 1 kg. 139.70 119.09 115.60 184.69 158.04 166.35 187.49 189.11 211.55 205.31 172.64 158.96 167.38

Lakspray 400g. 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00

Anchor 400g. 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00 325.00

Sour Plantain 1 Kg. 128.44 137.25 131.34 138.48 122.13 97.95 105.40 113.50 135.37 142.05 126.82 112.70 124.29

Kolikuttu 1 Kg. 244.30 236.71 223.14 227.22 208.51 178.49 197.90 200.15 216.93 223.65 195.28 184.17 211.37

Papaw 1 Kg. 110.44 120.47 169.14 161.49 87.82 83.31 98.20 99.74 109.91 115.23 96.12 111.34 113.60

Pineapple 1 Kg. 175.12 178.25 216.57 213.33 169.14 158.89 181.78 180.94 179.67 172.04 150.63 133.76 175.84

Bread 450g. 58.15 58.15 58.18 58.18 58.18 58.18 58.18 58.18 58.18 58.31 58.38 58.95 58.26


Main markets in Colombo district - Pettah, Maradana, Borella, Dematagoda, Grandpass, Kirulapana, Wellawatta, Kotte, Nugegoda, Dehiwala, Rathmalana, Kolonnawa

(Rs)


9.1 Telecommunication performances, 2014 - 2017

Item 2014 2015 2016 2017*Growth rate (%)

2016 2017*

1. Fixed Access Services (No.) (‘000) 2,710 2,601 2,550 2,603 -2.0 2.1

Wireline Telephones in Service 1,123 1,128 1,166 1,198 3.4 2.8

Wireless Local Loop Telephones 1,587 1,473 1,384 1,405 -6.0 1.5

2. Cellular Phones (No.) (‘000) 22,123 24,385 26,228 28,199 7.6 7.5

3. Other Services

Public Pay Phones (No.) 6,642 5,809 5,301 5,137 -8.7 -3.1

Internet Connections (No.) (‘000) (a) 3,396 4,091 4,921 5,904 20.3 20.0

4. Telephone Penetration (b) 119.6 128.7 135.7 143.6 5.4 5.8

Fixed Telephones 13.1 12.4 12.0 12.1 -3.0 0.9

Cellular Phones 106.5 116.3 123.7 131.5 6.4 6.3

5. Internet Penetration (b) 16.4 19.5 23.2 27.5 18.9 18.6

9. Public utility

* Provisional (a) Including mobile internet services (b) Defined as connections per 100 persons

Annual Report 2015,2016,2017


9.2 Electricity generation and number of consumers, 2014 - 2017

Item 2014 2015 2016# 2017*Growth rate (%)

2016# 2017*

Units generated(GWh) 12,357 13,090 14,149 14,671 8.1 3.7

Hydro (a) 3,632 4,904 3,481 3,059 -29.0 -12.1

Fuel oil (b) 4,305 2,275 4,461 5,045 96.1 13.1

Coal 3,202 4,443 5,047 5,103 13.6 1.1

NCRE (c) 1,217 1,467 1,160 1,464 -20.9 26.3

Number of consumers (‘000) (d) 5,929 6,170 6,500 6,741 5.3 3.7

o/w Domestic and religious 5,235 5,444 5,731 5,923 5.3 3.3

Industrial 58 60 62 64 2.9 3.7

Generalpurpose and hotel (e) 633 665 704 751 5.9 6.7

* Provisional (a) Excluding mini hydro power plants (b)Inclusive of independent power producers(IPPs) (c)Refers to non-conventional Renewable Energy including mini hydro (d)Inclusive of LECO consumers (e)Inclusive of sales to government category

# Revised



9.3 Purpose of electricity sale, 2014 - 2017

Item 2014 2015 2016# 2017*Growth rate %

2016# 2017*

Total sales by CEB (Gwh) 11,063 11,786 12,785 13,430 8.5 5.0

Domestic and religious 3,585 3,943 4,272 4,463 8.3 4.5

Industrial 3,498 3,608 3,864 4,041 7.1 4.6

General purpose and hotel (a) 2,520 2,681 2,987 3,222 11.4 7.9

Street lighting 108 108 109 108 0.3 -0.3

Bulk sales to LECO 1,352 1,446 1,553 1,595 7.4 2.7

LECO sales (Gwh) 1,271 1,352 1,465 1,518 8.4 3.6

Domestic and religious 527 565 613 629 8.5 2.6

Industrial 252 264 276 281 4.5 1.8

General purpose and hotel (a) 466 497 553 586 11.3 6.0

Street lighting 26 26 23 22 -11.5 -4.3

* Provisional # Revised (a) Inclusive of sales to government category

Annual Report 2015, 2016, 2017


9.4 Performance of Port Services, 2014 - 2017

Item 2014 2015 2016 2017*Growth rate %

2016 2017*

1. Vessels arrived (No.) 4,264 4,728 4,998 4,879 5.7 -2.4

Colombo 3,742 4,197 4,405 4,329 5.0 -1.7

Galle 60 72 96 87 33.3 -9.4

Trincomalee 127 164 216 233 31.7 7.9

Hambantota 335 295 281 230 -4.7 -18.1

2. Total cargo handled (MT ‘000) 74,410 77,579 86,519 93,857 11.5 8.5

Colombo 70,794 73,718 81,879 89,035 11.1 8.7

Galle 394 542 771 712 42.4 -7.8

Trincomalee 2,748 3,027 3,514 3,897 16.1 10.9

Hambantota 474 293 355 213 21.2 -39.9

3. Total container traffic (TEUs ‘000) (a) 4,908 5,185 5,735 6,209 10.6 8.3

4.Transshipment container handling (TEUs ‘000) (a) 3,781 3,967 4,435 4,826 11.8 8.8

* Provisional (a) TEUs = Twenty-foot equivalent container units

Annual Report 2015, 2016, 2017


ItemUS$ million Rs. million

2014 2015 2016# 2017* 2014 2015 2016# 2017*

Reserve assets 8,208 7,304 6,019 7,959 1,075,701 1,052,179 901,656 1,216,518

Monetary gold 893 760 830 928 116,988 109,517 124,406 141,859

Special drawing rights 9 7 2 4 1,200 971 304 682

Reserve position in the IMF 69 66 64 68 9,086 9,553 9,637 10,417

Other reserve assets 7,237 6,470 5,122 6,958 948,427 932,138 767,309 1,063,560

Currency and deposits 3,795 3,911 2,644 3,037 497,337 563,483 396,066 464,271

Claims on monetary authorities 1,798 2,167 802 1,660 235,598 312,158 120,098 253,776

Claims on other entities 1,997 1,745 1,842 1,377 261,739 251,325 275,968 210,496

Securities 3,442 2,559 2,478 3,921 451,090 368,655 371,243 599,288

Debt Securities 3,442 2,559 2,478 3,921 451,090 368,655 371,243 599,288

10. Government finance10.1 Reserve assets, 2014 - 2017

* Provisional



Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016# 2017*

Gross official reserves (US$ million) 6,749.3 7,105.9 7,495.3 8,208.4 7,303.6 6,019.1 7,958.7

Total foreign assets (US$ million) 7,990.7 8,585.9 8,573.7 9,884.4 9,336.9 8,433.0 10,436.5

Months of imports 4.7 5.4 5.7 6.1 5.9 5.3 6.0

Total external debt (a) (US$ million) 32,747.9 37,098.1 39,905.3 42,914.1 44,839.4 46,418.0 51,823.8

as a % of GDP 50.2 54.2 53.7 54.1 55.7 56.8 59.5

Debt service ratio(b) 13.2 19.7 26.8 21.7 28.2 25.6 23.9

10.2 Foreign assets, 2011 - 2017

# Revised* Provisional

(a) Includes banking sector liabilities(b) As a percentage of earnings from exports of goods and services.

Annual Report 2017


10.3 Outstanding external debt, 2014 -2017

ItemUS$ million Rs. million

2014 2015 2016# 2017* 2014 2015 2016# 2017*

1. General government 24,132 24,681 27,197 31,444 3,162,474 3,555,576 4,022,262 4,806,386

2. Central bank 2,264 2,823 2,022 1,924 296,677 406,671 301,650 294,157

3. Deposit-taking corporations, except the Central bank 8,133 9,156 8,790 8,711 1,065,772 1,319,013 1,315,796 1,331,524

4. Other sectors (a) 5,841 5,567 5,584 6,080 765,517 801,951 836,494 929,371

5. Direct investment: intercompany Lending (b) 2,544 2,613 2,825 3,664 333,389 376,455 423,113 560,079

Total outstanding external debt 42,914 44,839 46,418 51,824 5,623,829 6,459,666 6,899,316 7,921,517

* Provisional # Revised (a) Include private sector and state owned business enterprises (b)Include inter company borrowing and shareholder advances of direct investment enterprises

Annual Report 2016, 2017


10.4 Money supply and money multiplier by end period, 2011-2017

Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Currency 242,871 251,539 264,607 329,426 388,057 429,502 439,396

Demand deposits (a) 195,836 198,510 219,971 282,729 326,931 347,123 353,903

Narrow money supply (M1) 438,707 450,049 484,578 612,155 714,988 776,624 793,299

Time and savings deposits (b) 1,753,896 2,143,136 2,574,215 2,848,402 3,342,224 4,046,935 4,872,014

Broad money supply (M2) 2,192,603 2,593,185 3,058,793 3,460,558 4,057,212 4,823,559 5,665,313

Net foreign assets 150,916 112,395 133,808 318,203 206,923 167,111 534,863

Net domestic assets (c) 2,041,688 2,480,789 2,924,984 3,142,355 3,850,289 4,656,448 5,130,450

Reserve money 439,504 484,362 488,586 577,912 673,432 856,147 939,793

Money multiplier M1 1.00 0.93 0.99 1.06 1.06 0.91 0.84

M2 4.99 5.35 6.26 5.99 6.02 5.63 6.03

Velocity of money (d) 3.59 3.64 3.36 3.19 2.94 2.71 2.51

(Rs.Mn)

(a)- Demand deposits held by the public(b) - Time and savings deposits held by the public(c)- Net domestic assets (NDA) are equal to the sum of net credit to government, claims on public corporations, claims on private sector and other items (net.)(d) Velosity of money has been revised from 2010 based on re based GDP figures

Annual Report 2017


10.5 Composition of government debt, 2011-2017

Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017*

Domestic debts 2,804,085 3,232,813 3,832,825 4,277,783 4,959,196 5,341,507 5,594,427

Treasury bills (a) 590,885 629,070 700,137 694,767 658,240 779,581 697,154

Rupee loans 61,961 58,386 55,518 55,518 24,088 24,088 24,088

Treasury bonds (b) (c) 1,819,251 2,095,054 2,452,360 2,844,054 3,305,248 3,714,787 3,822,620 Other 331,988 450,304 624,811 683,444 971,620 823,051 1,050,566

Foreign debt (a) (b) 2,329,280 2,767,299 2,960,424 3,113,116 3,544,031 4,045,796 4,718,618

Total debt 5,133,365 6,000,112 6,793,249 7,390,899 8,503,227 9,387,303 10,313,045

As a % of GDP(d)

Domestic 38.8 37.0 40.0 41.3 45.3(e) 44.9(e) 42.1

Foreign 32.3 31.7 30.9 30.0 32.4(e) 34.0(e) 35.5

Total 71.1 68.7 70.8 71.3 77.7(e) 78.8(e) 77.6

(Rs.Mn)

* Provisional(a)- Rupee denominated treasury bills issued to foreign investors are excluded from domestic debt and included in foreign debt(b)- Rupee denominated treasury bonds issued to foreign investers are excluded from domestic debt and included in foreign debt(c)- Excludes (i)Treasury bonds amounting toRs.78,447 million issued to settle due to CPC in January 2012. Due to maturity of some of those bonds in January 2017, the outstanding amount from January 2017 was Rs. 56,662 million and(ii) Treasury bonds amounting toRs.13,125 million issued to capitalise Sri Lanka Air lines.(d)Rebased GDP estimates (base 2010) of the Department of Census & Statistics have been used.(e)- Based on revised GDP estimates for 2015 and 2016 made avalable on 20 March 2018 by the Departmrnt of census & Statistics

Annual Report 2017


10.6 Consolidated budget (a) , 2011- 2017

Item 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 # 2017*(b)

Total revenue and grants 1,046,089 1,144,997 1,230,338 1,298,454 1,559,678 1,811,746 1,924,734

Grants 15,141 16,071 15,859 9,415 6,014 7,496 8,031

Total revenue 1,030,948 1,128,926 1,214,479 1,289,039 1,553,664 1,804,250 1,916,703

Tax revenue 883,079 954,536 1,054,144 1,110,080 1,424,709 1,544,625 1,746,785

Non tax revenue 147,869 174,390 160,336 178,959 128,955 259,626 169,917

Total expenditure 1,494,325 1,633,994 1,746,429 1,889,698 2,389,180 2,452,071 2,658,228

Recurrent expenditure 1,072,084 1,195,144 1,267,238 1,384,385 1,772,522 1,851,723 1,997,919

Capital expenditure 391,777 413,456 469,277 492,201 616,096 601,283 653,288

Lending minus repayments 30,464 25,394 9,913 13,112 561 -934 7,021

Consolidated budget surplus (+) / deficit (-) -448,236 -488,967 -516,090 -591,244 -829,502 -640,325 -733,494

(Rs.Mn)

# Revised* Provisional(a) Includes central government, Provincial councils and local government fiscal operations.(b)- Includes only central government and provincial councils data as local government data are not available.

Annual Report 2017

Documents

ECONOMIC STATISTICS OF SRI LANKA...i ECMC STATSTCS F SR LAA 2018 ‘Sankyana Mandiraya’ Department of Census and Statistics No. 306/71, Polduwa Road, Battaramulla Sri Lanka Website