TABLE-Sri Lanka key economic indicators - July 3
DAILY INDICATORS
WEDNESDAY TUESDAY
--------- ------- All Share Price Index 2,433.35 2,439.96 Milanka Price Index 2,946.36 2,952.15 Total Turnover (Mlns rupees) 173.65 314.81 ---------------------------------------------------------- Rupee close versus US dollar 107.715 107.69 ---------------------------------------------------------- MONTHLY
2008 2008 Growth in: June May Consumer price index: ACCORDING TO NEW INFLATION INDEX: TO BE BENCHMARK FROM SEPTEMBER (2002=100)(CCPI) 205.9 198.5 Annual average Inflation as measured on 12 month moving average % 21.0 19.8 Conumer price rise from year ago % 28.2 26.2 Central Bank benchmark policy rates:
June 20 May 26 Overnight Repurchase (percent) 10.5 10.5 Reverse Repurchase (percent) 12.0 12.0
2007 2006 Trade deficit Jan-Dec $ 3,560.1 mln $3,371.0 mln Exports Jan-Dec $ 7,740.4 mln $6,882.7 mln Imports Jan-Dec $11,300.5 mln $10,253.7 mln Foreign Exchange Reserves:
END 2008** END 2007 END 2006
Gross official reserves $3.3 bln** $3.06 bln $2.53 bln
END NOV 2007 END OCT 2007
Balance of payments (surplus) $616 mln $696 mln
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ANNUAL
2008** 2007** 2006 2005 2004 2003
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- GDP growth rate % 7.0** 6.8 7.4 5.9 5.4 5.9 Inflation % New Index (CCPI (N) - 17.5 13.7 11.6 7.6 6.3 Old Index (CCPI) 10.0** 15.8 10.0 11.0 - - Budget deficit as % of GDP 7.0** 7.7 8.4 8.7 8.2 8.0 Trade balance bln $ NA -3.6 -3.3 -2.5 -2.2 -1.5 Population (million) NA NA 19.8 19.6 19.5 19.3 Unemployment rate (%) NA 6.0 6.5 7.7 8.3 8.4 Domestic savings
(% of GDP) NA NA 17.1 17.3 15.9 15.9 Government Revenue
(% of GDP) NA NA 17.0 16.1 15.4 15.7 Government Expenditure
(% of GDP ) NA NA 25.4 24.7 23.5 23.7 Debt to GDP ratio NA 85.8 89.2 91.1 102.5 102.5
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
* Revised
** Projected
NA Not available
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