TABLE-Sri Lanka key economic indicators - July 3

DAILY INDICATORS

WEDNESDAY TUESDAY

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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
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Rupee close versus US dollar 107.715 107.69
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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

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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