Category: Commodity
Sri Lanka records USD 978Mn exports in June 2021; maintains its upward trend
As per the latest statistics released by the Sri Lanka Customs, the export sector performance has been able to maintain its upward trend in June 2021 with exports increasing by 9.41 % to US$ 978.2 Mn compared to June 2020. This upward trend was evident year-on-year for the last four months. Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports […]
June food prices increase by 14.3-pct: Advocata’s Bath Curry Indicator
June Food Prices Increase by 14.3–pct Advocata’s Bath Curry Indicator (BCI) which tracks the monthly changes in the price of food recorded a jump of 14.3% for the month of June 2021. The month of June experienced an increase in prices comparatively to the month of May, according to the basket of food tracked by […]
NCPI based Inflation increased to 6.1-pct in May 2021
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year change in the National Consumer Price Index increased to 6.1 percent in May 2021 from 5.5 percent in April 2021, mainly driven by the monthly increases in prices of items in both the Food and Non-food categories. Meanwhile, Food inflation increased to 10.3 percent in May 2021 from […]
Sri Lanka records USD 884Mn exports in May 2021
Sri Lanka’s export sector performance has been able to manage its growth momentum in May 2021 with the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic. As per the statistics released by Sri Lanka Customs, Sri Lanka’s merchandise exports in May 2021 were US$ 884.2 Million, an increase of 50.71% over US$ 586.7 Million in May 2020. Sri […]
Sri Lanka seeks collaboration on Graphene applications with Russian Company
The State Ministry of Regional Cooperation, recognizing the potential of Sri Lanka’s natural resources to contribute to the country’s economy, has been facilitating to explore means by which the country could sustainably harness minerals for Sri Lanka’s economic growth. Cognizant of the significance of this initiative, the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Russia, Prof. M.D. […]
CCPI based inflation increased to 4.5-pct in May 2021
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index has increased to 4.5 percent in May 2021 from 3.9 percent in April 2021 driven by monthly increases of prices of items in both Food and Non-food categories. Accordingly, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 9.9 percent in May 2021 from […]
Sri Lanka surpasses USD 1Bn exports in March 2021 after six months
Sri Lanka surpassed US$ 1 billion in exports in March 2021 after a lapse of six months period, the Export Development Board said. As per the Customs statistics, earnings from merchandise exports recorded double-digit growth of 62.47% in March 2021 on y-o-y comparison – the March figure being US$ 1,066.1 Mn. Earnings from merchandise exports […]
‘s headline inflation increased to 5.1-pct in March
Headline inflation as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the National Consumer Price Index has been increased to 5.1 percent in March 2021 from 4.2 percent in February 2021 due to the statistical effect of the low base prevailed in March 2020. Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 8.8 percent in March 2021 from 6.9 […]
Central Bank reduces exporter proceeds conversion rule to 10-pct
The Central Bank, having considered the requests made by exporters has amended Rule No. 2 of 2021 by reducing the percentage of mandatory conversion requirement of export proceeds of goods into Sri Lankan Rupees from twenty-five (25) percent to ten (10) percent. The Bank has also extended the number of days given to exporters to […]
‘Bath Curry Indicator’ by Advocata Institute will be launched tomorrow
Food inflation has risen over the last year, although the overall inflation is low. According to the National Consumer Price Index, overall prices rose by 3.7% between January 2020 and January 2021, but food inflation rose by 5.9%. While this is a matter of concern to the public, items like turmeric and green gram, which […]
Colombo Consumer Price inflation increased to 4.1-pct in March with low base effect
Headline inflation, as measured by the year-on-year (Y-o-Y) change in the Colombo Consumer Price Index increased to 4.1 percent in March 2021 from 3.3 percent in February 2021. This was due to the statistical effect of the low base prevailed in March 2020, the Statistics Department said. Meanwhile, Food inflation (Y-o-Y) increased to 9.6 percent […]
‘s earnings from exports reached USD 908Mn in January
As per the Customs statistics, earnings from merchandise exports recorded a negative growth of 9.64% in January 2021 with US$ 908.07 Mn compared to US$ 1,004.9 Mn recorded in January 2020. The exports which started to grow since last July continued the positive performance till September 2020 with minor contractions with reduced figures from October […]