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CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS May 2013 Statistics Department 30, Janadhipathi Mawatha Colombo 1 Tel. : (94 11) 2477579 E-mail : [email protected] Website : http://www.cbsl.gov.lk
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CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA
SELECTED
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
May 2013
. Statistics Department 30, Janadhipathi Mawatha
Colombo 1
Tel. : (94 11) 2477579
E-mail : [email protected] Website : http://www.cbsl.gov.lk
CONTENTS
SUBJECT PAGE
1 TRENDS IN ECONOMIC INDICATORS (Charts) I-III
2 SUMMARY IV
3 QUARTERLY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT 1
4 AGRICULTURE 2
5 INDUSTRY 2
6 TELECOMMUNICATIONS 3
7 ENERGY 4
8 HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION 4
9 TRANSPORT 5
10 PORTS 5
11 PRICES 6
12 AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES (PETTAH MARKET) 6
13 UNEMPLOYMENT & WAGE INDICES 6
14 GOVERNMENT FINANCE 7
15 MONETARY AGGREGATES 8
16 BANKING 9
17 INTEREST RATES 10
18 CREDIT CARDS 11
19 COMMERCIAL PAPER ISSUES 11
20 SHARE MARKET 11
21 EXTERNAL TRADE 12
22 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE 17
TRENDS IN ECONOMIC INDICATORS
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
EXTERNAL SECTOR
I
10
15
20
25
30
35
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
TEA Mn.Kg.
2013
2012
6.0
8.0
10.0
12.0
14.0
16.0
18.0
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
RUBBER Mn.Kg.
2012 2013
600
900
1,200
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
EXPORTS US$ Mn.
2013 2012
900
1200
1500
1800
2100
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
US$ Mn. IMPORTS
2013
2012
0.0
5.0
10.0
15.0
20.0
25.0
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
RUBBER EXPORT EARNINGS US$ Mn.
2012 2013
80
100
120
140
160
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
TEA EXPORT EARNINGS US$ Mn.
2012
2013
-
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
PRIVATE REMITTANCES - Inflows
(Cumulative)
2012 2013
RS Bn.
1,100
2,100
3,100
4,100
5,100
6,100
7,100
8,100
9,100
J/1
0 M M J S N
J/1
1 M M J S N
J/1
2 M M J S N
J/1
3 M
EXTERNAL ASSETS 2010 - 2012 US$ Mn.
Total
Gross Official
GOVT. FINANCE MONEY SUPPLY
INTEREST RATE
YIELD CURVE CCPI ANNUAL AVERAGE
SHARE MARKET
II
14
16
18
20
22
24
J F M A M J
Jy A S O N D
% MONEY SUPPLY M2b
ANNUAL CHANGES
2013
2012
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
GOVERNMENT REVENUE
& EXPENDITURE 2012 Rs.bn.
Expenditure
Revenue
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
J/1
F/1
M/1
M/5
A/4
M/4
J/4
Jy/3
A/3
S/3
O/2
N/2
D/1
D/5
ASPI
Week
2013
2012
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
J/1
F/1
M/1
M/5
A/4
M/4
J/4
Jy/3
A/3
S/3
O/2
N/2
D/1
D/5
Week
S&P SL20 Index
2013 2012
5
6
7
8
9
10
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
%
2013 2012
ANNUAL AVERAGE
5
7
9
11
13
15
J/1
F/1
M/1
M/5
A/4
M/4 J/4
Jy/3
A/3
S/3
O/2
N/2
D/1
3 MONTHS TB YIELD
%
Week
2013
2012
6
8
10
201
1-J
/1
F/4
A/2
J/1
Jy/3
S/2
O/4
D/3
201
2 -
F/1
M/4
M/2
J/5
A/3
O/1
N/4
201
3 -
J/3
M/2
A/4
Week
REPO & REVERSE REPO (2011-2013)
Repo
Reverse Repo
%
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Maturity (No. of years)
YIELD CURVE FOR GOVT. DEBT
SECURITIES
%
May'13
Mar'13
EXCHANGE RATES
INDUSTRY
ELECTRICITY PORT SERVICES
MOTOR VEHICLES UNEMPLOYMENT
III
105
110
115
120
125
130
135
201
1'J
/1F
/1M
/1M
/5A
/4M
/4J/4
Jy/3
A/3
S/3
O/2
N/2
D/1
201
2 J
/1F
/1M
/1M
/5A
/4M
/4J/4
Jy/3
A/3
S/3
O/2
N/2
D/1
201
3 J
/1F
/1M
/1M
/5A
/4M
/4
RS/US$
(Commercial Banks' middle rate)
(2011-2013)
Rs.
Week
165
175
185
195
205
215
201
1'J
/1F
/1M
/1M
/5A
/4M
/4J/4
Jy/3
A/3
S/3
O/2
N/2
D/1
201
2 J
/1F
/1M
/1M
/5A
/4M
/4J/4
Jy/3
A/3
S/3
O/2
N/2
D/1
201
3 J
/1F
/1M
/1M
/5A
/4M
/4
Week
RS/STG
(Commercial Banks' middle rate)
(2011-2013)
Rs.
80
90
100
110
120
130
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
INDUSTRIAL
PRODUCTION INDEX (2010=100)
2013
2012
5.3
6.2
5.9
5.7 5.0
5.4
4.9
4.5
4.3
4.2 3.9
3.9 4.0
3.9
2.0
6.0
10.0
'09
Q1
'09
Q2
'09
Q3
'09
Q4
'10
Q1
'10
Q2
'10
Q3
'10
Q4
'11
Q1
'11
Q2
'11
Q3
'12
Q2
'12
Q3
'12
Q4
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE %
Year/Quarter
7,000
15,000
23,000
31,000
39,000
47,000
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
NEW REGISTRATIONS
Number
2013
2012
200
250
300
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
2013 2012
Gwh ELECTRICITY SALES
TO INDUSTRIES BY CEB
100
108
116
124
132
M/1
-2
011
M/3
A/1
O/3
J/1 -
20
12
M/4 J/2
A/4
N/2
J/4 -
20
13
A/2
COMMERCIAL BANKS
BUYING & SELLING RATES
2011-2013
(Rs. / US$)
Selling
Buying
%
Week
250
275
300
325
350
375
400
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
TEUs
('000) TOTAL CONTAINER HANDLING
2012
2013
SUMMARY OF SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS
May 2013
Item Period Unit 2012 2013 % Change
Production
Tea Jan - May Mn. Kgs. 137.7 147.9 7.4
Rubber Jan - April Mn. Kgs. 55.7 44.4 -20.3
Coconut Jan - Mar Mn.Nuts 718.8 637.8 -11.3
Fish Jan - Mar '000 MT 108.0 120.6 11.7
2011/2012 2012/2013
Paddy Maha(a)
'000 MT 2,717 2,719 0.1
2011 2012
Yala(b)
'000 MT 1,879 1,129 -39.9
2012 2013
Electricity Generation Jan - Apr Gwh. 3,856 3,954 2.5
Industrial Production Index (IPI) April 2010 = 100 93.8 92.9 -1.0
External Sector
External Trade
Exports Jan - Apr Rs. Mn. 401,686 387,416 -3.6
Imports Jan - Apr 821,393 762,815 -7.1
Balance of Trade Jan - Apr -419,708 -375,400 10.6
Balance of Payments 2011 2012
Trade Account Jan -Dec US$ Mn. -9,710 -9,409 3.1
Current Account Jan -Dec -4,615 -3,915 15.2
Overall Balance Jan -Dec -1,061 152 -114.3
End Apr-2012 End Apr-2013
Total Reserves (c) US$ Mn. 7,258 8,508 17.2 #VALUE!
Govt. Finance 2011 2012
Revenue and Grants December Rs. Mn. 121,573 112,742 -7.3
Current Expenditure December Rs. Mn. 78,046 94,391 20.9
Money & Share Markets
Money Supply 2012 2013
Narrow Money M1 End April Rs. Mn. 444,198 453,085 2.0
Broad Money M2 End April Rs. Mn. 2,353,485 2,788,337 18.5
Consolidated Broad Money(M2b)(d) End April Rs. Mn. 2,719,167 3,132,660 15.2
Broad Money M4 End April Rs. Mn. 3,393,662 3,931,509 15.8
Share Market
ASPI End May 1985 = 100 4,832.2 6,463.1 33.8
S&P SL20 End May 2004=1000 - 3,646.3 -
Market Capitalisation End May Rs. Bn. 1,807.4 2,481.8 37.3Prices
(Annual Avg. % Change) 12 months ending
CCPI CCPI May 2006/07 = 100 5.6 8.8
WPI April 1974=100 1.0 10.3
(a) Sep\Oct-March\April (c) Excluding ACU receipts
(b) April\May-Aug\Sep (d) Inclusive of FCBUs
IV
2012 (a) 2013 (b) 12/11 13/12 2012 2013
Agriculture 95,517 97,442 12.0 2.0 18.4 4.3
Industry 225,057 249,167 10.8 10.7 39.4 54.0
Services 430,186 448,834 5.8 4.3 42.2 41.7
GDP 750,760 795,444 8.0 6.0 100.0 100.0
2011 (a) 2012(b) 11/10 12/11 2011 2012
Agriculture 320,178 338,625 1.4 5.8 2.1 10.0
Industry 838,932 925,335 10.3 10.3 36.0 47.1
Services 1,704,605 1,783,318 8.6 4.6 61.9 42.9
GDP 2,863,715 3,047,277 8.2 6.4 100.0 100.0
2011 (a) 2012(b) 11/10 12/11 2011 2012
Agriculture 68,857 68,754 2.4 -0.1 2.9 -0.2
Industry 222,583 252,493 10.0 13.4 35.8 64.7
Services 441,646 458,073 8.5 3.7 61.3 35.5
GDP 733,086 779,320 8.3 6.3 100.0 100.0
2011 (a) 2012(b) 11/10 12/11 2011 2012
Agriculture 88,151 87,598 6.6 -0.6 9.3 -1.6
Industry 217,903 233,832 10.8 7.3 36.2 44.8
Services 442,703 462,909 7.8 4.6 54.5 56.8
GDP 748,757 784,339 8.5 4.8 100.0 100.0
Sector
2011(a) 2012 (b) 11/10 12/11 2011 2012
Agriculture 77,907 85,926 1.9 10.3 2.7 17.7
Industry 195,360 213,953 9.5 9.5 32.7 41.1
Services 413,567 432,150 8.8 4.5 64.5 41.1
GDP 686,833 732,028 8.1 6.6 100.0 100.0
(a) Revised Source : Department of Census and Statistics
(b) Provisional
(Rs. Mn) Growth rates (%)Contribution to
Growth (%)
Sector
Sector
Sector
Annual
3 rd Quarter
Contribution to
Growth (%) (Rs. Mn)
4 th Quarter
(Rs. Mn) Growth rates (%)Contribution to
Growth (%)
1. GDP by Industrial Origin At Constant (2002) Prices
1st Quarter
(Rs. Mn) Growth rates (%)Contribution to
Growth (%)
Growth rates (%)Sector
2 nd Quarter
(Rs. Mn) Growth rates (%)Contribution to
Growth (%)
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CHANGE
Absolute Percentage
Tea Production
May Mn.Kgs. 32.7 33.7 1.0 3.1
January - May 137.7 147.9 10.2 7.4
Rubber Production
April Mn.Kgs. 13.8 11.2 -2.6 -18.6
January - April 55.7 44.4 -11.3 -20.3
Coconut Production
March Mn.Nuts 257.7 210.2 -47.5 -18.4
January - March 718.8 637.8 -81.0 -11.3
Paddy Production 2011/2012 2012/2013*
Maha (a) '000 MT 2,717.0 2,718.6 2 0.1
2011 2012 Yala (b) 1,878.6 1,129.0 -750 -39.9
Fish Production 2012 2013*
March '000 MT 39.6 42.7 3.1 7.8
January - March 108.0 120.6 12.6 11.7
* Provisional (a) Sep\Oct. - March\ April (b) April \ May - Aug.\Sep.
CHANGE
Absolute Percentage
Electricity Sales
to Industries (b)
March GWh 276 278 2.0 0.8
January - March 817 813 -4.0 -0.5
Furnace Oil Sales
April '000 MT 103 78 -25 -24.6
January - April 448 305 -143 -32.0
Industrial Exports
Petroleum Exports
April Rs. Mn. 4,290 5,631 1,341 31.3
January - April 20,315 19,269 -1,046 -5.1
Other Industrial Exports
April Rs. Mn. 67,741 59,651 -8,090 -11.9
January - April 286,501 274,857 -11,644 -4.1
Industrial Exports
Petroleum Exports
April US$ Mn. 33.3 44.7 11.3 34.0
January - April 167.9 152.2 -15.7 -9.3
Other Industrial Exports
April US$ Mn. 526.5 473.3 -53.2 -10.1
January - April 2,369.2 2,170.7 -198.5 -8.4
(a) Provisional (b) By CEB, excluding self generation.
UNIT
3. INDUSTRY
2. AGRICULTURE
2012 2013*
Item UNIT 2012 2013 (a)
Item
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( Industry cont…..)
2012 2013
April April
Manufacture of food products 100.5 98.1 -2.4
Manufacture of beverages 108.5 109.4 0.8
Manufacture of tobacco products 74.4 93.1 25.0 Manufacture of textiles 96.1 99.7 3.7
Manufacture of wearing apparel 96.1 81.9 -14.8 Manufacture of leather and related products 67.9 58.8 -13.4
Manufacture of wood products except furniture 74.2 86.2 16.2
Manufacture of paper and paper products 88.1 124.2 40.9
Printing and reproduction of recorded media 100.5 109.3 8.7
Manufacture of coke and refined 119.5 97.0 -18.8
petroleum products
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 65.7 56.3 -14.2
Manufacture of paharmecuticals, 63.8 91.9 44.0 medicinal chemicals
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 90.1 100.1 11.0
Manufacture of other non-metallic 99.2 92.6 -6.6
mineral products
Manufacture of basic metals 91.5 93.3 2.0
Manufacture of fabricated metal products 87.8 131.1 49.3
Manufacture of electrical equipment 90.2 97.9 8.6
Industrial Production Index 93.8 92.9 -1.0
(a) IPI based on ISIC Revision 4 Classification
(b) Provisional
4. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Absolute Percentage
Telephones (Fixed lines) Number 3,616,411 2,833,269 -783,142 -21.7
Wireline in service Number 958,038 1,012,489 54,451 5.7
Wireless Access Number 2,658,373 1,820,780 -837,593 -31.5
Telephone Density (excluding Cellular Phones) per 100 persons 17.8 13.8 -4.0 -22.7
Telephone Density (including Cellular Phones) per 100 persons 110.9 108.0 -3.0 -2.7
Cellular Phones Number 18,866,134 19,335,733 469,599 2.5
Public Pay Phones Number 6,145 6,990 845 13.8
Internet and E - mail subscribers ( b ) Number 1,086,000 1,504,240 418,240 38.5
(a) Provisional
(b) Including Mobile Broadband Services
1st Quarter
2013 (a)Item UNIT
1st Quarter
2012
Item
Industrial Production Index (IPI) (a)(b) ( 2010 = 100 )
CHANGE
Growth %
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Item UNIT 2012 2013 (a)
Absolute Percentage
Crude Oil Imports '000 MT
April 139 140 0 0.3
January - April 697 622 -75 -10.8
Other Petroleum Imports '000 MT
April 155 199 44 28.5
January - April 1,005 737 -267 -26.6
Kerosene Sales '000 MT
April 11 10 -1 -8.3
January - April 51 43 -8 -15.6
Petrol Sales '000 MT
April 62 68 6 9.2
January - April 247 253 5 2.2
Diesel Sales '000 MT
April 139 140 1 0.4
January - April 744 595 -149 -20.0
Electricity Generation
April Gwh. 913 997 84 9.2
CEB - Hydro 212 372 160 75.5
Thermal 283 301 18 6.4
Wind 0.1 0.1 0 0.0
Private Sector 417 325 -92 -22.1
Non Convensional Renewable Energy 5.0 8.0 3 60.0
January - April Gwh. 3,856 3,954 98 2.5
CEB - Hydro 687 1,636 949 138.1
Thermal 1,231 1,129 -102 -8.3
Wind 0.4 0.4 0 0.0
Private Sector 1,935 1,189 -746 -38.6
Non Convensional Renewable Energy 20.0 33.0 13 65.0
6. HOUSING & CONSTRUCTION
Item UNIT
Absolute Percentage
Greater Colombo Housing
Approvals Index (b) 1995 = 100 104.6 114.0 9.4 9.0
Cement 2012 2013(a)
Local Production (c) '000 MT
April 139 140 1 1.0
January - April 647 653 5 0.8
Imports (d) '000 MT
April 184 344 160 87.1
January - April 1,477 1,791 313 21.2
Total '000 MT
April 323 484 162 50.1
January - April 2,125 2,443 318 15.0
(a) Provisional (c) Local production by Holcim and Tokyo Cement Companies
(b) Includes housing approvals by five Municipal Councils, (d) Total Cement imports.
seven Urban Councils & eight Pradeshiya Sabhas in Greater Colombo.
CHANGE
2011
4th
Quarter
(a) Provisional
CHANGE 2012(a)
4th
Quarter
5. ENERGY
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7 . TRANSPORT
Item UNIT 2012 2013(a) CHANGE
Absolute Percentage
New Registration of Motor Vehicles Number
April 39,328 29,253 -10,075 -25.6
Buses 320 178 -142 -44.4
Motor Cars 3,776 2,414 -1,362 -36.1
Three Wheelers 7,667 8,143 476 6.2
Dual Purpose Vehicles 1,415 424 -991 -70.0 Motor Cycles 21,369 14,757 -6,612 -30.9 Goods Transport Vehicles (b) 1,000 492 -508 -50.8
Land Vehicles (c) 1,357 1,096 -261 -19.2 Other 2,424 1,749 -675 -27.8
January - April Number 178,701 108,271 -70,430 -39.4
Buses 1,504 654 -850 -56.5
Motor Cars 16,272 7,177 -9,095 -55.9
Three Wheelers 42,930 30,117 -12,813 -29.8
Dual Purpose Vehicles 5,967 1,750 -4,217 -70.7
Motor Cycles 88,527 54,971 -33,556 -37.9
Goods Transport Vehicles (b) 5,288 2,045 -3,243 -61.3
Land Vehicles (c) 8,492 4,565 -3,927 -46.2
Other 9,721 6,992 -2,729 -28.1
(a) Provisional
(b) Lorries and Other Goods Transport Vehicles
(c) Tractors, Hand Tractors and Other Land Vehicles
Item UNIT 2012 2013(a)
Absolute Percentage
Ship Traffic April Number 327 323 -4 -1.2
January - April 1,374 1,294 -80 -5.8
Container Handling
Domestic
April TEUs 76,180 80,484 4,304 5.6
January - April 358,194 335,390 -22,804 -6.4
Transshipment
April TEUs 247,749 256,649 8,900 3.6
January - April 970,923 1,028,489 57,566 5.9
Re- Stowing
April TEUs 6,257 4,107 -2,150 -34.4
January - April 28,434 19,073 -9,361 -32.9
Total Container Handling
April TEUs 330,186 341,240 11,054 3.3
January - April 1,357,551 1,382,952 25,401 1.9
Cargo Handling
Cargo Discharged April MT 3,202,022 3,188,131 -13,891 -0.4
January - April 13,436,967 12,788,840 -648,127 -4.8
Cargo Loaded
April MT 1,938,364 2,075,315 136,951 7.1
January - April 8,075,991 8,368,429 292,438 3.6
Total Cargo Handling
April MT 5,140,386 5,263,446 123,060 2.4
January - April 21,512,958 21,157,269 -355,689 -1.7
(a) Provisional
TEUs = Twenty - foot Equivalent Container Units.
CHANGE
8. PORT SERVICES
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9. PRICE INDICES
BASE
PERIOD Absolute Percentage
Colombo Consumers Price Index 2006/07 =100
(CCPI ) May 162.1 173.9 11.8 7.3
12 Months ending May 154.6 168.3 13.7 8.8
WPI* 1974 = 100
April 4,476.5 4,938.9 462.4 10.3
12 Months ending April 4,199.3 4,633.8 434.5 10.3
Item UNIT 2012 2013 *May May Absolute Percentage
Rice Rs/Kg Samba 69.00 70.00 1.0 1.4
Parboiled Rice 58.50 60.00 1.5 2.6
Raw Rice (Red) 55.67 60.00 4.3 7.8
Other Food Items Rs/Kg Dried Chillies(Imported) 198.33 198.00 -0.3 -0.2
Red Onions (Local) 135.00 240.00 105.0 77.8
Big Onions (Local) 90.00 n.a. - -
Dhal (Australian) 158.33 164.00 5.7 3.6
Potatoes (Local ) 120.00 90.00 -30.0 -25.0
Eggs 9.00 12.60 3.6 40.0
Sugar - White 99.33 99.60 0.3 0.3
* Provisional
Item UNIT 2011 (a)(b) 2012 (b)(c)Absolute Percentage
Population '000 20,869 20,328Growth in mid year population Percentage 1.0 -
2011 2012
3 rd Qt (d)(e) 4 th Qt (d)(f)
Labour Force Participation Rate Percentage 48.3 48.1 -0.2 -0.4Unemployment Rate 3.9 3.9 0.0 0.0
Employment by Industry
Agriculture 32.9 32.0 -0.9 -2.7
Industry 24.1 26.0 1.9 7.9
Services 43.1 42.0 -1.1 -2.6
2012 2013
May May (b)
Wage Indices (Wages Boards) 1978 = 100 3,662.6 3,889.7 227.1 6.2
Workers in Agriculture Nominal Wage Rate Index 4,433.9 4,434.6 0.7 0.0 Real Wage Rate Index 129.1 120.4 -8.7 -6.7Workers in Industry and Commerce Nominal Wage Rate Index 2,402.1 3,248.1 846.0 35.2
Real Wage Rate Index 69.9 88.2 18.3 26.2
Workers in Services Nominal Wage Rate Index 1,851.8 2,313.2 461.4 24.9
Real Wage Rate Index 53.9 62.8 8.9 16.5 (a) Estimated by Registrar General's Department. (b) provisional.
(d) Excluding Northern province. (e) Quarterly Labour Force Survey for fourth quarter of 2011 was not conducted. (f) Data covers the entire island
CHANGE
2012
* Provisional
(c) Based on "Census of Population and Housing 2011" carried out by the Department of Census & Statistics.
2013
CHANGE
2012
2013 Item CHANGE
10. AVERAGE RETAIL PRICES - PETTAH MARKET
11. POPULATION, UNEMPLOYMENT & WAGE INDICES
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12.GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Absolute Percentage
Total revenue and Grants (b)
December Rs. Mn. 121,573 112,742 -8,831 -7.3
January - December 949,917 1,003,915 53,997 5.7
Total revenue (b)
December 121,223 111,403 -9,820 -8.1
January - December 934,776 987,844 53,067 5.7
Grants (b)
December 350 1,339 989 282.6
January - December 15,141 16,071 930 6.1
Recurrent expenditure (b) Rs. Mn.
December 78,046 94,391 16,346 20.9
January - December 1,006,633 1,094,249 87,616 8.7
Capital expenditure and net lending (b) Rs. Mn.
December 36,176 6,853 -29,323 -81.1
January - December 393,465 398,633 5,169 1.3
Financing (b) Rs. Mn.
January - December
Domestic financing 231,224 202,511 -28,712 -12.4
Treasury bills 79,616 16,782 -62,835 -78.9
Treasury bonds 168,401 154,548 -13,853 -8.2
Rupee loans -25,748 -3,576 22,172 86.1
Other 8,954 34,758 25,804 288.2
Foreign financing 218,956 286,455 67,499 30.8
2011 2012 (a)
End December End December Absolute Percentage
Total outstanding govt. debt Rs. Mn. 5,133,365 6,000,112 866,747 16.9
Total domestic debt Rs. Mn. 2,804,085 3,232,813 428,728 15.3
By Maturity
Short term 698,190 813,272 115,082 16.5
o/w Treasury bills 590,885 629,070 38,185 6.5
Central bank advances 94,743 111,292 16,549 17.5
Medium & Long term 2,105,895 2,419,541 313,646 14.9
o/w Treasury bonds 1,819,251 2,095,054 275,803 15.2
Rupee loans 61,961 58,386 -3,575 -6.0
Sri Lanka Development Bonds 183,845 222,994 39,150 21.3
By Institution Non - Bank 1,917,864 2,172,495 254,632 13.3
Bank 886,221 1,060,317 174,097 19.6
Total foreign debt ( c) Rs. Mn. 2,329,280 2,767,299 438,018 18.8
Concessional 1,328,797 1,369,568 40,771 3.1
Multilateral 624,634 670,692 46,059 7.4
of which ; IDA 293,316 268,779 -24,537 -8.4
ADB 313,430 367,943 54,513 17.4
Bilateral 704,163 698,876 -5,287 -0.8 of which ; Japan 461,808 382,661 -79,147 -17.1
Non Concessional 1,000,484 1,397,731 397,247 39.7
(a) Provisional
(b) Revenue, expenditure and financing figures are based on the economic classification
(c) Excluding liabilities to the IMF
Item
UNIT Change
ChangeUnit 2011 2012 (a)
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13. MONETARY AGGREGATES
& UNDERLYING FACTORS
Item UNIT Beginning End CHANGE
January April* Absolute Percentage
Narrow Money Supply (M1) Rs. Mn.
2012 438,707 444,198 5,491 1.3
2013 450,049 453,085 3,036 0.7
Currency Held by the Public
2012 242,871 244,489 1,618 0.7
2013 251,539 247,811 -3,728 -1.5
Demand Deposits Held by the Public
2012 195,836 199,709 3,873 2.0
2013 198,510 205,274 6,764 3.4
Broad Money Supply (M2) (1) Rs. Mn.
2012 2,192,603 2,353,485 160,882 7.3
2013 2,593,185 2,788,337 195,152 7.5
Time & Savings Deposits Held by the Public (Quasi Money) Rs. Mn.
2012 1,753,896 1,909,287 155,391 8.9
2013 2,143,136 2,335,253 192,117 9.0 Underlying Factors (M2) Rs. Mn.
Net Foreign Assets (2)
2012 150,916 112,270 -38,646 -25.6
2013 112,395 74,790 -37,605 -33.5
Domestic Credit
2012 2,628,418 2,964,027 335,609 12.8
2013 3,176,184 3,399,980 223,796 7.0
To Government (Net) 912,850 1,075,577 162,727 17.8
To Corporations 91,258 110,648 19,390 21.2
To Co-operatives 2,453 2,417 -36 -1.5
To Other Private Sector 2,169,624 2,211,339 41,715 1.9 Other Items (Net) (3)
2012 -586,730 -722,812 -136,082 -23.2
2013 -695,395 -707,281 -11,886 -1.7
Consolidated Broad Money Supply (M2b) (3) Rs.Mn.
2012 2,491,740 2,719,167 227,427 9.1
2013 2,929,070 3,132,660 203,590 7.0
Adjusted Time & Savings Deposits
Held by the Public (Quasi Money)
2012 2,053,032 2,274,969 221,937 10.8
2013 2,479,021 2,679,576 200,555 8.1 Underlying Factors (M2b) Rs.Mn.
Net Foreign Assets (3)
2012 98,057 20,491 -77,566 -79.1
2013 -25,831 -95,174 -69,343 -268.4 Domestic Credit
2012 3,037,970 3,465,515 427,545 14.1
2013 3,696,131 3,964,967 268,836 7.3
To Government (Net) 1,045,232 1,217,208 171,976 16.5
To Corporations 292,477 344,558 52,081 17.8
To Co-operatives 2,453 2,417 -36 -1.5
To Other Private Sector 2,355,969 2,400,783 44,814 1.9
Other Items (Net) (3)
2012 -644,287 -766,839 -122,552 -19.0
2013 -741,230 -737,133 4,097 0.6Reserve Money Rs. Mn.
2012 439,504 449,307 9,803 2.2
2013 484,362 500,288 15,926 3.3
Money Multipliers M1 Multiplier
2012 1.00 0.98
2013 0.93 0.90 M2 Multiplier
2012 4.99 5.24
2013 5.35 5.57 M2b Multiplier
2012 5.67 6.05
2013 6.05 6.26
(1) M2 = M1 + Quasi Money
(2) Net Foreign Assets (NFA) of the Central Bank are based on market value from beginning of January 2002. This reflected in
NFA and net other items.
(3) Based on a consolidated monetary survey which covers aggregated data pertaining to both Domestic Banking
Units (DBUs) and Foreign Currency Banking Units (FCBUs) of commercial banks operating in Sri Lanka. It also includes foreign currency deposits held by residents. M2b is the sum of M1 and adjusted quasi
money. M1 is the same in both cases; i.e., DBU monetary survey and consolidated monetary survey.
* Provisional
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(Monetary Aggregates & Underlying Factors Contd …)
Item UNIT Beginning End CHANGE
January April* Absolute Percentage
Broad Money Supply (M4) (1) Rs.Mn.
2012 3,135,822 3,393,662 257,840 8.2
2013 3,685,041 3,931,509 246,468 6.7 Quasi Money
2012 2,715,894 2,967,428 251,534 9.3
2013 3,257,099 3,502,271 245,172 7.5 Underlying Factors (M4)
Net Foreign Assets
2012 92,416 12,295 -80,121 -86.7
2013 -35,072 -109,848 -74,776 -213.1 Domestic Credit
2012 3,940,707 4,416,093 475,386 12.1
2013 4,829,091 5,155,189 326,098 6.8
To Government (Net) 1,389,920 1,586,359 196,439 14.1
To Corporations 292,477 344,558 52,081 17.8
To Private Sector 3,146,694 3,224,271 77,577 2.5
Other Items (Net)
2012 -897,301 -1,034,726 -137,425 -15.3
2013 -1,108,977 -1,113,831 -4,854 -0.4
Reserve Money
2012 Rs.Mn. 439,504 449,307 9,803 2.2
2013 484,362 500,288 15,926 3.3
Money Multipliers
M4 Multiplier Rs.Mn.
2012 7.13 7.55 0.4 6.0
2013 7.61 7.86 0.3 3.2
companies,licenced specialized banks and regional development banks. * Provisional
14. BANKING
Item UNIT 2012 2013 CHANGE
End April End April* Absolute Percentage
Commercial Banks(1)
Loans & Advances (Total Outstanding) Rs. Mn. 2,068,451 2,387,738 319,287 15.4
Investment (Total Outstanding)
Treasury Bills Rs. Mn. 209,937 314,206 104,269 49.7
Other Govt. Securities (2) 303,543 467,952 164,409 54.2
Other Investments 58,479 60,714 2,235 3.8
Total Deposits Rs. Mn. 2,565,981 2,977,679 411,698 16.0
Commercial Banks' Liquidity
Excess Reserves and Cash in Hand Rs. Mn. 31,023 44,303 13,280 42.8
2012 2013 Call Market Borrowings
Last week of May Rs. Mn. 56,178 66,690 10,512 18.7 #VALUE!
2012 2013
End April End April *Foreign Currency Banking Units (FCBUs)
FCBUs Number 22 23 1 4.5
Total Assets / Liabilities Rs. Mn. 639,665 762,975 123,310 19.3
Assets
Loans & Advances - Residents 540,152 623,966 83,814 15.5
Loans & Advances - Non-Residents 83,327 125,811 42,484 51.0
Other Assets 16,186 13,199 -2,987 -18.5
Liabilities
Deposits & Borrowings - Residents 277,474 177,604 -99,870 -36.0
Deposits & Borrowings - Non-Residents 276,666 498,138 221,472 80.1
Other Liabilities 85,526 87,233 1,707 2.0
2012 2013National Savings Bank End March End March*
Time & Savings Deposits Rs. Mn. 409,301 456,555 47,254 11.5(1) Loans and advances include loans,overdrafts,bills (import,export and local bills) purchased and discounted.
(2) Includes Rupee Securities, Treasury Bonds and Sri Lanka Development Bonds.
* Provisional
(1) Based on financial survey which covers consolidated monetary survey data ( both DBUs & FCBUs) and transactions of licenced finance
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15. INTEREST RATES
Item UNIT 2012 May 2013 May CHANGE
Last Week Last Week Absolute Percentage
Treasury Bills Yield
91 Days Per cent 11.01 8.73 -2.28 -20.7
182 Days 12.29 9.90 - -
364 Days 12.60 10.86 -1.74 -13.8
Treasury Bonds (1) 2012 May 2013 May
2 Years - -
3 Years 13.50 -
4 Years - -
5 Years 14.00 -
6 Years - -
10 Years - -
AWDR (2) Per cent 8.28 10.74 2.46 29.7
AWFDR (3) Per cent 10.38 13.90 3.52 33.9
2012 May 2013 May
Last week Last Week
AWPR (4) Per cent 13.55 12.75 -0.80 -5.9
Call Money Rates Per cent 9.90-9.95 9.00 - -
Repo (5) Per cent 7.75 7.00 -0.75 -9.7
Reverse Repo (6) Per cent 9.75 9.00 -0.75 -7.7
Sri Lanka Inter Bank Offer Rate 2012 May 2013 May
(SLIBOR) (7)
1 Day Per cent 9.96 9.00 -0.96 -9.6
7 Days Per cent 10.39 9.62 -0.77 -7.4
1 Month Per cent 11.29 10.67 -0.62 -5.5
3 Month Per cent 12.16 11.90 -0.26 -2.1
6 Month Per cent 12.98 12.45 -0.53 -4.1
12 Month Per cent 13.76 12.97 -0.79 -5.7
2012
April
2013
April
AWLR (8) Per cent 14.36 16.45 2.09 14.6
Saving Rates Per cent 2012 February 2013 February
Commercial Banks 0.75-8.50 0.75-10.50
National Savings Bank 5.00 5.00
Fixed Deposit Rates Per cent
Commercial Banks (12 Months) 5.74-13.25 5.00-16.50
National Savings Bank (12 Months ) 9.00 12.50
2012 2013
Long Term Lending Rates Per cent End January End January
SMIB 11.50-13.50 15.00-19.00
DFCC 12.50-16.00 15.00-20.00
NSB 10.00-12.50 14.00-15.50
NHDA 11.00 11.00
(1) Range of the Average Weighted Yield Rates at the auctions held during the month.
(2) AWDR (Average Weighted Deposit Rate) of commercial banks is computed monthly.
(3) AWFDR (Average Weighted Fixed Deposit Rate) of commercial banks is computed monthly.
(4) AWPR (Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate) of commercial banks is computed weekly.
(5) Central Bank Overnight Repurchase Rate
(6) Central Bank Overnight Reverse Repurchase Rate
(7) As at last working day of the month
(8) AWLR (Average Weighted Lending Rate) of commercial banks is computed monthly.
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16. CREDIT CARDS
Credit Cards(1) Unit 2012 2013 2013
End December End March* End April**
Total Number of Active Cards Number 952,256 966,399 970,323
Local (accepted only locally) 60,049 59,166 59,038
Global (accepted globally) 892,207 907,233 911,285
Outstanding balance Rs. Mn. 44,445 44,970 46,406
Local (accepted only locally) 1,183 1,163 1,158
Global (accepted globally) 43,262 43,808 45,247
*Revised ** Provisional
(1) Issued by Licensed Commercial Banks
17. COMMERCIAL PAPER ISSUES
Item Unit 2012 2013 2013
End December End February End March*
Commercial Paper Issues (1) Rs. Bn.
Total Issues 36.9 3.9 6.9
Outstanding (at the end of the period) 10.6 10.3 8.8
* Provisional
(1) Based on the information provided by Licensed Commercial Banks and Licensed Specialised Banks
18. SHARE MARKET
Item UNIT 2012 2013 CHANGE
End May End May Absolute Percentage
All Share Price Index (ASPI) 1985 = 100 4,832.2 6,463.1 1,631.0 33.8
Milanka Price Index (MPI) 1998.12.31 4,315.1 - - -
=1000
S&P Sri Lanka 20 (S&P SL20)* 2004 = 1000 - 3,646.3 - -
Market Capitalisation Rs. Bn. 1,807.4 2,481.8 674.4 37.3
Non-national Transactions ** Rs. Mn.
Purchases 3,130.9 8,941.3 5,810.4 185.6
Sales 1,790.7 4,063.9 2,273.2 126.9
Net Purchases 1,340.2 4,877.4 3,537.2 263.9
* The S&P Sri Lanka 20 Index (S&P SL20) was introduced in June 2012.
**Total for the month
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19. EXTERNAL TRADE
Item UNIT 2012 2013* CHANGE
Absolute Percentage
Exports Rs. Mn.
April 96,211 87,792 -8,419.3 -8.8
January - April 401,686 387,416 -14,270.0 -3.6
Imports
April 185,318 191,814 6,496.0 3.5
January - April 821,393 762,815 -58,578.0 -7.1
Balance of Trade
April -89,107 -104,022 -14,915.3 -16.7
January - April -419,708 -375,400 44,308.0 10.6
Exports US $ Mn.
April 748 697 -51.2 -6.8
January - April 3,318 3,060 -258.2 -7.8
Imports
April 1,440 1,522 81.6 5.7
January - April 6,790 6,025 -764.2 -11.3
Balance of Trade
April -693 -825 -132.8 -19.2
January - April -3,471.7 -2,965.6 506.1 14.6
Tourism
Tourist Arrivals Number
April 69,591 79,829 10,238.0 14.7
January - April 330,116 368,627 38,511.0 11.7
Earnings from Tourism
April Rs. Mn. 9,406.5 11,288.3 1,881.8 20.0
January - April 41,148.6 51,567.2 10,418.6 25.3
April US$ Mn. 73.1 89.6 16.5 22.5
January - April 339.8 407.2 67.4 19.8
* Provisional
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( External Trade Contd...)
IMPORTS
Item UNIT 2012 2013* CHANGE
Absolute Percentage
Major Imports
Consumer Goods - Total Rs. Mn.
April 31,132 34,370 3,238 10.4
January - April 136,431 124,549 -11,882 -8.7
Vegetables
April 1,875 3,083 1,208 64.4
January - April 7,952 11,659 3,707 46.6
Sugar
April 3,171 4,927 1,756 55.4
January - April 14,988 13,890 -1,098 -7.3
Dairy Products
April 3,012 2,799 -213 -7.1
January - April 14,583 11,261 -3,322 -22.8
Other Food and Beverages
April 4,297 6,928 2,631 61.2
January - April 18,973 19,924 952 5.0
Vehicles
April 7,259 5,242 -2,017 -27.8
January - April 30,142 17,151 -12,992 -43.1
Medical and Pharmaceuticals
April 3,735 4,276 541 14.5
January - April 15,069 14,531 -538 -3.6
Other Non Food Consumables
April 7,783 8,870 1,087 14.0
January - April 34,725 35,035 311 0.9
Intermediate Goods - Total
April 107,874 111,456 3,581 3.3
January - April 482,273 445,359 -36,915 -7.7
Petroleum Products
April 46,605 43,277 -3,328 -7.1
January - April 231,324 181,552 -49,772 -21.5
Textile & textile articles
April 23,453 19,427 -4,026 -17.2
January - April 86,735 82,346 -4,389 -5.1
Diomonds & Precious or Semi Stones
April 5,133 9,283 4,150 80.8
January - April 25,847 26,404 557 2.2
Wheat
April 3,216 5,543 2,327 72.4
January - April 17,771 14,642 -3,129 -17.6
Other Intermediate Goods
April 29,468 33,926 4,458 15.1
January - April 120,596 140,414 19,818 16.4
Investment Goods - Total
April 46,188 45,797 -391 -0.8
January - April 201,270 192,453 -8,817 -4.4
Machinery & Equipment
April 23,737 23,504 -233 -1.0
January - April 91,699 98,590 6,891 7.5
Other Investment Goods
April 22,451 22,293 -159 -0.7
January - April 109,570 93,862 -15,708 -14.3
Total Imports - (Adjusted Figure)
April 185,318 191,814 6,496 3.5
January - April 821,393 762,815 -58,578 -7.1
* Provisional
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( External Trade Contd...)
Item UNIT 2012 2013* CHANGE
Absolute Percentage
Major Imports
Consumer Goods - Total US $ Mn.
April 242.0 272.7 30.7 12.7
January - April 1,124.1 983.9 -140.2 -12.5
Vegetables
April 14.6 24.5 9.9 67.8
January - April 65.4 92.1 26.7 40.8
Sugar
April 24.6 39.1 14.5 58.6
January - April 123.7 109.8 -13.9 -11.2
Dairy Products
April 23.4 22.2 -1.2 -5.1
January - April 120.6 88.9 -31.7 -26.3
Other Food and Beverages
April 33.4 41.0 7.6 22.9
January - April 156.9 166.0 9.2 5.8
Vehicles
April 56.4 41.6 -14.8 -26.3
January - April 247.5 135.5 -112.0 -45.2
Medical and Pharmaceuticals
April 29.0 33.9 4.9 16.9
January - April 124.0 114.8 -9.1 -7.4
Other Non Food Consumables
April 60.5 70.4 9.9 16.3
January - April 286.1 276.7 -9.4 -3.3
Intermediate Goods - Total
April 838.5 884.4 45.9 5.5
January - April 3,985.4 3,517.9 -467.5 -11.7
Petroleum Products
April 362.2 343.4 -18.9 -5.2
January - April 1,915.0 1,434.0 -480.9 -25.1
Textile & textile articles
April 182.3 154.1 -28.1 -15.4
January - April 714.4 650.4 -64.0 -9.0
Diomonds & Precious or Semi Stones
April 39.9 73.7 33.8 84.6
January - April 215.1 208.7 -6.4 -3.0
Wheat
April 25.0 44.0 19.0 76.0
January - April 145.6 115.7 -29.8 -20.5
Other Intermediate Goods
April 229.0 269.2 40.1 17.5
January - April 995.4 1,109.0 113.6 11.4
Investment Goods - Total
April 359.0 363.4 4.4 1.2
January - April 1,668.0 1,520.0 -148.0 -8.9
Machinery & Equipment
April 184.5 186.5 2.0 1.1
January - April 759.8 778.7 18.9 2.5
Other Investment Goods
April 174.5 176.9 2.4 1.4
January - April 908.3 741.4 -166.9 -18.4
Total Imports - (Adjusted Figure)
April 1,440.4 1,522.0 81.6 5.7
January - April 6,789.6 6,025.4 -764.2 -11.3
* Provisional
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( External Trade Contd...)
Item UNIT 2012 2013* CHANGEAbsolute Percentage
Tea Rs. Mn. April 13,532 13,408 -124 -0.9
January - April 53,594 55,702 2,108 3.9 Rubber April 1,734 713 -1,022 -58.9
January - April 8,157 3,731 -4,426 -54.3 Coconut April 2,067 1,854 -213 -10.3
January - April 8,992 6,879 -2,113 -23.5 Spices April 1,647 2,190 543 33.0
January - April 6,297 10,476 4,180 66.4 Minor Agricultural Products April 908 738 -170 -18.7
January - April 3,189 3,055 -134 -4.2 Textile & Garments April 41,585 34,656 -6,929 -16.7
January - April 164,546 167,780 3,233 2.0 Gem Diamonds and Jewellary April 4,241 4,017 -224 -5.3
January - April 22,894 17,633 -5,261 -23.0 Rubber Products April 7,911 7,338 -573 -7.2
January - April 35,753 32,935 -2,818 -7.9 Mineral Exports April 1,274 243 -1,031 -80.9
January - April 3,020 754 -2,266 -75.0Total Exports (Adjusted value) April 96,211 87,792 -8,419 -8.8
January - April 401,686 387,416 -14,270 -3.6
Tea US $ Mn. April 105.2 106.4 1.2 1.2
January - April 440.9 440.0 -1.0 -0.2 Rubber April 13.5 5.7 -7.8 -58.1
January - April 67.1 29.5 -37.6 -56.1 Coconut April 16.1 14.7 -1.4 -8.4
January - April 74.3 54.3 -19.9 -26.8 Spices April 12.8 17.4 4.6 35.8
January - April 51.9 82.7 30.8 59.4 Minor Agricultural Products April 7.1 5.9 -1.2 -17.0
January - April 26.2 24.1 -2.1 -8.0 Textile & Garments April 323.2 275.0 -48.2 -14.9
January - April 1359.3 1325.0 -34.4 -2.5 Gem Diamonds and Jewellary April 33.0 31.9 -1.1 -3.3
January - April 189.3 139.3 -50.0 -26.4 Rubber Products April 61.5 58.2 -3.3 -5.3
January - April 295.5 260.1 -35.4 -12.0 Mineral Exports April 9.9 1.9 -8.0 -80.6
January - April 24.3 6.0 -18.4 -75.5Total Exports (Adjusted value) April 747.8 696.6 -51.2 -6.8
January - April 3,317.9 3,059.8 -258.2 -7.8 * Provisional
EXPORTS
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( External Trade Contd...)
2012 2013* CHANGE
April April Absolute Percentage
Export Volume Tea Mn. Kg. 24.5 21.8 -2.7 -11.0 Rubber Mn. Kg. 3.5 1.8 -1.7 -49.1 Coconut Mn. Nuts 28.4 28.1 -0.4 -1.3Export Prices Tea Rs./ Kg. 551.3 614.1 62.8 11.4
US $/ Kg. 4.3 4.9 0.6 13.7 Rubber Rs./ Kg. 492.1 397.5 -94.6 -19.2
US $/ Kg. 3.8 3.2 -0.7 -17.5 Coconut Rs./ Nut 29.3 24.8 -4.5 -15.5 US $/ Nut 0.2 0.2 0.0 -13.7Colombo Auction Average Gross Price Tea Rs./ Kg. 409.9 428.7 18.8 4.6 Rubber Rs./ Kg. 464.0 374.2 -89.9 -19.4 Coconut Rs./ Nut 25.0 35.0 10.0 40.1Quantity Sold Tea Mn. Kg. 20.4 20.3 -0.1 -0.5Import Volumes Rice MT '000 1.6 0.9 -0.6 -41.0 Wheat & Maize MT '000 84.2 120.4 36.2 43.0 Sugar MT '000 38.9 72.3 33.4 85.9 Petroleum (Crude Oil) Barrels '000 1,023.1 1,009.4 -13.7 -1.3Import Prices (Average) Rice Rs./MT 92,101.0 106,033.0 13,932.3 15.1
US$/MT 715.9 841.3 125.5 17.5 Wheat & Maize Rs./MT 38,875.0 46,959.0 8,083.8 20.8
US$/MT 302.2 372.6 70.4 23.3 Sugar Rs./MT 81,543.0 68,171.0 -13,371.1 -16.4
US$/MT 633.8 540.9 -92.9 -14.7 Petroleum(Crude Oil) Rs./Barrel 15,595.0 14,010 -1,584 -10.2
US$/Barrel 121.2 111.2 -10.0 -8.3* Provisional
TRADE INDICES** ( 2010 = 100 )2012 2013*
March March
Total Exports
Value 119.8 116.5
Quantity 127.8 126.2
Unit Value 93.8 92.3
Total Imports Value 165.9 138.0
Quantity 132.6 122.7 Unit Value 125.1 112.4
Terms of Trade 74.9 82.1** In US$ Terms * Provisional
20. INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
Item UNIT 2012 2013 CHANGE
April April Absolute Percentage
External Assets (a) (b)Total Reserves Rs. Mn. 949,130.1 1,078,776.1 129,646.0 13.7
US$ Mn. 7,257.9 8,507.7 1,249.7 17.2
Gross Official Reserves Rs. Mn. 763,003.7 869,618.2 106,614.5 14.0 US$ Mn. 5,834.7 6,858.2 1,023.5 17.5
May 2012 May 2013
Rs./SDR 197.7100 189.2786 -8.4 4.5
Exchange Rates (Period Ave.) Rs./US $ 129.3779 126.3068 -3.1 2.4
Rs./UKP 205.8721 193.2252 -12.6 6.5
Rs/.In Rs 2.3837 2.3025 -0.1 3.5
Rs/Yen 1.6225 1.2512 -0.4 29.7
Rs/Euro 165.4517 163.9424 -1.5 0.9Forward Exchange Rates (c) Rs. / US $ May 2013
One month 127.35 Two months 128.14 Three months 128.81(a) Reserve data have been revised to include balances in DST's special Yen accounts in consultation with IMF,
and placement for war risk insurance. From October 2002 external assets are calculated at market values.
(b) Excluding ACU receipts.
(c) Average for the last five working days of the month of May based on actual transactions.
MAJOR EXPORTS & IMPORTS - VOLUMES AND PRICES
Item
Item UNIT
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( International Finance Contd...)
US $ Mn
Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net
A. GOODS (c) 2,708.3 5,619.2 -2,910.9 2,468.9 5,009.4 -2,540.5 10,558.8 20,268.8 -9,710.0 9,773.5 19,182.6 -9,409.0
Merchandise 2,708.3 5,619.2 -2,910.9 2,468.9 5,009.4 -2,540.5 10,558.8 20,268.8 -9,710.0 9,773.5 19,182.6 -9,409.0
B. SERVICES 770.5 459.1 311.4 1,020.8 672.4 348.4 3,083.9 1,985.1 1,098.8 3,788.4 2,538.4 1,250.0
Transportation 334.3 231.0 103.4 404.6 328.6 76.1 1,392.0 953.1 438.9 1,633.9 1,172.4 461.5
Travel (d) 250.2 105.3 144.9 327.7 199.2 128.5 830.3 501.3 329.0 1,038.7 710.4 328.3
Telecommunications Services 20.6 13.3 7.4 30.0 17.6 12.5 85.2 56.6 28.6 108.9 67.9 41.0
Computer and Information Services 88.8 0.0 88.8 121.2 0.0 121.2 355.0 0.0 355.0 436.3 0.0 436.3
Construction Services 5.7 1.6 4.1 12.3 2.4 9.9 42.9 6.5 36.4 49.5 8.6 40.9
Insurance Services 5.7 11.4 -5.7 26.8 18.8 8.1 90.7 55.2 35.5 107.0 63.8 43.2
Other Business Services 60.5 88.3 -27.8 91.8 92.7 -0.9 265.8 373.3 -107.5 387.4 464.4 -77.0
Government Expenditure n.i.e. 4.7 8.3 -3.5 6.4 13.2 -6.8 22.0 39.0 -17.0 26.7 51.0 -24.3
C. INCOME 54.5 304.5 -250.0 -50.7 372.1 -422.8 466.6 1,113.6 -647.0 321.0 1,469.3 -1,148.3
Compensation of Employees 1.5 4.0 -2.5 3.0 9.9 -7.0 8.2 19.3 -11.1 14.3 33.8 -19.6
Direct Investment 2.5 168.6 -166.1 3.8 164.2 -160.4 10.0 385.0 -375.0 15.0 444.9 -429.9
Interest and other charges 50.5 131.9 -81.4 -57.4 198.0 -255.4 448.4 709.3 -260.9 291.7 990.6 -698.8
D. CURRENT TRANSFERS 1,385.4 231.2 1,154.2 1,582.0 177.9 1,404.1 5,204.5 561.7 4,642.8 6,038.3 646.3 5,392.0
Private 1,362.7 231.2 1,131.5 1,566.6 177.9 1,388.7 5,144.8 561.7 4,583.2 5,985.3 646.3 5,339.0
Official (e) 22.7 0.0 22.7 15.4 0.0 15.4 59.6 0.0 59.6 53.0 0.0 53.0
CURRENT ACCOUNT 4,918.7 6,614.0 -1,695.3 5,021.1 6,231.8 -1,210.7 19,313.8 23,929.1 -4,615.4 19,921.3 23,836.6 -3,915.3
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 2,822.7 1,612.9 1,209.8 3,363.1 2,310.4 1,052.8 10,721.8 6,459.4 4,262.3 13,806.4 9,122.5 4,683.9
CAPITAL ACCOUNT 51.4 9.6 41.8 38.1 8.0 30.1 184.6 20.2 164.4 145.8 15.5 130.3
Capital Transfers 51.4 9.6 41.8 38.1 8.0 30.1 184.6 20.2 164.4 145.8 15.5 130.3
General Government (Other) (f) 42.1 0.0 42.1 28.6 0.0 28.6 110.7 0.0 110.7 98.5 0.0 98.5
FINANCIAL ACCOUNT 2,771.3 1,603.3 1,168.0 3,325.0 2,302.4 1,022.6 10,537.2 6,439.2 4,098.0 13,660.6 9,107.1 4,553.5
Private Investment 1,875.2 1,038.8 836.4 2,624.2 1,211.3 1,412.9 6,357.7 4,729.6 1,628.1 8,555.2 6,342.1 2,213.1
Long - term 493.4 64.5 428.9 790.9 114.9 676.0 1,265.7 194.5 1,071.2 1,789.2 414.5 1,374.7
Direct Investment 364.7 15.0 349.7 316.1 22.5 293.6 955.9 60.0 895.9 897.8 85.0 812.8
Other Private Long-term 128.7 49.5 79.1 474.8 92.4 382.4 309.8 134.5 175.3 891.4 329.5 562.0
Short - term 673.1 766.6 -93.5 1,318.5 1,008.9 309.6 2,873.9 3,288.2 -414.2 4,684.0 5,041.7 -357.7
Portfolio Investment 78.5 96.6 -18.1 148.8 93.4 55.4 451.7 623.2 -171.4 573.6 268.4 305.2
Other Private Short-term (g) 594.7 670.0 -75.3 1,169.7 915.5 254.2 2,422.2 2,665.0 -242.8 4,110.4 4,773.3 -662.9
Commercial Bank - Assets 348.1 100.6 247.5 129.4 52.2 77.1 1,218.8 1,035.9 182.9 434.1 672.7 -238.6
Commercial Bank - Liabilities 360.6 107.1 253.5 385.4 35.2 350.2 999.3 211.1 788.2 1,647.9 213.3 1,434.7
Central Government 896.0 564.5 331.6 700.9 1,091.1 -390.3 4,179.5 1,709.6 2,469.9 5,105.4 2,765.0 2,340.5
Long-term 609.1 304.6 304.5 419.0 831.8 -412.9 3,026.0 789.2 2,236.7 2,869.1 1,371.9 1,497.2
Short - term 286.9 259.8 27.1 281.9 259.3 22.6 1,153.5 920.3 233.1 2,236.4 1,393.0 843.3
Treasury Bills 253.7 234.9 18.9 221.0 220.2 0.9 738.9 648.0 90.9 1,181.2 1,143.4 37.8
Treasury Bonds 33.2 25.0 8.2 60.9 39.1 21.7 414.6 272.3 142.3 1,055.2 249.6 805.6
MONETARY SECTOR 1,957.1 855.5 1,101.6 1,049.5 931.7 117.8 5,963.9 4,903.4 1,060.6 3,358.1 3,509.6 -151.5
Government - Assets 15.3 182.0 -166.8 571.9 7.3 564.6 552.9 1,080.4 -527.5 708.1 723.5 -15.4
Government - Liabilities (h) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Central Bank - Assets (i) 1,099.3 210.1 889.2 218.7 670.8 -452.1 3,104.1 2,128.2 975.9 1,160.0 1,501.5 -341.4
Central Bank - Liabilities (j) 842.6 457.7 384.9 259.0 202.7 56.3 1,823.5 1,683.5 140.0 658.0 1,224.9 -566.9
Transactions with IMF (k) 0.0 5.7 -5.7 0.0 51.1 -51.1 483.5 11.3 472.3 831.9 59.7 772.3
Allocation of SDRs (l) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Errors & Omissions 0.0 -616.1 -616.1 40.2 0.0 40.2 137.0 -844.5 -707.6 0.0 -617.2 -617.2
Overall Balance -1,101.6 -117.8 -1,060.6 151.5
(a) The above presentation conforms as far as possible to international practice as followed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in the Balance
of Payments Manual, 5th edition (1993). In addition, beginning 1994, Offshore Banking Units have been treated as a part of the domestic banking system. External Resources Department
(b) Provisional Board of Investments of Sri Lanka
(c) Exports are recorded on f.o.b. valuation; imports on c.i.f. valuation. Department of Census and Statistics
(d) Passage collections by foreign shipping agents and airlines are included under transportation. Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(e) Indicates outright grants received in the form of programme, food and commodity aid, cash and technical assistance.
(f) Includes outright grants received in the form of project aid.
(g) Credit entries refer mainly to an increase in liabilities resulting from imports under trade credits. The debit entries in respect of such imports are in the merchandise
account and are recorded on an arrivals basis. Debit entries refers to a decline in such liabilities and are recorded at the time of settlement of payment for such imports.
(h) The change in capital of the monetary sector is based on local records.
(i) Change in Central Bank assets include changes in monetary gold, SDR holdings, liquid balances abroad, foreign securities, other deposits and reserve position in the IMF.
(j) Change in Central Bank liabilities include changes in Asian Clearing Union (ACU) liabilities, PRGF (Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust Fund) loan,
(EFF) Extended Fund Facility and emergency assistance and other deposits.
(k) The figures shown in the credit column relate to the increase in liabilities to the IMF arising from drawings from the IMF and receipts under the Stand-by Arrangement facility in 2009.
US dollar and Sri Lanka Rupee values reflect changes in the representative rate of the Special Drawing Rights (SDR). Figures in the debit column are in respect of repurchases or repayments,
made in installments to the IMF, in respect of earlier drawings. Subscriptions to the IMF, consequent to successive increases in Sri Lanka's quota, are also shown in the debit column.
(l) General and special allocations of SDRs by the IMF.
Balance of Payments (a)
Item
Sources : Sri Lanka Customs
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2012 (b)2011 (b) 2012 (b)2011 (b)
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