CENTRAL BANK OF SRI LANKA

SELECTED WEEKLY
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
07 June 2013

Statistics Department
30, Janadhipathi Mawatha
Colombo 1

Tel.
E-mail

: (94 11) 2477579

: dst@cbsl.lk

Website : http://www.cbsl.gov.lk

SRI LANKA ECONOMIC INDICATORS

07.06.2013

Exchange Rates
(Rs Per Unit)
Commercial Bank Avg. Middle Rate (prevailing at 9.30a.m.)
US$
STG
Yen
Euro
INR(1)
SDR
( As at 06 June 2013 )

Week Ending

Week Ago

Year Ago

June 07

126.48
197.25
1.31
167.47
2.22
190.73

126.52
192.61
1.25
164.87
2.25
189.31

Central Bank purchases and sales of foreign exchange from

commercial banks at market rates (US$ Mn. )-total for Month

March
2013

Month Ago

Purchases
Sales

17.00
0.00

102.50
25.25

124.59
177.95

Week Ending

Week Ago

Year Ago

Month end

Daily
230
220
210
200
190
180
170
160
150
140
130
120
110
100

Year Ago

46.77

Average Daily Interbank Volume (US$ Mn.)

(spot, tom and cash transactions among commercial banks)
Forward Transactions

EXCHANGE RATES
(US$ and STG 2011-2012)

130.17
201.55
1.64
163.62
2.35
198.00

64.12

STG

US$

45.24
J M
2011

J M
2012

STG

US$

J M
2013

13

17

Last 4 Weeks

Forward Rates (US$) (2)

1 Month
3 Months
Average Daily Interbank Forward Volume (US$ mn)
Outstanding Forward Volume (US$ mn) (As at 06 June 2013)

127.31
128.82
14.94
1,055.85

132.33
134.82
14.56
1,080.75

127.31
128.81
23.74
1,053.43

In nominal terms the Rupee depreciated against the STG,Yen, Euro and SDR while it appreciated against the US$ and INR

(1) Central Bank indicative rate

(2) Weekly average based on actual transactions.

Interest Rates (%)

Week Ending

Week Ago

Year Ago

INTEREST RATES- Call

Money
(Minimum and Maximum)

June 07

Commercial Bank Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR)

Treasury Bill Yield
- 91 days
(Excluding 10% withholding tax)
- 182 days
- 364 days
Central Bank Overnight Repurchase Rate (Repo)
Central Bank Overnight Reverse Repurchase Rate
Call Money Weekly Average (CMR)
Sri Lanka Inter Bank Offer Rate ( SLIBOR )
1 day
7 days
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
12 Months
Saving Deposits - Commercial Banks
One Year Fixed Deposits -Commercial Banks

12.71
8.70
9.81
10.85
7.00
9.00
8.74

10.01
10.46
11.33
12.18
13.11
13.82

9.00
9.62
10.67
11.90
12.45
12.97

January 2013

Month Ago

Year Ago

0.75-10.50
5.00-17.00

0.75-10.50
5.00-17.00

1.00-8.50
5.55-12.50

May 2013

Month Ago

Year Ago

10.74

10.70

8.28

13.90

13.83

10.38

Daily

Monthly
9.80

12

Max
9.60

Max
11

Ave

9.40
9.20

10

April 2013

Month Ago

Year Ago

16.45

16.36

14.36

January 2013

Month Ago

Year Ago

5.00
12.50

5.00
12.50

5.00
8.50

8.80

8.60

Min

Ave

Min

8.40

8.20
8.00

6
J ,12

J ,13

Saving Deposits - NSB

One Year Fixed Deposits - NSB

(30 Years)

(08 Y & 08 Months)

(12 Years)

30/05/2013

29/04/2013

29/04/2013

9.00
12.50

8.00
11.77

9.00
12.09

13

17

Last 4 Weeks

INTEREST RATES
3 Month & 12 Month
Treasury Bills Yield

Weekly

Monthly

Commercial Bank Average Weighted Lending Rate (AWLR)

Weighted Average Yield(Excluding 10% withholding tax)

13.63
11.01
12.29
12.60
7.75
9.75
9.98

9.00

8.60
9.46
10.35
11.75
12.33
12.91

Commercial Bank Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR)

Commercial Bank Average Weighted Fixed Deposit Rate
(AWFDR)

Treasury Bonds Auction

Coupon rate

12.75
8.73
9.90
10.86
7.00
9.00
9.00

14.0
12 Month
13.5
13.0
12.5
12.0
11.5
11.0
10.5
10.0
3 Month
9.5
9.0
8.5
8.0
J ,12 M
S J ,13

11.6

12 Month

10.6

9.6

3 Month

8.6
1

13

Last 4 Weeks

Call money rates remained between 8.25 and 9.00 per cent during the week.
*AWPR - Average for the month of May 2013 - 13.11
Bankwise- AWPR

Week ending

Week Ago

Bankwise- AWPR

07/06/2013
Bank of Ceylon
People's Bank
Hatton National Bank
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
Sampath Bank
Seylan Bank
Union Bank of Colombo
Pan Asia Banking Corporation
Nations Trust Bank
DFCC Vardhana Bank
NDB Bank
Amana Bank

14.40
19.00
13.04
12.68
13.80
17.14
16.38
14.25
12.92
14.82
13.40
17.22

Week ending

Week Ago

07/06/2013

14.49
19.00
13.03
13.24
13.28
15.67
15.11
14.25
13.05
15.99
13.72
17.22

HSBC
Standard Chartered Bank
Citi Bank
Deutsche Bank
Habib Bank
Indian Bank
Indian Overseas Bank
MCB Bank
State Bank of India
Public Bank
ICICI Bank
Axis Bank

10.48
12.22
11.94
10.06
12.49
14.61
16.00
13.23
15.66
15.00
12.69
-

10.95
12.73
11.66
12.61
12.78
15.09
16.00
14.69
15.97
15.00
12.69
-

Government Securities Market

Weekly Summary of Primary & Secondary Market Transactions
and Weighted Average Yield Rates
Item/ Week Ended
Item / Week Ended
WeekEnding
WeekEnding
June 05
May 29
Secondary Market
2013
2013
Rs.Mn
Rs.Mn
Weighted Average
Outstanding Stock of Government Securities
Yield Rates
T-bills
Treasury Bills
Outstanding
777,718
765,352
Purchased
o/w, amounts held by PDs
80,192
85,940
<= 91 days
o/w, amounts held by Foregin Investors
68,142
67,377
<= 182 days
T-bonds
Primary Issues
T-bills

Outstanding
o/w, amounts held by PDs

2,842,314
36,737
428,933

2,838,356
34,661
430,372

Amount Offered
Total Bids Received
Total Bids Accepted

13,000
52,593
24,673

15,000
40,232
23,652

Amount Offered
Total Bids Received
Total Bids Accepted

2,000
6,001
3,000

0
0
0

o/w, amounts held by Foregin Investors

T-bonds

Latest Primary Issues

T- bills

Yield Rates
8.70%
8.73%
9.81%
9.90%
10.85%
10.86%

<= 91 days
< 182 days
< 364 days

T- bonds
<2year
2year
3year
4year
5year
6year
10 year
15 year
20 year

Last Issue
Last Issue
Last Issue
Last Issue
Last Issue
Last Issue
Last Issue
Last Issue
Last Issue

02/08/2012
24/01/2013
02/08/2012
01/04/2013
01/03/2013
01/04/2013
01/02/2013
01/02/2012

Secondary Market Activities

T- bills
Outright Transactions
Purchased
Sold
Repo Transactions
Repurchase
Reverse Repurchase
T- bonds
Outright Transactions
Purchased
Sold
Repo Transactions
Repurchase
Reverse Repurchase

0.00%
13.62%
10.98%
14.10%
11.45%
10.97%
11.80%
12.21%
11.00%

0.00%
13.62%
10.98%
14.10%
11.45%
10.97%
11.80%
12.21%
11.00%

Rs.Mn

Rs.Mn

1,102
14,481

1,020
6,431

44,781
10,867

30,220
8,006

9,081
9,318

3,675
3,093

149,828
21,252

132,043
15,306

WeekEnding
June 05
2013
After Tax

WeekEnding
May 29
2013
After Tax

8.85%
10.00%

8.85%
10.00%

<= 364 days

10.95%

10.95%

<= 91 days
<= 182 days
<= 364 days

8.75%
9.90%
10.85%

8.75%
9.90%
10.85%

0.00%
11.05%
11.10%
11.20%
11.23%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
11.05%
11.10%
11.20%
11.17%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

0.00%
10.95%
11.00%
11.05%
11.17%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
Secondary Market Yield

0.00%
10.95%
11.00%
11.05%
11.15%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%

Sold

Treasury Bonds
Purchased
<= 1 year
<= 2 year
<= 3 year
<= 4 year
<= 5 year
<= 10 year
<= 15 year
>15 year
Sold
<= 1 year
<= 2 year
<= 3 year
<= 4 year
<= 5 year
<= 10 year
<= 15 year
>15 year
Yield (%)
15.5%
15.0%
14.5%
14.0%
13.5%
13.0%
12.5%
12.0%
11.5%
11.0%
10.5%
10.0%
9.5%
9.0%
8.5%
8.0%
7.5%

Month ago
week ago

05/06/2013

Maturity

Source :Primary Auctions & Primary Dealer Weekly Reporting System

Buying and Selling prices of Treasury Bonds

Quoted by Primary Dealers on 06/06/2013

11.01

08.50%2018C
08.50%2018D
08.50%2018B
07.50%2018A
08.00%2018A
05.65%2019A
08.50%2019A

5
5
15
15
6
8
10

01/04/2018
01/06/2018
15/07/2018
15/08/2018
15/11/2018
15/01/2019
01/05/2019

1760
1821
1865
1896
1988
2049
2155

90.34
90.12
89.83
85.79
87.26
76.69
87.42

11.14
11.13
11.16
11.17
11.19
11.38
11.49

90.57
90.45
90.26
86.07
87.64
77.28
87.95

11.07
11.04
11.04
11.09
11.08
11.21
11.35

08.00%2019A
08.00%2020A
06.20%2020A
09.00%2021A
08.00%2022A
09.00%2023A
07.00%2023A
09.00%2025A
09.00%2026A
05.35%2026A
09.00%2028A
08.00%2032A
09.00%2032A
09.00%2043A

8
8
10
8
10
10
20
12
13
15
15
20
20
30

01/11/2019
01/06/2020
01/08/2020
01/05/2021
01/01/2022
01/09/2023
01/10/2023
01/05/2025
01/02/2026
01/03/2026
01/07/2028
01/01/2032
01/10/2032
01/06/2043

2339
2552
2613
2886
3131
3739
3769
4347
4623
4651
5504
6783
7057
10952

84.48
83.60
74.21
86.76
81.12
86.09
71.78
81.49
80.51
56.36
78.73
70.67
81.06
72.16

11.49
11.48
11.60
11.60
11.52
11.33
11.80
11.95
12.03
12.18
12.10
11.97
11.45
12.60

85.07
84.36
74.79
87.23
81.59
86.63
73.01
83.27
82.23
58.01
80.25
72.55
83.06
73.32

11.34
11.30
11.45
11.50
11.42
11.23
11.54
11.63
11.73
11.80
11.84
11.64
11.15
12.4

Remaining Maturity

Average Buying
Price

Yield

Average
Selling
Price

Yield

Buying &
Selling Spread

1-7 Days
1 Month
2 Month
3 Month
4 Month
5 Month
6 Month
7 Month
8 Month
9 Month
10 Month
11 Month
12 Month

99.83
99.27
98.54
97.79
96.92
96.05
95.05
94.14
93.22
92.26
91.31
90.33
89.21

8.78
8.85
8.90
8.97
9.36
9.61
10.03
10.18
10.31
10.47
10.57
10.69
10.94

99.84
99.29
98.56
97.83
97.00
96.13
95.13
94.23
93.33
92.37
91.43
90.46
89.34

8.53
8.68
8.73
8.80
9.13
9.42
9.87
10.03
10.14
10.32
10.42
10.55
10.81

0.00
0.01
0.03
0.04
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.11
0.11
0.12
0.13
0.13

Two way quotes for Treasury Bills

10.50

Yield on Ave.
Selling Price

10.00
9.50

No: of days to Maturity

Month ago
Yield
12.00

Yield on Ave.
Buying Price

11.50
11.00
10.50

Yield on Ave.
Selling Price

10.00

9.50

No of days to Maturity

Year ago
Yield
14.5
14 Yield on Ave. Buying
13.5
13
12.5

Yield on Ave.

12
11.5
11
2288

91.02

11.00

1711

11.14

11.50

1544

90.59

Yield on Ave. Buying

12.00

752

1701

12.50

1209

01/02/2018

13.00

560

15

06/06/2013
Yiel

9
121
268
482
769
1030
1213
1500
1865
2155
2886
4347

08.50%2018A

9.67
9.76
9.61
9.62
9.90
10.26
10.18
10.28
10.52
10.68
10.71
10.59
10.50
10.67
10.83
10.66
10.85
10.75
10.76
10.68
10.82
10.88
10.92
10.89
11.04
10.97
10.98
10.83
10.86

44
156
303
517
804
1065
1248
1535
1900
2190
2921

9
39
56
87
121
148
168
240
268
299
360
404
482
588
647
739
769
786
817
878
1030
1091
1152
1183
1213
1305
1319
1470
1500

Treasury Bonds - Yield

Curves

Yield **

1039

9.89
9.94
9.82
9.77
10.01
10.43
10.40
10.49
10.67
10.81
10.83
10.76
10.62
10.80
10.96
10.79
10.97
10.88
10.88
10.81
10.94
11.01
11.04
11.02
11.15
11.07
11.08
10.96
10.98

Average
Selling
Price *
100.03
99.83
99.64
99.30
99.61
98.91
99.56
97.71
97.55
100.78
96.25
100.65
98.17
93.54
101.41
92.06
91.99
100.44
100.44
95.48
91.49
92.81
88.18
92.26
87.38
91.42
84.90
90.96
83.56

Yield **

52

15/06/2013
15/07/2013
01/08/2013
01/09/2013
05/10/2013
01/11/2013
21/11/2013
01/02/2014
01/03/2014
01/04/2014
01/06/2014
15/07/2014
01/10/2014
15/01/2015
15/03/2015
15/06/2015
15/07/2015
01/08/2015
01/09/2015
01/11/2015
01/04/2016
01/06/2016
01/08/2016
01/09/2016
01/10/2016
01/01/2017
15/01/2017
15/06/2017
15/07/2017

Average
Buying
Price *
100.03
99.81
99.61
99.26
99.58
98.84
99.47
97.58
97.45
100.68
96.13
100.48
98.03
93.35
101.21
91.84
91.77
100.20
100.19
95.21
91.23
92.51
87.91
91.94
87.08
91.14
84.64
90.58
83.23

448

Date to
Maturity

Bond Series

267

Maturity
D/M/Y

11.50%2013A
08.50%2013B
07.50%2013A
06.75%2013A
08.84%2013A
07.50%2013B
09.22%2013A
06.60%2014A
07.00%2014A
11.75%2014B
06.60%2014B
11.25%2014A
09.00%2014A
06.20%2015A
11.75%2015A
06.20%2015B
06.50%2015A
11.00%2015A
11.00%2015B
08.50%2015A
07.25%2016A
08.00%2016B
06.40%2016A
08.00%2016A
06.40%2016B
08.00%2017A
05.80%2017A
08.00%2017B
05.80%2017B

Maturity
Period
(Years)
4
10
10
3
2
10
2
2
4
6
4
5
2
4
6
4
5
6
6
3
6
4
6
5
6
5
6
5
6

No. of Days to Maturity

06/06/2013

Money Market Activity - Volumes

Week Ending

( Rs. Mn )

06 June 2013

Inter - bank Call Money Turnover (a)

Central Bank Holdings (a)
Treasury bills

Week Ago

Year Ago

11,582

14,552

11,541

103,351

110,540

218,307

(a) Daily average for week

Open Market Operations

03.06.2013

04.06.2013

05.06.2013

06.06.2013

07.06.2013

15.00
15.60
15.00
7.61

8.00
5.19
5.19
7.64

18.61
-

21.39
0.12

19.30
-

6.23
-

2.43
-

Repo Auction
Amount Offered (Rs. Bn)
Bids received (Rs. Bn)
Amount accepted (Rs. Bn)
Weighted Average Yield (% p.a.)
Standing Facilities (Volumes)
Repo (Rs.Bn.)
Reverse Repo (Rs.Bn)

Credit Cards *

2013 (a)

2013

2012

End Feb

End Jan

End Dec

Total Number of Active Cards

Local (accepted only locally)
Global (accepted globally)

960,100
59,392
900,708

954,482
59,572
894,910

952,256
60,049
892,207

Outstanding balance (Rs. Mn.)

Local (accepted only locally)
Global (accepted globally)

44,682
861
43,820

44,190
1,155
43,035

44,445
1,183
43,262

Rs. Bn.

Commercial Paper Issues

40

* Issued by Licensed Commercial Banks

35

(a) Provisional

30

Commercial Paper Issues (1)

Total Issues - Cummulative ( Rs. bn.)

2013

2013

2012

25

End Feb*

End Jan

End Dec

20

3.9

2.2

36.9

15

2012

2011

10

Outstanding (as at end of the period )

( Rs.bn. )

10.3

10.7

10.6

5
0

* provisional
(1) Based on the information provided by Licensed Commercial Banks and Licensed Specialised Banks

Jy

Month

SHARE MARKET INDICES

Share Market

Week Ending

Week Ago

Year Ago

Month end

06 June 2013

All Share Price Index (1985 = 100) (ASPI)

6,372

6500

6,455

4,738

6000

5500
5000

S & P Sri Lanka 20 Index (S&P SL20)

3,596

3,640

940

1,054

299

ASPI

4500
4000

Average Daily Turnover (Rs. Mn)

3500

S&P

3000
2500

Market Capitalisation (Rs.Bn.)

2,447

2,479

Both the All Share Price Index and the S&P SL20 index have decreased by 83 and 44 index points
respectively.The Average Daily Turnover has decreased by Rs.114 mn.

1,804

2000
J' 12A O DF'13

Daily
6600
6300
6000
5700
L
5400
5100
4800
4500
4200
3900
3600
3300
3000

ASPI

S&P

9 13 17 21

Month

Money Supply
M1 (Rs. bn.)
M2 (Rs. bn.)
M2b (Rs. bn.)
Net Foreign Assets of the Banking System (Rs. bn.) (b)

2013 (a)
March

Month Ago

Year Ago

465.4

447.4

448.6

2,749.4

2,688.2

2,321.2

MONEY SUPPLY M1
Annual Changes
%

3,089.7

3,048.1

2,672.8

13.5

-105.6

-43.9

19.5

8.5

393.9

385.3

351.1

3.5

Domestic Banking Units (DBUs) (Rs. bn.)

-155.7

-127.3

-125.8

-1.5

Foreign currency Banking Units (FCBUs) (Rs. bn.)

-343.8

-301.9

-205.8

Net Domestic Assets of the Banking System (Rs. bn) (b)

3,195.3

3,092.0

2,653.3

2,734.7

2,655.5

2,338.7

Monetary Authorities (Rs. bn.)

DBUs (Rs. bn.)

FCBUs (Rs. bn.)

460.6

436.5

314.6

1,115.4

996.5

Monetary Authorities (Rs. bn.)

265.1

245.1

327.0

DBUs (Rs. bn.)

774.4

729.0

545.8

FCBUs (Rs. bn.)

141.0

141.3

123.7

335.5

300.0

247.1

DBUs (Rs. bn.)

101.4

95.2

66.8

FCBUs (Rs. bn.)

234.1

204.8

180.2

2,395.6

2,386.1

2,161.1

2,209.6

2,189.5

1,972.2

FCBUs (Rs. bn.)

186.0

196.6

188.9

20

Reserve Money (Rs. bn.)

512.4

486.7

471.1

19

Credit to Corporations (Rs. bn)

Credit to the Private Sector (Rs. bn)

DBUs (Rs. bn.)

2013

-6.5

1,180.5

Net Credit to Government (Rs. bn)

2012

M1
M2
M2b
Net Foreign Assets of the Banking System (b)

2.4

7.0

18.5

18.4

22.2

15.6

17.0

22.8

-640.3

-201.9

-94.2

12.2

26.4

-31.3

Domestic Banking Units (DBUs)

-23.7

-39.7

-70.2

Foreign currency Banking Units (FCBUs)

-67.1

-76.9

-100.2

Net Domestic Assets of the Banking System (b)

20.4

20.7

44.0

DBUs

16.9

15.8

41.5

FCBUs

46.4

62.6

66.7

Net Credit to Government

18.5

15.0

51.2

Monetary Authorities

-18.9

-23.4

237.9

DBUs

41.9

35.9

29.0

FCBUs

14.0

24.6

-11.2

35.8

37.4

94.2

51.8
29.9

73.0
25.4

-18.4
297.7

10.9

13.3

35.2

DBUs

12.0

14.2

37.8

FCBUs

-1.5
8.8

4.2
10.8

13.0
23.3

Credit to Corporations
DBUs
FCBUs

Credit to the Private Sector

Reserve Money

Jy

MONEY SUPPLY M2
Annual Changes
24%
2012

23
22
21

2013

17

3.7

Monetary Authorities

Month

18

Annual Change (%)

16
J

Jy

Month

MONEY SUPPLY M2b

Annual Changes
%
24.0
22.0

2012

20.0
18.0

2013

16.0

14.0
J

Jy

Month

(a) Provisional (b) In relation to M2b

Rs.bn

WEEKLY CHANGE IN RESERVE

MONEY
2012

550

2013
500

450

D/4

N/3

S/2

O/2

J/5

A/1

400
A/3

-3,620

M/4

510,140

Change

M/3

506,520

Week ago

J/1

Reserve Money (Rs.Mn.)

06 June 2013

F/2

Weekly change in Reserve Money

Week

Pettah Market
Week Ending
06/06/2013

Average Wholesale Prices

Rice
(Rs/Kg)
Samba
Kekulu (Red)
Beans
Cabbage
Carrots
Tomatoes
Pumpkins
Snake Gourd
Brinjals
Ash-Plantains
Red-Onions (Local)
Big-Onions (Local)
Potatoes (N'Eliya)
Dried Chilies (Imported)
Dhal (Indian)
Eggs (Red) (Each)
Coconut (Each)
Fish (Rs/Kg) *
Kelawalla
Balaya
Salaya
Paraw (Small)

RRs/Kg

Week Ago

Month
Ago

Rice - Kekulu

82

Year Ago
Annual Ave.

2012

2013

72
62

52
42

Rs/Kg
240
210
180
150
120
90
60
30

M/4

J/5

Rs/Kg

Samba
Sudu Kekulu
Raw Red
Nadu

62.94
52.64
49.84
54.54

62.32
52.54
50.70
54.08

Dambulla Market
Week Ending - 06/06/2013 (Rs/Kg)
Wholesale
Retail
Food Item
(Average)
(Average)

Rice
Samba
Kekulu (Red)

66.50
52.00

69.00
56.50

46.50
33.70
36.20
87.00
112.00
50.50

63.00
55.00
57.00
129.00
151.50
83.00

99.00
183.80
n.a.
162.50
35.20

126.00
212.00
n.a.
177.50
44.30

Vegetables

Pumpkins
Snake Gourd
Ash-Plantains
Beans
Carrots
Tomatoes
Other Foods
Potatoes (N'Eliya)
Dried Chilies(Imported)
Big-Onions (Local)
Red-Onions (Local)
Coconut (Each)

N/3

D/4

2012

75
35
J/1

F/2

M/3

A/4

M/4

J/5

A/1

S/2

O/2

N/3

D/4

Week
Rs/Kg

Kelewalla

505
435
365
295
225

2013
W
2012
J/1 F/2 M/3 A/4 M/4 J/5 A/1 S/2 O/2 N/3

Week

Rice - Kekulu

Rs/Kg
80.00
70.00
60.00
50.00
40.00

2013
2012
Week

Beans
2013

D/4

N/3

S/2

O/2

2012

J/5

Rs/Kg
350.00
300.00
250.00
200.00
150.00
100.00
50.00

Week

Potatoes
2013

2012
N/3
N/3

D/4

S/2

O/2

S/2

2009

O/2

Rs/Kg
150.00
130.00
110.00
90.00
70.00
50.00

Week

Kelawalla

Rs/Kg
650

2013

550
450

D/4

M/3

2012
J/1

350

Month Ago

O/2

115

Rs/Kg
Week Ago
Avg

S/2

Potatoes
2013

155

Marandagahamula
Average Wholesale Price of Rice
Week Ending
07/06/2013

D/4

195

* Prices collected from the Fisheries Trade Centre, Peliyagoda.

Item

A/1

A/1

508.53
367.06
152.20
527.35

A/4

J/5

450.00
310.00
187.50
460.00

M/3

A/1

560.00
460.00
250.00
610.00

F/2

J/5

560.00
450.00
290.00
560.00

J/1

A/1

69.75
57.90
126.73
77.12
126.63
96.25
61.15
82.50
86.54
67.55
114.23
70.68
114.13
213.04
137.50
10.70
33.72

N/3

2012

A/4

70.00
60.00
132.50
100.00
125.00
107.50
85.00
85.00
80.00
97.50
106.67
n.a.
95.00
220.00
150.00
14.88
41.25

O/2

Beans

M/4

70.00
60.00
130.00
120.00
120.00
80.00
40.00
80.00
80.00
60.00
300.00
n.a.
100.00
120.00
150.00
14.00
45.00

S/2

Week

Year Ago
Annual Ave.

70.00
60.00
120.00
120.00
140.00
80.00
50.00
80.00
100.00
80.00
280.00
n.a.
120.00
220.00
150.00
16.00
45.00

A/1

2013

M/4

Month
Ago

J/5

Week

F/2

Average Retail Prices

Rice
(Rs/Kg)
Samba
Kekulu (Red)
Beans
Cabbage
Carrots
Tomatoes
Pumpkins
Snake Gourd
Brinjals
Ash-Plantains
Red-Onions (Local)
Big-Onions (Local)
Potatoes (N'Eliya)
Dried Chilies (Imported)
Dhal (Indian)
Eggs (Red) (Each)
Coconut (Each)
Fish (Rs/Kg) *
Kelawalla
Balaya
Salaya
Paraw (Small)

Week Ago

M/4

M/4

Week Ending
06/06/2013

A/4

M/3

396.15
278.80
112.08
424.10

M/3

A/4

335.00
250.00
132.50
402.50

F/2

M/3

450.00
400.00
190.00
550.00

J/1

A/4

450.00
380.00
240.00
500.00

32

J/1

65.58
50.63
103.35
51.15
104.91
71.00
40.97
56.91
61.86
46.79
86.75
57.32
94.95
176.66
117.81
10.32
27.97

F/2

64.50
51.38
107.50
67.50
101.25
81.67
60.00
56.67
56.67
77.50
71.25
n.a.
76.25
187.00
138.00
14.38
36.88

J/1

68.00
53.50
100.00
90.00
90.00
50.00
25.00
60.00
60.00
40.00
250.00
n.a.
86.50
175.00
132.00
13.00
37.00

F/2

67.50
52.50
100.00
90.00
110.00
50.00
30.00
60.00
80.00
60.00
235.00
n.a.
102.50
185.00
128.00
15.50
36.50

Week

Year Ago

Narahenpita Economic Centre (Rs/Kg.)

62.81
52.50
50.83
54.40

68.41
56.29
52.35
58.45

Retail Prices
Item

Average
30/05/2013 Week Ago

Rice
Samba
Kekulu (Red)
Beans
Cabbage
Carrots
Tomatoes
Pumpkins
Snake Gourd
Brinjals
Ash-Plantains
Red-Onions (Imported)
Big-Onions (Imported)
Potatoes (Imported)
Dried Chilies (Imported)
Dhal (Indian)
Eggs (Red)(Each)
Coconut (Each)

70.00
56.00
110.00
100.00
140.00
80.00
60.00
80.00

70.00
58.00
100.00
100.00
140.00
90.00
60.00
90.00

80.00
80.00
n.a.
70.00
70.00
220.00
150.00
14.00
45.00

70.00
100.00
n.a.
70.00
70.00
220.00
150.00
13.00
45.00

980.00
480.00
200.00
720.00

860.00
475.00
300.00
890.00

Fish
Kelawalla
Balaya
Salaya
Paraw (Small)

Note: Narahenpita Economic Centre Prices were not

received for the week ending 07/06/2013

Price Indices

May
2013

Colombo Consumers' Price Index (CCPI )

(2006 / 07 = 100)
Annual Average Change %
Year - on - Year Change %

173.9
8.8
7.3

Month Ago

Year Ago
PRICE CHANGES (CCPI )
Annual Average

170.0
8.8
6.4

162.1
5.6
7.0

12.0
2013
10.0
2012
8.0

Core Inflation - ( CCPI )

(2006 / 07 = 100)
Annual Average Change %
Year - on - Year Change %

6.0

166.6
6.6
5.7

166.3
6.5
6.1

157.7
6.0
4.8

4.0
2.0
J

Feb 2013 *

Wholesale Price Index (WPI)

(1974 = 100)
Annual Average Change %

4,717.4
7.7

Month Ago

4,719.8
5.6

Year Ago

Jy

Month

4,162.2
5.1

* Provisional

Wage rate Indices

Central Government Employees (1978 = 100) (b)

2013 (a)
March
5,483.2

2012
March
5,304.7

% Change

WAGE INDICES
(1978 = 100)
5600

3.4

Central Govt.

5200
4800
4400

Wages Boards

4000
3600
3200
2800

Months

Jy

13/J

2000

Jy

2400
12/J

(b) Non-executive officers and minor employees

6.0
0.0
33.4
24.9

Jy

3,662.4
4,433.6
2,402.1
1,851.8

11/J

(a) Provisional

3,881.7
4,434.6
3,204.4
2,313.2

10/J

Workers in Wages Boards Trades (1978 = 100)

Agriculture
Industry & Commerce
Services

Agriculture Production
Tea (Mn Kg)

2013*

2012

Jan - Apr

Jan - Apr

114.3
Jan - Mar

Rubber (Mn Kg)

33.2

% Change

8.9

105.0

AGRICULTURAL
PRODUCTION-Tea

Mn.Kg.
350

Jan - Mar

300

41.9

-20.9

2011

250
200
150

Coconuts (Mn Nuts)

637.8

718.8

-11.3

100

2012

50
0
J

* Provisional

2013 *
Mar

Industrial Production
Industrial Production Index (IPI) (a)

( 2010 = 100 )

117.0
Jan- Dec'11

Public Sector Major Industrial Output Index

(1997 = 100)

85.5

2012
Mar

Jy Au S

Month

% Change

-1.6

118.9
Jan- Dec'10

21.0

70.7

* Provisional
(a) IPI based on ISIC Revision 4 Classification

2012 *
Jan - Dec
1,003.9
987.8
845.3
142.5
16.1

2011
Jan - Dec
950.0
934.8
812.6
122.2
15.1

Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (Rs.bn)

1,492.9
Current
1,094.2
Capital & Lending Minus Repayments
398.6
* Provisional
Total revenue & Grants increased by 5.7 per cent compared to the period of Jan - Dec 2011.

1,400.1
1,006.6
393.5

Government Finance
Revenue and Grants (Rs.bn)
Revenue (Rs.bn)
Tax
Non tax
Grants

Government Debt

Rs. bn.
1600
1500
1400
1300
1200
1100
1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0

GOVERNMENT REVENUE &

EXPENDITURE 2012

Expenditure
Expenditure

Revenue

Month

2012 *
End Dec
3,232.8

Month
ago
3,352.7

629.1
2,095.1
58.4

659.1
2,174.1
58.4

590.9
1,819.3
62.0

Year

ago

Total domestic debt

of which
Treasury bills
Treasury bonds
Rupee loans

Rs bn

2,804.1

Total foreign debt

Rs bn

2,767.3

2,923.9

2,329.3

Total outstanding govt. debt

Rs bn

6,000.1

6,276.5

5,133.4

Rs. bn
3600

GOVERNMENT DEBT

3200
2800
2400
2000
1600
1200
800
400
0

* Provisional

Total outstanding government debt increased by 16.9 per cent compared to end December 2011.

External Finance
External Assets
Total Reserves (b)

Workers' Remittances
Inflows
Outflows
Net

2012

End Dec

% Change

Rs.bn

EXTERNAL ASSETS

1300
Total

1100

Gross Official Reserves (b)

Workers' Remittances (c)
Inflows

2013 (a)

End March

US$ Mn
Rs Mn
US$ Mn
Rs Mn
US$ Mn
Rs Mn

US$ Mn
Rs Mn
US$ Mn
Rs Mn
US$ Mn
Rs Mn

8,121.3
1,030,211.8
6,689.5
848,576.4

8,357.2
1,062,705.7
6,877.3
874,510.8

2013 (a)

2012 (a)

March

March

545.5
69,172.0

564.7
70,873.9

2012 (a)

2011

Jan - Dec

Jan - Dec

5,985.3
763,980.3
646.3
82,265.9
5,339.0
681,714.3

5,144.8
569,102.5
561.7
62,473.0
4,583.2
506,629.5

-2.8
-3.1
-2.7
-3.0
% Change

900
700
500
Gross Official

300
100

Month

-3.4
-2.4
% Change

PRIVATE REMITTANCES -Inflows

Rs.bn

16.3
34.2
15.1
31.7
16.5
34.6

(a) Provisional

800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0

2012

2011
J

(b) By end March 2013, the total level of foreign reserves were equivalent to 5.4 months
of imports and the gross official reserves were equivalent to 4.4 months of imports.
( c) Data on workers' remittances outflows are published on quarterly basis.

External Trade
Exports
Agricultural
Industrial
Mineral
Other
Imports
Consumer Goods
Intermediate Goods
Investment Goods
Other
Trade Balance

Rs. Mn

Exports
Agricultural
Industrial
Mineral
Other
Imports
Consumer Goods
Intermediate Goods
Investment Goods
Other
Trade Balance

US$ Mn

Rs. Mn

Rs. Mn

US$ Mn

US$ Mn

2013
Jan - Mar

2012
Jan - Mar

% Change

299,624
69,883
228,843
511
386
569,553
90,179
332,455
146,656
263
-269,929

305,474
68,586
234,785
1,745
358
636,075
105,299
374,399
155,082
1,296
-330,601

-1.9
1.9
-2.5
-70.7
7.8
-10.5
-14.4
-11.2
-5.4
-79.7
18.4

2,363
551
1,805
4
3
4,492
711
2,622
1,157
2
-2,129

2,570
575
1,977
14
3
5,349
882
3,147
1,309
11
-2,779

-8.1
-4.2
-8.7
-72.0
0.5
-16.0
-19.4
-16.7
-11.6
-81.4
23.4

US$ Mn
11,000

J Jy A
Month

EXPORTS (Cumulative)

10,000
9,000
8,000

2012

7,000
6,000
5,000
4,000
3,000
2,000
2013

1,000
0
J

Jy

Month

US$ Mn

IMPORTS (Cumulative)

20,000
18,000
16,000
14,000
2012

12,000
10,000
8,000
6,000

2013

4,000
2,000
0
J

Jy

Month

Industrial Exports
Total Industrial Exports
Food, Beverages and Tobacco
Textiles and Apparel
Petroleum Products
Leather, Rubber etc
Other

Rs.Mn.

Total Industrial Exports

US$ Mn.

2013
Jan - Mar

228,843
6,688
133,123
13,638
27,282
48,113

2012
Jan - Mar

234,785
8,446
122,961
16,025
29,417
57,936

% Change
-2.5
-20.8
8.3
-14.9
-7.3
-17.0

INDUSTRIAL EXPORTS
(Cumulative)

US$ Mn.
8,000
7,000

2012

6,000
5,000
4,000

Food, Beverages and Tobacco

Textiles and Apparel
Petroleum Products
Leather, Rubber etc
Other

1,805
53
1,050
108
215
379

1,977
71
1,036
135
247
489

Trade Indices *

2013**

Month

(2010= 100 )

February

ago

Total Exports
Value
Quantity
Unit Value
Total Imports
Value
Quantity
Unit Value
Terms of Trade
* In US$ Terms
** Provisional

-8.7
-25.4
1.3
-20.1
-13.0
-22.3

3,000
2,000

2013

1,000
0
J

Tourist Arrivals
Earnings from Tourism

US$ Mn.
Rs.Mn.

Colombo Auction Price

Tea Prices

Wheat

TRADE INDICES- TERMS OF TRADE

(2010 = 100)

111.0
108.2
102.6

101.4
92.0
110.2

114.3
112.4
101.7

128.3
115.8
110.8
92.6

135.8
127.1
106.8
103.2

141.5
123.3
114.8
88.6

2013*
Jan - Mar

2012
Jan - Mar

% Change

288,798

260,525

10.9

317.7
40,278.9

266.7
31,742.1

19.1
26.9

2011

108

88

2012
68
J

Jy A
Month

TOURIST ARRIVALS
Cumulative

'000
1000
800
600
400
200
0

2012
2011
J

Jy

M
Month

International Commodity Prices

Crude Oil

Year ago

* Provisional

White Sugar

Jy

Month

Index

Tourism

Imports (C I F)
Rice

2013
March

2012
March

Rs./Kg

TEA PRICES (Imports)

% Change
500

2013

400

Rs / Kg
US$ / Kg

Rs. / MT
US$ / MT
Rs. / MT
US$ / MT
Rs./Barrel
US$ / Barrel
Rs. / MT
US$ / MT

441.51
3.48

368.00
2.93

20.0
18.8

108,011

84,814

27.4
26.0
-12.2
-13.1
-10.2
-11.1
16.9
18.1

852

676

69,863

79,581

551

634

13,514

15,044

107

120

388

332

49,256

41,700

300

2012

200
J

Jy

Month
RICE PRICES ('000 )

Rs(mn)/
Kg
100
80

2013

60

2012

40
J

Jy

Month

CRUDE OIL PRICES

Rs/Brl
15,000
12,000
9,000
6,000
3,000
0

2013
2012
J

Jy

Month

10

Average Crude Oil Prices

2012
Spot Prices

111.22
109.14
106.57
111.17

Crude Oil Prices

Brent

130
110

90
70
WTI

50

Jan-13

Mar-13

Nov-12

30

Jul-12

86.52
83.95
84.31
85.05

94.76
95.32
92.94
92.02
94.51

Sep-12

103.52
98.40
99.31
101.80

113.95
117.39
109.63
103.40
103.04

Jan-12

31 May
03 June
04 June
05 June
06 June

115.62
119.86
119.86
121.21
110.73
96.60
112.25
111.84
114.25

Mar-12

98.46
102.36
106.16
103.32
94.49
82.30
87.86
94.16
94.64
89.49
86.53
87.86

May-12

111.34
120.05
126.67
120.77
110.93
95.60
103.20
114.11
113.16
112.37
110.13
110.72

(US $/bbl)

Nov-11

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

(US$/bbl)(*)

(US $/bbl)

Jul-11

(US $/bbl)

Sep-11

(US $/bbl)

CPC Import

Brent(New York WTI (Europian

Prices (C&F)
closing price)
Market)

Jan-11

WTI (Europian
Market)

2013
Spot Prices

Mar-11

Brent(New York
closing price)

CPC Import
Prices (C&F)
(US$/bbl)(*)

May-11

Month

Month/Date

100.83
102.03
102.29
103.76
103.62

91.93
93.41
93.36
93.66
94.71
A

Sources: Reuters
Energy Information Administration (Web Site)
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation

(*) CPC import prices are not directly comparable with spot prices of WTI and Brent due to: CPC prices include
freight charges; CPC price is weighted average price of different type of crude oil; Part of imports of CPC are on
term contract basis.

GDP by Industrial Origin at Constant (2002) Prices

2012*

2011

2012

4 Quarter

4 Quarter

Annual

-0.1
13.4
3.7
6.3

2.4
10.0
8.5
8.3

5.8
10.3
4.6
6.4

th

Growth Rate

Agriculture
Industry
Services
GDP

th

Real GDP
(Percentage change)
9
8
7
6
5
4

3
2

* Provisional

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

1
0

10' 10' 10' 10' 11' 11' 11' 11' 12' 12' 12' 12'
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Year / Quater

Employment
Labour Force Participation rate
Unemployment rate

2011(b)(c)

2011(a)

2012 (a)

4th Quarter

3rd Quarter

Annual

Annual

48.1
3.9

48.3
3.9

47.8
4.2

32.0
26.1
41.9

32.9
24.1
43.1

33.0
24.2
42.8

47.2
4.0

31.0
26.1
42.9

Unemployment Rate
Rate
20
18
16
14
12
10
8
5.2
6 5.1
4 5.3 5.2
2
0

5.3
6.2

5.9

5.0

5.7

4.9

5.4

4.5

4.3 3.9
4.2

4.0

3.9

'1Q 08
'2Q 08
'3Q 08
4Q 08
1Q 09
2Q 09
3Q 09
4Q 09
1Q 10
2Q 10
3Q 10
4Q 10
1Q 11
2Q 11
3Q 11
2Q 12
3Q 12

Employed Persons by Sectors %

Agriculture
Industry
Services

2012 (a)

(a) Data cover the entire island

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

Year/Quarter

(b) Data excludes Northern Province

(c ) Quarterly Labour Force Survey for the 4th quarter 2011, was not conducted by the Department of Census and Statistics.

The information contained in this issue is based on the Central Bank's own computations and data supplied
by other institutions.

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