Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: All Buildings

1996 - 2017 | Quarterly | Unit | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: All Buildings data was reported at 3,055.000 Unit in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,537.000 Unit for Sep 2017. Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: All Buildings data is updated quarterly, averaging 3,149.000 Unit from Mar 1996 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 88 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 5,168.000 Unit in Jun 2006 and a record low of 1,865.000 Unit in Jun 2009. Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: All Buildings data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.EA001: Greater Colombo Housing Approval Index.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
2,964.00 Jun 2017	3,369.00 Mar 2017	1,865.00 Jun 2009	5,168.00 Jun 2006	Unit	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017

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Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: All Buildings (Unit)	2,964.00 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval Index: All Buildings (1995=100)	98.57 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval Index: Housing (1995=100)	108.53 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval Index: Housing: < 1000 sq ft (1995=100)	23.12 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval Index: Housing: 1000 to 2000 sq f (1995=100)	86.78 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval Index: Housing: > 2000 sq ft (1995=100)	226.17 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval Index: Other Buildings (1995=100)	48.50 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: Housing (Unit)	2,722.00 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: Housing: < 1000 sq ft (Unit)	181.00 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: Housing: 1000 to 2000 sq ft (Unit)	847.00 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: Housing: > 2000 sq ft (Unit)	1,694.00 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017
Sri Lanka Greater Colombo Housing Approval: Other Buildings (Unit)	242.00 Jun 2017	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2017

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Sri Lanka Key Series

National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	16,910.769 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	3,362.075 2022	yearly	1980 - 2022
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	3.102 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	2.6 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
GDP per Capita (USD)	3,833.000 2023	yearly	1959 - 2023
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	3,457.087 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn)	24,802.752 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2024
Gross Savings Rate (%)	26.1 Sep 2022	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%)	27.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	17,949.0 Sep 2022	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Sep 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	8.262 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	14,886.452 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	66.4 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	1,887.265 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	5.9 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Real GDP Growth (%)	-12.4 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	42.093 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2024

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Industrial Production Index Growth (%)	-8.2 Apr 2023	monthly	Jan 2016 - Apr 2023
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	224,952.000 2022	yearly	2009 - 2022

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-5.7 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn)	4,472.546 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn)	27,899.423 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn)	2,012.589 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	98.8 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	8,317.177 2023	yearly	1990 - 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn)	93,375.1 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (%)	-5.667 Jun 2024	quarterly	Dec 2014 - Jun 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	12.9 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2024

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Employed Persons (Person)	7,988,626.000 Jun 2024	quarterly	Jun 2012 - Jun 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	23.888 2028	yearly	1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	5.250 2022	yearly	1990 - 2022
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	47.8 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	5.03 Jun 2024	quarterly	Jun 2013 - Jun 2024
Population (Person mn)	21.9 2024	yearly	1948 - 2024
Unemployment Rate (%)	4.70 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Jun 2024

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD)	1,182.126 2019	yearly	1981 - 2019
Household Income per Capita (USD)	1,422.182 2019	yearly	1981 - 2019
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Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit)	8,100.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	9,545 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	-27.0 2019	yearly	2006 - 2019

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