Sri Lanka Real Wage Rate Index: 1978=100: Services

1983 - 2018 | Monthly | Dec1978=100 | Department of Labour

Sri Lanka Real Wage Rate Index: 1978=100: Services data was reported at 53.464 Dec1978=100 in Apr 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 53.508 Dec1978=100 for Mar 2018. Sri Lanka Real Wage Rate Index: 1978=100: Services data is updated monthly, averaging 57.925 Dec1978=100 from Dec 1983 (Median) to Apr 2018, with 413 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 82.900 Dec1978=100 in Dec 1983 and a record low of 36.416 Dec1978=100 in Apr 2007. Sri Lanka Real Wage Rate Index: 1978=100: Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department of Labour. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.G027: Nominal and Real Wage Rate Index.

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Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
53.46 Apr 2018	53.51 Mar 2018	36.42 Apr 2007	82.90 Dec 1983	Dec1978=100	monthly	Dec 1983 - Apr 2018

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Sri Lanka Real Wage Rate Index: 1978=100: Services (Dec1978=100)	53.46 Apr 2018	monthly	Dec 1983 - Apr 2018
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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 (%)	5.9 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Jun 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 (%)	8.448 Mar 2024	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Mar 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
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit)	1,445.000 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
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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