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1.1 Price Indices

Item
January
Month
Year
2014
Ago
Ago
CCPI - Anual Average

10
(2006 / 07 = 100)
177.5
6.5
4.4
176.5
6.9
4.7
170.0
8.1
9.8
Core Inflation - ( CCPI )

Annual Average Change %
Year - on - Year Change %
170.1
4.1
3.5
167.7
4.4
2.1
Month
164.4
6.1
7.3
Year
4,931.6
Ago
4,886.7
Ago
4,576.0
10.5
10.7
0.6
Oct 2013
Wholesale Price Index (WPI)(1974 = 100)
* Provisional
2013
Anual Average
Colombo Consumers' Price Index (CCPI )

Year - on - Year Change %
2012
8
7
6
5
4
J
Jy
Month
1.2 Pettah Market

Average Wholesale Prices
Item
Week Ending
Feb 20
Average Retail Prices
Week
Month
Year Ago
Ago
Ago
Annual Avg
Week Ending
Feb 20
Rs / Kg
Week
Month
Year Ago
Ago
Ago
Annual Avg
Rs / Kg
Rice
Samba
Kekulu (Red)
Vegetables
70.50
59.00
72.50
61.00
70.20
56.50
66.57
52.39
78.00
65.00
78.00
68.00
75.80
64.00
70.46
59.60
60.00
80.00
77.00
107.69
80.00
100.00
98.00
134.42
35.00
25.00
30.00
64.76
60.00
50.00
48.00
92.88
80.00
70.00
76.00
108.94
100.00
90.00
98.00
133.46
50.00
50.00
47.00
67.84
80.00
80.00
68.00
99.81
20.00
20.00
21.50
37.12
40.00
40.00
39.00
57.60
50.00
50.00
46.00
55.69
70.00
70.00
68.00
80.77
40.00
50.00
60.00
61.42
60.00
80.00
84.00
85.58
60.00
60.00
60.00
63.27
80.00
80.00
80.00
84.23
52.50
70.00
100.00
148.68
80.00
100.00
100.00
182.38
n.a
n.a.
n.a.
97.21
n.a
n.a.
n.a.
127.22
77.50
77.50
85.00
96.95
110.00
100.00
110.00
117.31
188.00
190.00
183.00
176.50
220.00
220.00
220.00
219.71
140.00
142.00
133.40
131.39
160.00
160.00
144.00
148.85
12.50
12.50
13.50
13.39
13.00
13.00
14.00
13.89
39.00
40.00
41.50
37.62
50.00
50.00
50.00
43.98
Kelawalla
380.00
320.00
440.00
Balaya
250.00
250.00
248.00
Salaya
80.00
90.00
102.00
Paraw (Small)
380.00
280.00
478.00
* Prices collected from the Fisheries Trade Centre, Peliyagoda.
387.27
490.00
365.00
602.00
477.31
280.00
300.00
300.00
302.00
341.76
Beans
Cabbage
Carrots
Tomatoes
Pumpkins
Snake Gourd
Brinjals
Ash-Plantains
Other Foods
Red-Onions (Local)
Big-Onions (Local)
Potatoes (N'Eliya)
Dried Chilies (Imported)
Dhal (Indian)
Eggs (Red)
Coconut (Each)
Fish
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134.71
100.00
120.00
138.00
179.04
442.60
420.00
330.00
524.00
505.60
62
90
2013
2012
D/1
D/5
N/1
S/1
O/1
A/1
Jy/1
J/1
D/1
N/1
O/1
S/1
A/1
J/1
Jy/1
A/1
M/1
Potatoes
160
130
100
2013
2012
70
40
D/5
D/1
N/1
Months
O/1
S/1
A/1
J/1
Jy/1
A/1
M/1
M/1
30
Months
J/1
J/4
F/3
M/2
A/1
A/4
M/3
J/2
Jy/1
Jy/4
A/3
S/2
O/1
O/4
N/3
D/2
60
F/1
M/1
J/1
Rs./kg
120
J/1
2013
2012
190
150
Rs./kg
270
240
210
180
150
120
90
60
30
F/1
Rs./kg
D/5
D/1
N/1
O/1
S/1
A/1
J/1
Jy/1
A/1
M/1
J/1
M/1
Months
Potatoes
Months
Kelawalla
Kelawalla
625
Rs./kg
550
500
450
400
350
300
250
200
Months
Beans
2013
2012
180
2013
2012
550
475
400
2013
2012
325
J/1
J/4
F/3
M/2
A/1
A/4
M/3
J/2
Jy/1
Jy/4
A/3
S/2
O/1
O/4
N/3
D/2
250
J/1
J/4
F/3
M/2
A/1
A/4
M/3
J/2
Jy/1
Jy/4
A/3
S/2
O/1
O/4
N/3
D/2
Rs./kg
J/1
D/1
D/5
N/1
S/1
O/1
A/1
J/1
Months
Beans
240
210
180
150
120
90
60
30
Rs./kg
Jy/1
A/1
M/1
F/1
M/1
32
J/1
42
32.00
A/1
52
42.00
F/1
52.00
2013
2012
72
M/1
Rs./kg
62.00
F/1
Rs./kg
72.00
Rice - Kakulu
82
2013
2012
M/1
Rice - Kakulu
82.00
Months
Months
1.3 Dambulla Market
1.4 Narahenpita Economic Centre

Week Ending Feb 20
Item (Rs / Kg)
Wholesale
(Average)
Item (Rs / Kg)
Retail (Average)
Rice
Average Retail Prices

Feb 19
Week Ago
Rice
Samba
Kekulu (Red)
72.50
76.00
60.50
63.50
Vegetables
24.00
43.50
26.50
46.00
40.00
59.50
56.00
94.00
63.00
100.00
34.50
66.00
Other Foods
Beans
Cabbage
Carrots
Tomatoes
Pumpkins
Snake Gourd
Brinjals
Potatoes (N'Eliya)
71.30
Dried Chilies(Imported)
194.50
Big-Onions (Local)
Red-Onions (Local)
Coconut (Each)
91.50
Ash-Plantains
75.33
60.00
58.00
90.00
90.00
73.33
76.67
120.00
90.00
93.33
73.33
60.00
60.00
86.67
86.67
83.33
86.67
100.00
100.00
106.67
100.00
60.00
60.00
240.00 Other Foods
n.a
n.a
34.00
65.00
Red-Onions (Imported)
Big-Onions (Imported)
35.70
45.90
Potatoes (Imported)
Table 1.5 Maradagahamula Market

Average wholesale price of Rice
Item
75.67
Vegetables
Pumpkins
Snake Gourd
Ash-Plantains
Beans
Carrots
Tomatoes
(Rs / Kg)
Samba
Sudu Kekulu
Raw Red
Nadu
Samba
Kekulu (Red)
Week Ending
Week
Month
Year
Feb 20
Ago
Ago
Ago
65.78
65.50
69.05
62.64
61.25
60.88
59.29
52.03
55.50
55.50
52.37
49.55
62.00
61.75
60.70
53.71
70.00
70.00
Dried Chilies (Imported)
220.00
220.00
Dhal (Indian)
Eggs (Red)(Each)
163.33
166.67
12.50
13.50
48.33
50.00
560.00
566.67
n.a.
350.00
Coconut (Each)
Fish
Kelawalla
Balaya
Salaya
Paraw (Small)
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90.00
50.00
680.00
703.33
1.6 Wage rate Indices

2013(a)
2012
Nov
Nov
Change
Central Government Employees (b)
5,654.3
5,304.7
6.6
Workers in Wages Boards Trades

Agriculture
Industry & Commerce
Services
3,928.8
3,662.8
7.3
4,434.9
4,434.2
0.0
3,459.1
2,402.1
44.0
2,313.2
1,851.8
24.9
Item
6000
Wage Indices (1978 = 100)
5600
(1978 = 100)
Central
Govt.
Wages
Boards
Index Value
5200
4800
4400
4000
3600
3200
Months
1.7 Factory Industry-Production (FIPI) ( 2010 = 100 ) (a)

2013 (b)
2012
Nov
Nov
Change
130
112.6
108.8
3.5
107.3
-4.4
120
95.0
4.3
94.4
9.1
126.0
10.9
90
94.1
-12.9
80
Factory Industry- Production Index
Food products
102.6
Beverages
99.0
Tobacco products
103.0
Wearing apparel
139.7
Chemicals and chemical products
82.0
Rubber and plastic products
122.3
Other non-metallic mineral products
100.8
(a) Major 7 sub divisions of FIPI out of 17 sub divisions.
(b) Provisional
114.8
6.5
104.0
-3.1
Factory Industrial Production
110
Index
Item
100
2012
2013
J
Jy
Months
1.8 Agriculture Production

Unit
2013*
2012*
Jan - Dec
Jan - Dec
Change
Tea
(Mn Kg)
338.3
328.4
3.0
Rubber
(Mn Kg)
130.4
Jan - Nov
2,337.0
151.8
Jan - Nov
2,767.3
-14.1
Coconuts
* Provisional
(Mn Nuts)
Mn.kg.
Item
Tea Production
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
2013
2012
J
-15.6
Jy Au S
Months
1.9 GDP by Industrial Origin at Constant (2002) Prices - Growth Rates

2013*
3
rd
Quarter
2012
3
rd
Quarter
2012
Annual
Agriculture
7.0
-0.5
5.8
Industry
8.1
7.3
10.3
Services
7.9
4.6
4.6
7.8
4.8
6.4
GDP
* Provisional
Source: Department of Census and Statistics
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Percentage Change
Item
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Real GDP
10' 10' 10' 10' 11' 11' 11' 11' 12' 12' 12' 12' 13' 13' 13'
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3
Quater
1.10 Employment
Item
2013(a)
2012(a)
2012(a)
2nd Quarter
2nd Quarter
Annual
54.2
51.5
52.6
4.4
3.9
4.0
Labour Force Participation rate

Unemployment rate
Employed Persons by Sectors %
Agriculture
Industry
Services
Unemployment Rate
31.4
26.9
26.3
42.3
42.8
42.3
Crude Oil Prices
140
10
Brent
WTI
120
5.3
6
4
5.2
5.1 5.2
Index Value
6.2 5.7 5.4

5.9
4.6
4.5
4.2 3.9
5.0 4.9
4.3 3.9 4.0 3.9 4.4
5.3
100
80
Nov-13
Jul-13
Sep-13
May-13
Jan-13
Mar-13
Months
Nov-12
Jul-12
Sep-12
Mar-12
May-12
Nov-11
Jan-12
Jul-11
Sep-11
Year/Quarter
May-11
Jan-11
'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
4Q 12
1Q 13
2Q 13
60
Mar-11
Rate
30.3
Source: Department of Census and Statistics
(a) The working age population consists of the household population aged 15 and above
12
31.5
26.2
1.11 Average Crude Oil Prices

2013
2014
Spot Prices (US $/bbl)
Month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
CPC Import
Brent
WTI
(Benchmark
(Benchmark
price)
price)
113.95
94.76
111.22
117.39
95.32
111.16
109.63
92.94
106.57
103.40
92.02
111.17
103.04
94.51
108.91
103.69
Prices (C&F)
(US$/bbl)(*)
103.16
95.77
108.62
104.51
112.94
106.58
113.48
113.63
106.19
111.01
109.88
100.54
108.10
93.77
110.39
97.62
112.13
111.37
Spot Prices (US $/bbl)

Brent
WTI
(Benchmark
(Benchmark
price)
price)
109.21
94.71
2013
14 February
17 February
18 February
19 February
20 February
119.69
CPC Import
Prices (C&F)
(US$/bbl)(*)
112.75
2014
97.30
109.58
100.31
110.00
100.89
118.60
95.53
111.09
102.54
118.19
96.69
111.32
103.46
117.39
94.92
110.37
103.20
Sources: Reuters
Energy Information Administration
Ceylon Petroleum Corporation
(*) CPC import prices are not directly comparable with spot prices of WTI and Brent as CPC is import prices include freight charges and the price is
weighted for average prices of different types of crude oil. Also Part of the imports of CPC are on a term contract basis.
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2.1 Exchange Rates

Week Ending - February 21
127.47
214.98
221.11
218.05
217.34
194.21
1.26
1.30
1.28
1.28
1.36
176.59
182.35
179.47
177.93
169.29
2.10
2.11
2.36
( As at 20 Feb 2014 )
Central Bank purchases and sales**

(US$ Mn. )
Purchases
Sales
201.89
200.92
193.50
December
2013
Month
Ago
Year
Ago
239.20
20.00
77.00
11.45
51.38
6.30
Average Daily Interbank Volume (US$ Mn.)

(spot, tom and cash transactions among commercial banks)
STG
US$
200
160
120
80
Months
130.81
130.90
J/13
132.34
129.46
Month End
240
Jy
Year
Ago
Week
Ago
J /12
Average
Rate
Selling
Rate
Jy
US$
STG
Yen
Euro
INR(1)
SDR
Buying
Rate
J/11
(Rs Per Unit)*
Average Rate
Rate
Item
Week Ending
Feb 21
Week
Ago
Year
Ago
64.31
60.58
53.70
Forward Transactions
(2)
Forward Rates (US$)

1 Month
131.38
131.27
3 Months
132.39
132.07
Average Daily Interbank Forward Volume (US$ mn)
39.09
29.44
Outstanding Forward Volume (US$ mn)
( As at 20 Feb 2014 )
963.41
907.26
*Commercial Bank Avg. Middle Rate (prevailing at 9.30a.m.)
**Central Bank purchases and sales of foreign exchange from commercial banks at market rates Total for the Month
(1) Central Bank indicative rate (2) Weekly average based on actual transactions.
127.91
129.78
20.92
963.36
2.2 External Finance

End Nov
2013(a)
US$ Bn
End Dec
2012
Total Reserves
8.3
Gross Official Reserves
6.9
December
2013(a)
Item
% Change
End Nov
2013(a)
Rs Bn
End Dec
2012
8.4
-0.9
1,086.7
1,062.8
2.2
6.9
0.0
902.6
874.6
3.2
December
2012
% Change
December
2013(a)
December
2012
% Change
% Change
External Assets (b)
Workers' Remittances (c)

Inflows
0.6
0.6
15.0
83.2
71.0
17.3
Jan-Sep
2013(a)
Jan-Sep
2012
% Change
Jan-Sep
2013(a)
Jan-Sep
2012
% Change
Inflows
4.9
4.4
11.4
632.6
561.5
12.6
Outflows
Net
0.5
0.5
13.1
68.0
59.3
14.7
4.4
4.0
11.2
564.5
502.2
12.4
(a) Provisional (b) By end November 2013, the total level of foreign reserves were equivalent to 5.3 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.
Private Remittances - Inflows
800
1300
External Assets
1100
600
500
400
Rs. Bn.
US$ Mn
700
2012
2013
300
200
J
Month
Jy A
900
700
Total
Gross
500
300
Month
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2.3 External Trade

US$ Bn
Item
Jan-Dec
Jan-Dec
2013
2012
Exports
8000
6.3
1,343.0
1,245.5
7.8
2.3
10.7
333.9
297.7
12.2
7.7
7.4
5.0
1,000.7
938.8
6.6
0.2
0.3
-17.3
30.4
36.3
-16.2
4.5
4.0
13.0
583.0
508.6
14.6
0.4
0.5
-7.6
55.1
58.9
-6.4
1.0
0.9
5.4
124.7
116.5
7.0
1.6
1.7
-6.5
207.4
218.4
-5.0
-14.1
0.1
0.1
-15.9
6.7
7.8
0.0
0.0
26.6
1.6
1.2
29.2
18.0
19.2
-6.2
2,322.7
2,441.9
-4.9
3.2
3.0
6.3
411.0
381.0
7.9
10.6
11.6
-8.9
1,361.3
1,474.5
-7.7
4.3
4.6
-7.3
548.6
582.9
-5.9
0.0
0.0
-50.0
1.8
3.5
-48.2
-7.6
-9.4
19.2
-979.7
-1,196.3
18.1
Imports
Textile
57%
2012
2013
Petroleu
m
7%
J F M A M J Jy A S O N D
Months
% Change
9.8
Leather
12%
6000
2000
2012
US$ Mn
US$ Mn
10000
4000
Jan-Dec
2013
Industrial Exports 2013 Jan - Oct

Other
Food
22%
3%
Exports
12000
Jan-Dec
2.6
Consumer Goods
Intermediate Goods
Investment Goods
Other
Trade Balance
% Change
10.4
Agricultural
Industrial
Food, Beverages and Tobacco
Textiles and Apparel
Petroleum Products
Leather, Rubber etc
Other
Mineral
Other
Imports
Rs Bn
22500
20000
17500
15000
12500
10000
7500
5000
2500
0
2012
2013
Months
2.4 Trade Indices (2010= 100 )

Item
2013**
Month
Year
November
Ago
Ago
128
Total Exports
143.6
144.9
115.2
121.5
164.4
106.9
118.2
88.2
107.8
140.5
124.7
171.7
Total Imports
Value
Quantity
Unit Value
Terms of Trade
* In US$ Terms
131.9
116.1
124.2
106.5
107.4
138.2
111.0
82.1
78.0
2012
2013
Index Value
Value
Quantity
Unit Value
TRADE INDICES - Terms of Trade

(2010=100)
108
88
68
J
Jy
Months
** Provisional
2.5 International Commodity Prices

Item
Dec
2013
Colombo Auction Price

Tea Prices
Dec
2012
% Change
Dec
2013
US$ / Kg
3.81
Imports (C I F)
3.30
Dec
2012
% Change
Rs / Kg
15.2
497.97
US$ / MT
424.06
17.4
Rs / MT
Rice
704.00
711.57
-1.1
92,103
91,327
0.8
White Sugar
480.75
584.90
-17.8
62,895
75,070
-16.2
Wheat
310.85
381.83
-18.6
40,668
49,007
-17.0
US$ / Barrel
Crude Oil
112.13
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114.25
Rs / Barrel
-1.9
14,670
14,664
0.0
Tea Prices(Imported)
Crude Oil (Imported)
Rice rices(Imported)
120
500
400
2012
2013
350
300
J
Jy
Months
Rs./Kg.
Rs./Kg.
100
450
80
2012
2013
60
J
Jy
Months
80
15
60
40
12
20
2012
2013
Jy
Months
0
Jan
2012
Jan - Dec
Earnings from Tourism
Mar
Apr
Month
May
Jun
Tourist Arrivals Cumulative

1200
1040
880
720
560
400
240
80
% Change
1,274,593
1,005,605
26.7
1.4
1.0
35.0
181.2
132.4
36.8
US$ Bn.
Rs.Bn.
Feb
No of arrivals '000
2013**
Jan - Dec
Tourist Arrivals
2013
2012
100
2.6 Tourism
Item
Tourist Arrivals (000')
120
18
Rs'000./Barrel.
550
2012
2013
Month
Exchange Rate Behaviour of Last 20 days

US$
Yen
STG
131.5
131
130.5
130
213
1.5
212
1.4
211
1.3
210
1.2
209
1.1
208
1
11
Days
13 15 17 19
1
1
INR
11
Days
13 15 17 19
178
2.1
176
174
1.9
172
7
11
Days
13 15 17 19
11
Days
13
15
17
19
13
15
17
19
204
203
202
201
200
199
198
197
196
195
194
193
180
2.2
SDR
182
EURO
2.3
11
Days
Page 09
13 15 17 19
11
Days
3.1 Government Finance (Rs.bn)
Revenue and Grants

Revenue
Tax
Non tax
Grants
Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments
Current
Capital & Lending Minus Repayments
2012
Jan-Sep
783.2
774.3
780.2
759.9
706.7
678.1
73.5
3.0
81.8
14.4
1,275.10
1257.4
920.0
886.2
355.1
371.2
* Provisional
Government Revenue &

Expenditure
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
Rs.Bn.
2013 *
Jan-Sep
Item
Revenue
Expenditure
Months
12
3.2 Government Debt (Rs.bn)

2013 *
End Sep
Item
Total domestic debt
of which
Treasury bills
Treasury bonds
Rupee loans
Month
ago
3,828.8
Year
ago
3,835.6
Government Debt
Domestic
Rs.Bn
3,280.4
4000
Foreign
3000
Total foreign debt

Total outstanding govt. debt
719.0
771.4
626.8 2000
2,161.8 1000
2,421.5
2,449.1
55.5
55.5
2,971.6
2,948.4
2,887.9
6,800.4
6,784.0
6,168.4
58.4
0
2012 /
Dec
2013 /
Mar
2013 /
Apr
* Provisional
3.3 Two way quotes for Treasury Bills - 20/02/2014
6.41
99.88
6.19
99.46
6.60
99.47
6.42
0.01
98.90
6.69
98.93
6.54
0.03
98.34
6.74
98.36
6.64
0.03
97.75
6.83
97.81
6.65
0.06
0.00
97.17
6.88
97.24
6.71
0.07
96.59
6.92
96.66
6.77
0.07
96.00
6.95
96.08
6.81
0.08
95.40
6.99
95.49
6.85
0.09
94.81
7.02
94.91
6.89
0.10
94.20
7.05
94.30
6.94
0.10
93.59
7.09
93.68
6.99
0.10
92.98
7.12
93.08
7.01
0.10
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Yield
1687
2205
699
1003
457
273
Yield on Average
Buying Price
Yield on Average
selling Price
75
10826
4221
5378
2760
1739
2029
1374
904
1087
660
462
Yield on Average
Buying Price
Yield on Average
selling Price
No of days to maturity
Year Ago
15.00
14.50
14.00
13.50
13.00
12.50
12.00
11.50
11.00
10.50
1369
Month Ago
22
Selling
99.88
13.00
12.50
12.00
11.50
11.00
10.50
10.00
9.50
9.00
8.50
8.00
173
Yield
7113
5471
2914
4406
1771
2122
1102
1543
619
935
522
23
Yield on Average
Buying Price
Yield on Average
selling Price
187
Yield
2014-02-12
13.00
12.50
12.00
11.50
11.00
10.50
10.00
9.50
9.00
8.50
8.00
7.50
7.00
6.50
Selling Price
Buying &
Yield
7000
Buying
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
Average
Yield
2830
Average
Remaining Maturity
3.4 Buying and Selling prices of Treasury Bonds - Quoted by Primary Dealers on 20/02/2014
Maturity
Bond Series
Period
(Years)
Maturity
D/M/Y
Date to
Maturity
Average
Buying
Average
Yield**
Price*
Selling
Yield**
Price*
07.00%2014A
01/03/2014
100.00
6.78
100.00
11.75%2014B
01/04/2014
40
100.50
6.81
100.53
6.60
6.61
06.60%2014B
01/06/2014
101
99.88
6.93
99.93
6.77
11.25%2014A
15/07/2014
145
101.63
6.98
101.68
6.87
09.00%2014A
01/10/2014
223
101.19
6.95
101.27
6.83
06.20%2015A
15/01/2015
329
99.26
7.05
99.39
6.90
11.75%2015A
15/03/2015
388
104.56
7.20
104.72
7.05
06.20%2015B
15/06/2015
480
98.72
7.23
98.94
7.05
06.50%2015A
15/07/2015
510
99.00
7.26
99.16
7.13
11.00%2015A
01/08/2015
527
104.94
7.33
105.20
7.15
11.00%2015B
01/09/2015
558
105.15
7.37
105.37
7.22
12.50%2015A
20/09/2015
577
107.53
7.35
107.68
7.25
08.50%2015A
01/11/2015
619
101.54
7.50
101.74
7.38
07.25%2016A
01/04/2016
771
99.40
7.56
99.64
7.43
08.00%2016B
01/06/2016
832
100.96
7.53
101.17
7.43
06.40%2016A
01/08/2016
893
97.01
7.76
97.28
7.64
08.00%2016A
01/09/2016
924
100.50
7.78
100.84
7.63
06.40%2016B
01/10/2016
954
96.68
7.83
96.97
7.70
08.00%2017A
01/01/2017
1,046
99.86
8.05
100.22
7.91
05.80%2017A
15/01/2017
1,060
94.27
8.05
94.70
7.88
08.00%2017B
15/06/2017
1,211
98.37
8.57
98.84
8.40
05.80%2017B
15/07/2017
1,241
91.79
8.63
92.21
8.48
08.50%2018A
15
01/02/2018
1,442
98.63
8.92
98.95
8.82
08.50%2018C
01/04/2018
1,501
98.56
8.92
98.77
8.86
08.50%2018D
01/06/2018
1,562
98.32
8.98
98.67
8.88
08.50%2018B
15
15/07/2018
1,606
97.93
9.08
98.32
8.97
07.50%2018A
15
15/08/2018
1,637
94.50
9.02
94.77
8.94
08.00%2018A
15/11/2018
1,729
95.73
9.13
96.10
9.03
05.65%2019A
15/01/2019
1,790
86.29
9.18
86.83
9.03
08.50%2019A
10
01/05/2019
1,896
96.91
9.26
97.74
9.05
10.60%2019A
01/07/2019
1,957
105.80
9.20
106.36
9.07
08.00%2019A
01/11/2019
2,080
94.12
9.35
94.91
9.16
08.00%2020A
01/06/2020
2,293
92.45
9.63
93.23
9.45
06.20%2020A
10
01/08/2020
2,354
83.21
9.77
84.05
9.57
09.00%2021A
01/05/2021
2,627
95.79
9.83
96.74
9.63
08.00%2022A
10
01/01/2022
2,872
89.39
9.98
89.89
9.88
11.20%2022A
01/07/2022
3,053
106.28
10.07
107.25
9.90
09.00%2023A
10
01/09/2023
3,480
81.20
10.10
82.13
9.93
07.00%2023A
20
01/10/2023
3,510
80.59
10.22
82.09
9.93
11.40%2024A
10
01/01/2024
3,602
106.53
10.33
107.17
10.23
09.00%2025A
12
01/05/2025
4,088
91.14
10.35
91.76
10.25
09.00%2026A
13
01/02/2026
4,364
90.54
10.40
91.49
10.25
05.35%2026A
15
01/03/2026
4,392
65.66
10.43
66.69
10.23
09.00%2028B
15
01/05/2028
5,184
89.03
10.50
90.04
10.35
09.00%2028A
15
01/07/2028
5,245
87.48
10.73
88.64
10.55
13.00%2029A
15
01/01/2029
5,429
115.66
10.85
116.90
10.70
08.00%2032A
20
01/01/2032
6,524
77.05
10.95
78.67
10.70
09.00%2032A
20
01/10/2032
6,798
82.59
11.25
85.67
10.80
09.00%2033A
20
01/06/2033
7041
82.39
11.25
85.68
10.78
13.25%2033A
09.00%2033B
13.25%2034A
09.00%2043A
20
20
20
30
01/07/2033
01/11/2033
01/01/2034
1/6/2043
7071
7194
7255
10693
115.61
82.29
113.53
77.39
11.25
11.25
11.5
11.75
119.23
85.05
118.44
81.85
10.85
10.85
10.95
11.1
13.50%2044A
30
1/1/2044
10907
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3.5 Government Securities Market
Item/ Week Ended

Outstanding Stock of Government Securities
T-bills
Outstanding
o/w, amounts held by PDs
Week Ending
Week Ending
Feb 19
Feb 12
2014
2014
Rs Mn
Rs Mn
Item/ Week Ended

Secondary Market
Week Ending
Week Ending
Feb 19
Feb 12
2014
2014
After Tax
After Tax
Weighted Average Yield Rates

808,898
802,440
119,211 Treasury Bills
124,100
T-bonds
Purchased
Outstanding
o/w, amounts held by PDs
Government Securities held by Foregin Investors
3,015,791
3,012,175
26,404
26,089
493,071
495,390
Primary Issues
6.70%
6.80%
6.90%
6.95%
7.10%
7.10%
<= 91 days
6.60%
6.70%
<= 182 days

<= 364 days
6.80%
6.85%
7.00%
7.00%
0.00%
0.00%
7.50%
8.00%
8.20%
8.50%
Sold
T-bills
Amount Offered
Total Bids Received
Total Bids Accepted
<= 91 days
<= 182 days
<= 364 days
10,000
12,000
40,612
40,529
18,897
20,829
Amount Offered
Total Bids Received

Total Bids Accepted
T-bonds
Treasury Bonds
Latest Primary Issues
Purchased
<= 1 year
<= 2 year
<= 3 year
Yield Rates
T- bills
<= 91 days
< 182 days
< 364 days
6.75%
6.77%
6.90%
6.92%
7.08%
7.10%
9.10%
9.18%
9.20%
9.30%
<= 10 year
0.00%
0.00%
<= 15 year
>15 year
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
<= 1 year
<= 2 year
0.00%
7.40%
0.00%
8.00%
8.30%
Sold
T- bonds
<2year Last Issue
<= 4 year
<= 5 year
0.00%
0.00%
<= 3 year
7.85%
2year
Last Issue 02/08/2012
13.62%
13.62%
<= 4 year
9.00%
9.12%
3year
10.87%
10.87%
<= 5 year
9.05%
9.20%
4year
14.10%
14.10%
<= 10 year
0.00%
0.00%
5year
8.65%
8.65%
<= 15 year
0.00%
0.00%
6year
>15 year
0.00%
0.00%
10.97%
10.97%
10 year Last Issue 01/04/2013
11.80%
11.80%
10.61%
10.61%
12.13%
12.13%
Secondary Market Activities
Rs Mn
Secondary Market Yield

13.0%
Rs Mn
T- bills
1,597
8,004
12,405
22,298
15,280
23,061
4,368
2,129
Repo Transactions
Repurchase
Reverse Repurchase
T- bonds
10.0%
9.0%
8.0%
Outright Transactions
Purchased
Sold
11.0%
Yield (%)
Purchased
Sold
Month ago
Week ago
19/2/2014
12.0%
Outright Transactions
15,587
23,789
15,933
24,534
105,945
124,257
9,609
10,987
7.0%
6.0%
Repo Transactions
Repurchase
Reverse Repurchase
Source :Primary Auctions & Primary Dealer Weekly Reporting System
page 13
Maturity
4.1 Interest Rates

Week Ending
Item
Commercial Bank Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR)
Treasury Bill Yield (Excluding 10% withholding tax)
- 91 days
- 182 days
- 364 days
Standing Deposit Facility
Standing Lending Facility
Call Money Weekly Average (CMR)
Sri Lanka Inter Bank Offer Rate ( SLIBOR )
1 day
7 days
1 Month
3 Months
6 Months
12 Months
Commercial Banks
Saving Deposits One Year Fixed Deposits -
Commercial Bank Average Weighted Lending Rate (AWLR)

NSB
Saving Deposits One Year Fixed Deposits Treasury Bonds Auction
February 21
9.29
9.56
14.35
6.75
6.77
9.10
6.90
6.92
10.08
7.08
7.10
11.10
6.50
6.50
7.50
8.00
8.00
9.50
6.98
6.84
9.46
7.03
7.05
9.55
7.61
7.61
10.31
8.03
8.04
12.33
8.50
8.55
13.16
8.94
9.04
13.66
9.48
9.69
14.30
Month Ago
Year Ago
0.75-9.00
0.75-11.00
0.75-10.50
6.00-16.00
5.00-16.00
5.25-15.50
Jan 2014
Month Ago
Year Ago
9.14
9.37
10.38
11.46
11.78
13.53
Jan 2014
Month Ago
Year Ago
14.83
15.18
16.12
August 2013
Month Ago
Year Ago
5.00
5.00
5.00
10.50
10.50
12.50
(05 Y & 06 Months)
(15 Years)
(20 Years)
10/01/2014
10/01/2014
29/10/2013
10.60
13.00
9.00
8.65
10.61
12.13
Coupon rate
Weighted Average Yield (Excluding 10% withholding tax)
Week ending
Year Ago
August 2013
Commercial Bank Average Weighted Deposit Rate (AWDR)

Commercial Bank Average Weighted Fixed Deposit Rate (AWFDR)
Bankwise- AWPR
Week Ago
February 21
Bankwise- AWPR
Week Ago
Week ending
Week Ago
February 21
Bank of Ceylon
12.17
12.48
HSBC
9.71
9.41
People's Bank
10.63
10.63
Standard Chartered Bank
9.51
9.87
Hatton National Bank
9.47
9.37
Citi Bank
10.30
10.24
Commercial Bank of Ceylon
8.13
9.07
Deutsche Bank
9.08
10.26
Sampath Bank
9.11
9.28
Habib Bank
8.29
8.29
Seylan Bank
11.07
10.19
Indian Bank
11.15
11.15
Union Bank of Colombo
10.32
11.61
Indian Overseas Bank
9.65
11.65
Pan Asia Banking Corporation
9.00
10.75
MCB Bank
10.90
10.87
Nations Trust Bank
9.29
9.12
State Bank of India
12.26
12.26
DFCC Vardhana Bank
11.64
11.64
Public Bank
13.09
13.09
NDB Bank
8.54
8.72
ICICI Bank
10.10
10.29
Amana Bank
10.50
10.64
Axis Bank
J A
/13
Months
Jy
9
1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15 17 19
Last 4 Weeks
11
10
9
8
1
11 13 15
Last 4 Weeks
Months
12
Jy
10
3 Month
12 Month
13
Jy
J A
/12
3 Month
12 Month
11
Monthly
14
J'13
12
Weekly
Min
Avg
Max
Jy
Rate
Rate
Weekly
J'12
11
10
9.4
9.2
9.0
8.8
8.6
8.4
8.2
8.0
7.8
7.6
7.4
Rate
Min
Avg
Max
Rate
Monthly
12
4.2 Money Supply

Rs. Bn.
2013 (a)
Item
Month
Year
Ago
Ago
Ago
November
Ago
454.4
481.3
430.0
5.7
13.1
1.3
2,997.7
3,002.4
2,529.8
18.5
21.9
18.2
3,363.1
3,362.5
2,880.7
16.7
18.3
18.1
-63.6
-51.2
-25.0
-154.0
-112.2
-114.9
479.9
498.4
355.9
34.8
39.9
-2.7
-197.4
-195.1
-112.8
-75.0
-53.1
-57.4
-346.1
-354.5
-268.2
-29.1
-40.2
-112.8
3,426.7
3,413.7
2,905.7
17.9
19.1
28.0
2,947.5
2,930.5
2,515.7
17.2
17.5
22.3
479.2
483.2
390.0
22.9
29.8
82.2
1,325.5
1,329.0
1,055.0
25.6
27.5
31.6
127.8
128.1
330.0
-61.3
-60.0
52.5
1,005.4
1,012.2
589.3
70.6
71.8
24.7
192.4
188.8
135.6
41.8
41.2
20.7
308.0
326.8
261.1
18.0
28.4
45.6
124.5
123.2
72.4
72.1
76.0
5.0
183.5
203.6
188.8
-2.8
10.3
71.0
2,519.0
2,496.7
2,348.5
7.3
7.4
20.7
2,309.3
2,291.2
2,157.8
7.0
7.5
22.3
209.7
205.6
190.7
9.9
6.8
5.3
472.0
466.9
476.9
-1.0
-0.9
13.5
24
2012
2013
-1.5
22
21
20
19
18
17
-6.5
F
J Jy A
20
18
16
14
16
J
2012
2013
22
Percentage
3.5
Money Supply - M2b

24
2012
2013
23
Percentage
Percentage
2013 (a)
Money Supply - M2
Money Supply - M1
8.5
Year
November
M1
M2
M2b
Net Foreign Assets of the Banking System (b)
Monetary Authorities
Domestic Banking Units (DBUs)
Foreign currency Banking Units (FCBUs)
Net Domestic Assets of the Banking System (b)
DBUs
FCBUs
Net Credit to Government
Monetary Authorities
DBUs
FCBUs
Credit to Corporations
DBUs
FCBUs
Credit to the Private Sector
DBUs
FCBUs
Reserve Money
(a) Provisional (b) In relation to M2b
13.5
Annual Change (%)
Month
M A M J Jy A
Months
Months
O N
M A M
J Jy A
O N
Months
4.3 Weekly change in Reserve Money

Week Ago
Change
501,550
493,620
7,930
Weekly change in Reserve Money

600
2013
2012
550
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Months
S/3
O/2
A/3
141,215
J/4
448
Jy/3
3,429
400
A/4
7,135
M/4
9,708
F/1
12,005
450
M/5
Treasury bills (a)
Week Ago Year Ago
M/1
Inter - bank Call Money Turnover (a)

Central Bank Holdings -
20 Feb 2014
500
J/1
Item
Week Ending
Rs.Bn.
4.4 Money Market Activity - Volumes (Rs. Mn)
D/2
Reserve Money (Rs.Mn.)
20 Feb 2014
N/2
Item
4.5 Open Market Operations

Date
Item
13.02.2014
17.02.2014
18.02.2014
19.02.2014
20.02.2014
Amount Offered (Rs. Bn)
70.00
32.00
14.00
Bids received (Rs. Bn)
43.55
22.01
9.96
Amount accepted (Rs. Bn)
40.55
22.01
9.96
Weighted Average Yield (% p.a.)
6.65
6.68
6.66
39.43
16.31
13.06
7.54
4.42
Repo Auction
Standing Facilities (Volumes)

Repo (Rs.Bn.)
Reverse Repo (Rs.Bn)
4.6 Credit Cards *

Item
2013 (a)
2013(b)
2012
End Sep
End Aug
End Dec
Total Number of Active Cards
926,614
938,621
891,170
36,749
36,973
39,963
889,865
901,648
851,207
49,305
48,339
44,445
1,204
1,201
1,183
48,101
47,138
43,262
Local (accepted only locally)

Global (accepted globally)
Outstanding balance (Rs. Mn.)
Local (accepted only locally)
Global (accepted globally)
(a) Provisional (b) Revised
* Issued by Licensed Commercial Banks
Commercial Paper Issues
Item ( Rs. bn.)
2013 (a)
2013
2012
End Sep*
End Aug
End Dec
Total Issues - Cummulative

Outstandin (as at end of the period )
21.9
20.2
36.9
9.3
9.4
10.6
Rs.Bn
4.7 Commercial Paper Issues (1)
* provisional
(1) Based on the information provided by Licensed Commercial Banks and Licensed
40
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2012
2013
Month
Specialised Banks
4.8 Share Market

Week Ending
21 Feb 2014
Item
Week Ago
Year Ago
All Share Price Index (1985 = 100) (ASPI)
5,937
6,083
5,726
S & P Sri Lanka 20 Index (S&P SL20)
3,238
3,325
3,213
771
1,130
798
2,479
2,540
2,200
Average Daily Turnover (Rs. Mn)
7000
6500
6000
5500
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
2000
Share Market - Month End
J ,12 M
ASPI
S&P
Jy
N J '13 M
Months
Jy
Index
Index
Market Capitalisation (Rs.Bn.)
Share Market - Daily
7000
6500
6000
5500
5000
4500
4000
3500
3000
2500
ASPI
S&P
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1.1 Price Indices

CCPI - Anual Average

Core Inflation - ( CCPI )

Colombo Consumers' Price Index (CCPI )

1.2 Pettah Market

Average Retail Prices

1.3 Dambulla Market

1.4 Narahenpita Economic Centre

Item (Rs / Kg)

Item (Rs / Kg)

Average Retail Prices

240.00 Other Foods

Table 1.5 Maradagahamula Market

Dried Chilies (Imported)

1.6 Wage rate Indices

Central Government Employees (b)

Workers in Wages Boards Trades

Wage Indices (1978 = 100)

1.7 Factory Industry-Production (FIPI) ( 2010 = 100 ) (a)

Factory Industry- Production Index

Factory Industrial Production

1.8 Agriculture Production

1.9 GDP by Industrial Origin at Constant (2002) Prices - Growth Rates

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

Labour Force Participation rate

Crude Oil Prices

6.2 5.7 5.4

Source: Department of Census and Statistics

1.11 Average Crude Oil Prices

Spot Prices (US $/bbl)

Spot Prices (US $/bbl)

2.1 Exchange Rates

Central Bank purchases and sales**

Average Daily Interbank Volume (US$ Mn.)

(Rs Per Unit)*

Forward Rates (US$)

2.2 External Finance

Gross Official Reserves

External Assets (b)

Workers' Remittances (c)

2.3 External Trade

Industrial Exports 2013 Jan - Oct

2.4 Trade Indices (2010= 100 )

TRADE INDICES - Terms of Trade

2.5 International Commodity Prices

Colombo Auction Price

Crude Oil (Imported)

Earnings from Tourism

Tourist Arrivals Cumulative

Tourist Arrivals (000')

Exchange Rate Behaviour of Last 20 days

3.1 Government Finance (Rs.bn)

Revenue and Grants

Government Revenue &

3.2 Government Debt (Rs.bn)

Total foreign debt

3.3 Two way quotes for Treasury Bills - 20/02/2014

3.5 Government Securities Market

Item/ Week Ended

Item/ Week Ended

Weighted Average Yield Rates

<= 182 days