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Country Report Sri Lanka March 2011
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Exchange rate SLRs:US$ (av) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 113.74 | 113.92 | 114.26 | 117.37 | 116.92 | 114.90 | 114.91 | 114.86 | 114.80 | 114.80 | 114.51 | 114.35 |
| 2010 | 114.35 | 114.54 | 114.18 | 113.89 | 113.74 | 113.61 | 113.04 | 112.45 | 112.47 | 111.80 | 111.62 | 111.11 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Exchange rate SLRs:US$ (end-period) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 113.85 | 114.31 | 115.15 | 120.07 | 114.93 | 114.91 | 114.90 | 114.81 | 114.81 | 114.80 | 114.60 | 114.38 |
| 2010 | 114.55 | 114.44 | 114.05 | 113.98 | 113.78 | 113.52 | 112.56 | 112.69 | 111.93 | 111.70 | 111.50 | 110.93 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M1 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2.4 | -0.3 | -4.6 | -0.6 | 1.3 | -1.4 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 6.4 | 10.9 | 19.8 | 21.5 |
| 2010 | 28.2 | 28.7 | 33.0 | 30.4 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 27.0 | 26.8 | 27.5 | 29.2 | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M2 (% change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 10.6 | 10.3 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 13.3 | 15.2 | 15.6 | 17.9 | 18.8 | 18.7 |
| 2010 | 17.9 | 17.4 | 17.1 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 14.4 | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Average weighted deposit rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11.4 | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| 2010 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 2011 | 6.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Average weighted prime lending rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 18.9 | 18.2 | 17.9 | 15.5 | 14.4 | 13.9 | 12.9 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 10.9 |
| 2010 | 11.2 | 10.8 | 10.7 | 11.1 | 10.7 | 10.4 | 10.0 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.4 | 9.3 |
| 2011 | 9.1 | 9.1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Reverse repurchase rate (end-period; %) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 12.0 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.8 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 9.8 | 9.8 |
| 2010 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 |
| 2011 | 8.5 | 8.5 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Colombo Stock Exchange Milanka Price Index (end-period; Dec 1998=1,000) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,965 | 1,774 | 1,774 | 1,963 | 2,520 | 2,722 | 2,986 | 2,976 | 3,297 | 3,334 | 3,326 | 3,849 |
| 2010 | 4,182 | 4,355 | 4,271 | 4,712 | 4,757 | 5,278 | 5,855 | 5,889 | 7,553 | 7,242 | 6,989 | 7,062 |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Consumer prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 10.7 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 4.8 |
| 2010 | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| 2011 | 6.8 | 7.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Wholesale prices (av; % change, year on year) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -15.1 | -14.7 | -11.3 | -10.8 | -10.1 | -9.8 | -6.5 | -4.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 14.2 | 28.1 |
| 2010 | 25.9 | 25.6 | 17.5 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 12.9 | 2.4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tea export price (US cents/kg) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 341.8 | 344.4 | 373.8 | 388.0 | 385.2 | 387.2 | 415.5 | 432.1 | 452.2 | 466.4 | 450.3 | 427.1 |
| 2010 | 432.7 | 435.0 | 438.8 | 439.1 | 443.5 | 432.2 | 418.8 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Goods exports fob (SLRs bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 55.9 | 59.7 | 72.2 | 51.4 | 63.0 | 64.9 | 74.9 | 81.6 | 65.2 | 72.2 | 70.2 | 82.7 |
| 2010 | 54.0 | 72.0 | 75.7 | 61.9 | 70.5 | 79.2 | 74.2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tea exports (SLRs bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 7.0 | 8.2 | 12.4 | 6.8 | 11.7 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 13.4 | 12.0 | 13.4 |
| 2010 | 10.4 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 10.7 | 12.0 | 13.7 | 13.7 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Goods imports cif (SLRs bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 77.6 | 69.1 | 116.9 | 72.8 | 90.4 | 97.1 | 107.9 | 96.7 | 92.3 | 119.7 | 107.0 | 124.9 |
| 2010 | 132.8 | 111.5 | 124.5 | 114.1 | 119.5 | 126.5 | 133.0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Trade balance fob-cif (SLRs bn) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | -21.8 | -9.3 | -44.7 | -21.5 | -27.5 | -32.2 | -33.0 | -15.1 | -27.0 | -47.6 | -36.8 | -42.2 |
| 2010 | -78.8 | -39.5 | -48.9 | -52.2 | -49.0 | -47.3 | -58.9 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Foreign-exchange reserves excl gold (US$ m) | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | 1,631 | 1,737 | 1,265 | 1,356 | 1,365 | 1,615 | 2,149 | 3,899 | 4,133 | 4,756 | 4,561 | 4,616 |
| 2010 | 4,597 | 4,657 | 4,558 | 4,689 | 4,452 | 5,018 | 4,794 | 5,410 | 5,699 | 6,590 | n/a | n/a |
| 2011 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sources: IMF, International Financial Statistics; Haver Analytics. | ||||||||||||
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