Monthly Economic Indicators - April 2026
Inflation & Cost of Living
Published · Source: CBSL Monthly Economic Indicators ↗
TL;DR
- What changed
- GDP for Q4 2025 is Rs. 3,414,142 million, with a growth rate of 4.8%.
- Who it affects
- This affects businesses and stakeholders in agriculture, industry, and finance.
- What to do
- Businesses should adjust strategies in response to inflation and production declines.
Key numbers
| Indicator | Value | Change | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP for Q4 2025 | Rs. 3,414,142 million | Q4 2025 | |
| GDP Growth Rate | 4.8% | Q4 2025 | |
| Tea Production in March 2026 | 20.9 million kg | March 2026 | |
| Rubber Production in March 2026 | 5.3 million kg | March 2026 | |
| Coconut Production in December 2025 | 254.5 million nuts | December 2025 | |
| Index of Industrial Production for March 2026 | 106.9 | March 2026 | |
| Total Revenue and Grants for Jan-Feb 2026 | Rs. 1,031,160 million | Jan-Feb 2026 | |
| Total Reserves at End of March 2026 | US$ 12,900 million | March 2026 |
Official Announcement
MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS April Statistics Department Central Bank of Sri Lanka
SUMMARY OF SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS April 2026
2026 April
Item Period Unit 2024 2025 Y-o-Y Change
Real Sector
Gross Domestic Products (GDP) th
(e) Inclusive of Offshore Banking Units
1. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) AT CONSTANT (2015) PRICES
4 Quarter
(a) Provisional Source: Department of Census and Statistics
(b) Revised
2. BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
(a) Respondents were asked to rate their business sentiments compared to the relevant quarter of the previous year.
(b) Expectations of respondents for the relevant quarter given during the preceding quarter.
3. AGRICULTURE
(a) (a) Y-o-Y Mn kg TEA 2025
Item Unit 2025 2026
Change (%) · 2026
Tea Production · Mn. kg
March 24.8 20.9 (15.7)
January - March 62.2 59.6 (4.2)
Rubber Production · Mn. kg
March 6.0 5.3 (11.0)
January - March 19.1 16.2 (15.2) My Ju Jy Au
Month
Coconut Production Mn. Nuts
Mn kg RUBBER 2025
4. INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (IIP) (2015=100)
March
Index
Month
5. PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX - MANUFACTURING
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
6. ENERGY
Y-o-Y
(c) 1550
Electricity Generation GWh
Other Petroleum Imports '000 MT
Month
Sources: Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation,
(a) Revised Lanka IOC PLC, Sinopec Energy Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, (b) Provisional RM Parks (Pvt) LTD, Sri Lanka Customs
(c) Including rooftop solar generation
7. PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX - CONSTRUCTION - TOTAL ACTIVITY INDEX (a)
Activity Index, respectively, while for PMI - Manufacturing, it is a weighted average of five sub-indices. Further, Manufacturing Production
Index, Services Business Activity Index and Construction Total Activity Index are the comparable figures of PMI.
8. HOUSING AND CONSTRUCTIONS
Item Unit 2024 2025 Y-o-Y Change (%)
Greater Colombo Housing Approvals Index · 1995 = 100
Cement 2025 2026 (a)
Local Production · '000 MT
Councils, seven Urban Councils and eight Boralesgamuwa)
Pradeshiya Sabhas in Greater Colombo. Eight Pradeshiya Sabha (Homagama, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa, Kelaniya, Attanagalla, Wattala- Mabole, Horana, Panadura, Mahara)
Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Customs
Participants of Cement Industry
9. PROPERTY PRICE INDICES
Item Unit 2024 2025 Y-o-Y Change (%)
Land Valuation Indicator · First Half 2017 = 100
Asking Price Indices (2019 = 100)
Lands
(b) Compiled based on per perch bare land prices obtained from the Government Valuation Department on a semi-annual basis
covering 13 DS divisions in the Colombo District (c) Compiled based on the information obtained through the Condominium Market Survey and the index covers the Colombo district (d) Compiled based on the publicly available web based property advertisement data
10. PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX - SERVICES - BUSINESS ACTIVITY INDEX (a)
(a) As per the international best practices, headline PMIs for Services and Construction are Services Business Activity Index Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
and Construction Total Activity Index, respectively, while for PMI - Manufacturing, it is a weighted average of five sub- indices. Further, Manufacturing Production Index, Services Business Activity Index and Construction Total Activity Index are the comparable figures of PMI.
Other
| Nominal Wage Rate Index | 183.4 | 192.6 |
| (b) 79.1 79.3 | ||
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