Monthly Economic Indicators - July 2025
Inflation & Cost of Living
Published · Source: CBSL Monthly Economic Indicators ↗
TL;DR
- What changed
- GDP grew to Rs. 3,477,088 million with a growth rate of 4.8% in July 2025.
- Who it affects
- This affects businesses and consumers across various sectors, particularly agriculture and finance.
- What to do
- Monitor agricultural trends and stock market performance for investment opportunities.
Key numbers
| Indicator | Value | Change | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP in July 2025 | Rs. 3,477,088 million ↑ | +4.8% · July 2024 | July 2025 |
| Tea Production | 21.7 million kg ↓ | -6.3% · June 2024 | June 2025 |
| Rubber Production | 4.6 million kg ↓ | -19.2% · June 2024 | June 2025 |
| Coconut Production | 289.5 million nuts ↑ | +18.3% · June 2024 | June 2025 |
| NCPI Year-On-Year Change | 0.7% ↓ | -1.7 pp · July 2024 | July 2025 |
| Total Revenue and Grants | Rs. 2,325,104 million ↑ | +24.7% · January - June 2024 | January - June 2025 |
Official Announcement
MONTHLY ECONOMIC INDICATORS July Statistics Department Central Bank of Sri Lanka
SUMMARY OF SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS July 2025
Item Period Unit 2024 2025 Y-o-Y Change
Real Sector
(d) Inclusive of FCBUs (e) Including ACU receipts
1. GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT (GDP) AT CONSTANT (2015) PRICES
1 Quarter
(a) Provisional Source: Department of Census and Statistics
(b) Revised
2. BUSINESS OUTLOOK SURVEY(a)
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
Department of Census & Statistics
Ministry of Fisheries
4. INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION (IIP) (2015=100)
June
Index
Month
5. PURCHASING MANAGERS' INDEX - MANUFACTURING
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
6. ENERGY
Y-o-Y
Item Unit 2024 2025 Change ELECTRICITY GENERATION
Gwh
(%)
ELECTRICITY SALES TO
Wind 154 166 8.0 Gwh
INDUSTRIES BY CEB
Private Sector 2024
DIESEL SALES
000' MT
January - June 416 284 (31.8)
Kerosene Sales '000 MT 160
(a) Revised Sources: Ceylon Electricity Board, Ceylon Petroleum Corporation,
(b) Provisional Lanka IOC PLC, Sinopec Energy Lanka (Pvt) Ltd, (c) Including rooftop solar generation RM Parks (Pvt) LTD, United Petroleum Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
Sri Lanka Customs
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 2023 2024 Y-o-Y Change (%)
Greater Colombo Housing Approvals Index · 1995 = 100
Cement 2024 2025
Total Local Production · '000 MT
Councils, seven Urban Councils and eight Boralesgamuwa)
Eight Pradeshiya Sabha (Homagama, Kotikawatta-Mulleriyawa, Kelaniya, Attanagalla, Wattala- Pradeshiya Sabhas in Greater Colombo.
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
n.a. - not available
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.
11. TELECOMMUNICATIONS
1 Quarter
(including Cellular Phones)
Note: Population for 2024: 21,763,170
12. TRANSPORT
(a) Y-o-Y
Item Unit 2024 2025
Change (%)
| Nominal Wage Rate Index | 161.3 | 183.4 |
| (b) 69.4 78.4 | ||
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