Weekly Economic Indicators - 05 June 2026

05 June 2026 Highlights of the Week Real Sector

At the beginning of the period from 01 to 05 June 2026, crude oil prices increased amidst uncertainty surrounding the US–Iran peace agreement and the renewed escalation of tensions between the two countries. However, prices declined later as the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon strengthened investor expectations of a possible resolution to the US–Iran conflict. Overall, by end of the period, Brent and WTI crude oil prices increased by US dollars 2.60 per barrel and US dollars 5.31 per barrel, respectively, compared to a week ago.

Monetary Sector

Weekly Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) for the week ending 05 June 2026 increased by 10 bps to 10.00 per cent compared to the previous week.

Broad money (M2b) expanded by 11.6 per cent, on a year-on-year basis, in April 2026 Net Credit to the Government from the banking system increased by Rs. 20.5 bn in April 2026.

Outstanding credit to public corporations decreased by Rs. 2.2 bn in April 2026.

Outstanding credit extended to the private sector increased by Rs. 100.5 bn in April 2026 recording a year-on-year growth of 27.0 per cent.

The Average Weighted Call Money Rate (AWCMR) increased to 9.16 per cent on 05 June 2026 compared to 9.10 per cent at the end of last week.

The reserve money decreased compared to the previous week, mainly due to the decrease in deposits held by the commercial banks with the Central Bank.

The total outstanding market liquidity was a surplus of Rs. 105.04 bn by 05 June 2026, compared to a surplus of Rs. 92.15 bn by the end of last week.

By 05 June 2026, the All-Share Price Index (ASPI) decreased by 2.54 per cent to 21,744.13 points and the S&P SL 20 Index decreased by 2.19 per cent to 6,024.00 points, compared to the index values of last week.

Fiscal Sector

During the three months ending March 2026, government revenue and grants increased to Rs. 1,499.2 bn compared to Rs. 1,067.4 bn in the corresponding period of 2025.

Total expenditure and net lending increased to Rs. 1,382.8 bn during the three months ending March 2026 compared to

Rs. 1,301.9 bn in the corresponding period of 2025.

During the three months ending March 2026, overall budget balance recorded a surplus of Rs. 116.4 bn compared to a deficit of Rs. 234.5 bn recorded in the corresponding period of 2025.

During the week, Treasury Bill yields increased in both primary and secondary markets and Treasury Bond yields increased in secondary market.

The rupee value of Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds held by foreign investors decreased by approximately 3.78 per cent in the reporting week compared to the previous week.

In the reporting week, the auction for Treasury Bills experienced an oversubscription rate of approximately 1.5 times.

The total volume of secondary market transactions in Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds increased by approximately 17.2 per cent in the reporting week compared to the week before.

External Sector

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