Weekly Economic Indicators - 26 June 2026

26 June 2026 Highlights of the Week Real Sector

During January to April 2026, tea production recorded a year-on-year decline, mainly due to reduced production in March and April 2026, driven by extreme dry weather conditions. Rubber production recorded a year-on-year increase during this period.

During the period from 22 to 26 June 2026, crude oil prices followed a declining trend as supply concerns eased after the US-Iran peace agreement and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. However, at the end of the period, crude oil prices slightly increased following an incident in which a cargo vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile near Oman. Overall, by end of the period, Brent and WTI crude oil prices decreased by US dollars 5.08 per barrel and US dollars 4.96 per barrel, respectively, compared to a week ago.

Monetary Sector

Weekly Average Weighted Prime Lending Rate (AWPR) for the week ending 26 June 2026 decreased by 3 bps to 10.39 per cent compared to the previous week.

The Average Weighted Call Money Rate (AWCMR) remained unchanged at 9.22 per cent on 26 June 2026 compared to the end of last week.

The reserve money decreased compared to the previous week, mainly due to the decrease in currency in circulation.

The total outstanding market liquidity was a surplus of Rs. 61.62 bn by 26 June 2026, compared to a surplus of Rs. 31.25 bn by the end of last week.

By 26 June 2026, the All-Share Price Index (ASPI) increased by 0.22 per cent to 22,409.81 points and the S&P SL 20 Index increased by 0.52 per cent to 6,247.42 points, compared to the index values of last week.

Fiscal Sector

Outstanding central government debt stood at Rs. 29,931.97 bn at end of February 2026. Accordingly, total outstanding domestic debt amounted to Rs. 18,618.45 bn while the rupee value of total outstanding foreign debt amounted to Rs. 11,313.51 bn.

The rupee value of Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds held by foreign investors increased by approximately 11.96 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 1.9 times.

The total volume of secondary market transactions in Treasury Bills and Treasury Bonds increased by approximately 7.1 per cent in the reporting week compared to the week before.

External Sector

Year to date depreciation of Sri Lanka rupee against the US dollar was 8.0 per cent as of 26 June 2026.

REALSECTOR 1.1 Price Indices

NCPI(2021=100) NCPI-Year-on-Year%

CCPI(2021=100)

Source:Departmentof Censusand Statistics

1.2 Prices 1.2.1 Pettah Market

Average Wholesale Prices Average Retail Prices Item (Rs./kg)

Samba 235.00 245.50 245.00 245.00 240.00 257.50 250.00 250.00

Kekulu (Red) 213.00 181.75 172.00 171.20 220.00 200.25 197.00 197.00

Beans 580.00 512.50 470.00 450.00 630.00 562.50 520.00 500.00

Cabbage 198.00 95.00 100.00 100.00 244.00 145.00 164.00 150.00

Carrot 296.00 250.00 320.00 250.00 346.00 300.00 370.00 300.00

Tomato 200.00 375.00 740.00 620.00 250.00 425.00 790.00 680.00

Pumpkin 120.00 115.00 88.00 120.00 170.00 165.00 136.00 170.00

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