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Economic and Social Statistics ECONOMIC & SOCIAL STATISTICS OF SRI LANKA *{ 15 Jii['iutu * I STATISTICS DEPARTMENT I I OF THE VOL. Vil CENTRAL BANK OF CEYLON December 1984 ECONOMIC & SOCIAL STATISTICS OF SRI LANKA 4 CONTENTS 1,0 CLIMATE Page 3,0 NATIONAL ACCOI]NTS Ll Mean Temperature in Selected Centres I Page 1.2 Average Rainfall by Districts 2 3.1 National Accounts : Sri Lanka Compared with 1.3 Average Number of Rainy Days J Selected Countries t6 1.4 Humidity in Selected Centres-1983 4 3.2 National Accounts t7 1.5 Humidity in Selected Centres-1984 5 3.3 Composition of National lncome l8 3.4 National Product, Expenditure and the Public 2.O POPULATION,A Debt t9 PIVTPLOYMENT 4,O AGRICI.ILTIJRE 2.1 Vital Statistics : Sri Lanka Compared with Selected Countries 6 4.1 Agriculture : Sri Lanka Compared with Selected 2.2 Population 7 Countries 20 2.3 Population by Districts and Sectors 8 4.2 Land and Land Use by Districts 2l 2.4 Percentage Distribution of Population by 4.3 Tea 22 Religion & Ethnic Groups-1981 .. 9 4.4 Rubber 23 2.5 Percentage Didtribution of Population by 4.5 Coconut 24 Religion and Ethnic Groups l88l - l98l l0 4.6 Minor Export Crops 25 2.6 Vital Statistics ll 4.7 Paddy Production 26 b 2.7 Crude Birth Rates & Death Rates by Districts t2 4.8 Paddy Marketing 27 2.8 Population Density l3 49 Other Food Crops 28 2.9 RepatriationunderSirima-ShastriAgreement t4 4.10 Livestock 29 2.10 Employment, Labour Force & Unemployment 4.tl Yield oI Selected Agricultural Crops Per Hectare 30 Rates l5 4.r2 Fertilizer 3l .![/AGES 5,O INDUSTRY Page 7.O PRICES @ 5.1 Industrial Activities : Sri Lanka Compared Page Selected Countries 32 1.1 Consumer Price lndices : Sri Lanka Compared |r 5.2 Value of Industrial Production JJ with Selected Countries 57 5.3 Tcxtiles 34 7.2 Colombo Consumer's Price Index 58 5.4 Steel 35 7.3 Wholesale Price Index 59 t 5.5 Cement 36 7.4 Construction Cost Index 60 -5.6 Petroleum 37 7.5 Average Daily Wage Rates in Agriculture and 5.7 Tyres 38 Building Construction 6l 5.8 Minerals 39 7.6 Average Retail Prices of Selected Consumer ltems 63 5.9 Paper a-nd Paper Products 40 7.7 Aveiage Producer Prices 67 5.10 Cera-mics 4l 7.8 Avelage Retail Prices of Agricultural lnputs 70 5.ll Milk & Milk Products 42 5.12 Sugar 43 5.13 Fisheries 44 E.O FINANCE 6,0 TRADE 8.1 Monetary and Fiscal Activities : Sri Lanka 6.1 Tla-de : Sri Lanka Compared with Selected Compared with Selected Countries 74 Countries 45 8.2 Monetary Trends 75 6.2 Extelnal Trade 46 8.3 Banking Density by Districts-I983 76 11 6.3 Major Imports 47 8.4 Banking Development-Number of Branches 6.4 Quantity of Majol Imports of Selected Itcms 48 8.5-' Dcposits uith the Ccrnmercral Banks 78 6.5 Quantity of Major Exports of Selected Items 49 8.6 Loa-ns and Advances of Commercial Banks 79 6.6 Major Import Sources 50 8.7 Govelnment Finance 80 6.7 Major Expolt Markets 5l 8.8 Government Current Payments 8l 6.8 Centra-l Bank Tra-de Indices-Imports 52 8.9 Government Capital Paymcnts 82 6.9 Central Bank lra-dc Indices-Exports 53 8.10 Foreign Assistance 83 a 6.i0 Central Bank Trade Indices-Value 54 8.11 Plivate Remittances from Abroad 84 6.1I Balance of Payments 55 8.12 Composition of Public Debt 85 6.12 Malketing Outlets of the Government and Public 8.13 Owncrship of Rupee Securities and Treasury Bills 86 Sector 56 8.14 EnC ofPeriod Exchange Rates 87 9.0 TRA,NSPORT 1O.O SOCIAL SERVICES Page Page l0.l Social Indicators: Sri Lanka Compared with Selected Countries 95 9.1 Transport : Sri Lanka Compared with Selected tO.2 General Education 96 Countries 88 10.3 Higher Education 97 9.2 Road Kilometreage 89 lO.4 Health 98 10.5 Activities of Health Campaigns 99 9-3 Motor Transport 90 10.6 Hundred Thousand Housing Programme .. 100 9.4 Sri Lanka Central Transport Board 9l lO.7 Posts and Telecommunications (l) .. lol Posts and Telecommunications (2) 9.5 Sri Lanka Railways 92 10.8 .. ro2 10.9 Electricity .. lo3 9.6 Aviation 93 10.10 Tourism .. 104 9.7 Shipping 94 10.1I Film Industry ,. 105 11.0 GENERAL ll.l Greater Colombo Economic Commission 106 -Projects-f984 ll.2 Investment Approvals (outside the G. C. E. CF 1984 108 I1.3 Circulation of Newspapers 109 ll.4 Prisons and Prisoners . ll0 I.I MEAN TEMPERATURE IN SELECTED CENTRES 1973-1984 In Degrees Celsius 1983 t. Anuradhapura 27.3 27.3 27.1 27.8 27 .6 27.8 28.3 28.2 27.9 28.0 28.9 )1 1 2. Badulla 23.7 23.4 a).J 23.4 23.6 23.'1 23.7 23.9 23.4 23.6 24.6 23.5 Batticaloa 28.0 27.6 )1 1 )1 1 'r1 1 28.3 28.3 28.3 27.5 27 .6 27 .9 27.6 )1 a )1 1 'r1 < )7\ 27 27 ^ Colombo 27.7 27.O zo.y 27 .7 27.8 .3 27.8 .l 5. Diyatalawa 20.5 19.7 r9.8 20. I 20.4 20 4, 207 20.5 20.3 20.6 2t.o 20.0 6. Gallc 26.7 26.3 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.7 ?70 27 .O 27 .9 26.9 2'1 .3 26.7 1 Hambantota 27.6 27.1 27.O 2,".2 27.2 27 .2 275 27 .3 28. I 27.O 27.6 27.4 8. Jaffna 28.1 27.6 27 .7 27 .7 27.8 28 .0 28.3 28.4, 28.0 28.1 28 .6 26.8 9. Kandy 24.9 24.1 24,3 24.8 2/,.8 24.7 25.r 24.8 24.6 25.1 25.3 24.3 10. Kankesanturai 28.3 27.9 28.1 28,1 28.0 28 1 28.2 28.2 )1 . 28.0 28.6 28 .3 ll. Katunayake n.8 )1 ) zI.5 )1 < 27 .6 27.8 28.r 27.9 27 .7 27 .6 25.6 27.2 12. Kurunegala 27.7 26.9 )1 A 27 .6 27 .7 27 .6 280 )'7 K zt.t 28.1 26.8 a1 1 13. Maha Illuppallanra 27 -8 27.O 27.O 27 ,6 27.3 27 .6 28.1 28.1 27.3 28.5 27.4 v,. Mannar 28.1 27.8 27 .7 27.8 28.0 280 28.3 28 .3 27.9 28.1 28.5 )'1 cl t5. Mulathivu 28 .5 28.7 23.9 25.0 16. Nuwara Eliya 16. 3 l5 .7 15.8 l5.6 ts.7 I 6.5 15.6 17. Potiuvil 28.5 27.8 18. Puttalam 28.0 27.4 27 .6 27.8 27.9 27jo 27 .9 28.1 )1 1 27.8 28.0 27.2 19. Ratmalana 27 .3 )4 1 26.9 27.1 2'1 .2 26.8 17 /r- 27.6 27.4 )7< 27.6 27 .s 20. Ratnapura 27.7 27.1 27 .l 27.6 27.8 27.4 27.6 2't .7 ^n, 2'1 .5 28.2 27.2 21 . Trincomalec 28.6 28.1 28.2 28.5 28 .8 28.6 28 .9 29.1 28.6 28,9 26.5 27.8 22. Vavuniya n.8 n.2 27 .3 27.8 27.4 2t.8 28. r 27.8 27 .6 28.0 28.8 )1 1 Source : Dc'partment of Meteorology. I.2 AVERAGE RAINFALL BY DISTRICTS 1973 _ 1984 In Millinetres District 1981 l. Colombo 2,505 2,743 2,886 2,107 3,425 2,419 ) \1< 2,121 2,389 2,922 2,024 3 2. Gampaha* n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2,683'015 3. Kalutara 3,640 4,090 4,060 1 ?{' 4,157 2,926 7, 11) 2,905 7 )7) 3,761 3,6'13 4,477 4. Kandy 2,422 3,340 3 ,419 2,359 2,745 3 ,350 2,909 2,464 2,535 3,072 2,029 3,046 5 Matalc | ,256 I ,035 I ,393 I ,16l I ,g4g | ,465 I ,4gg 7 ,749 1,552 | ,829 | ,255 2,524 6. Nuwara Eliya | ,739 2,2O7 2,299 I ,619 2,Ogg 2,410 2,616 2,lll 2,250 I ,9gg 1,321 3,4ll 7. Gallc 3,220 3,5'14 2,997 3,603 2,'166 3,O94 3,210 2,162 2,449 3,046 1,444 2,740 8. Matara 2,917 2,046 3,131 a all 2,629 2,844 2,369 2,212 3,296 3,122 2,0M 2,617 9. Hambantota I ,780 I ,309 | ,072 I ,289 ,421 | ,214 ,281 | ,l2g 7 ,542 I ,080 | 3eo 10. Jaffna | ,292 708 rJro I ,088 I ,439 ,214 | ,441 846 |,297 980 I ,170 2,016 ll. Mannar 1,150 465 1 ,810 961 1 ,210 ,o52 I ,200 643 956 920 191 1,445 12. Vavuniya I ,509 820 I ,514 | ,2lg | ,479 ,401 1,497 761 I ,396 I,133 I,310 2,390 13.
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