‘Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka – 2017,’ an annual publication of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, was released to be accessed by the public recently.

The publication contains economic and social indicators of Sri Lanka in the areas of national accounts, agriculture, industry, external trade and finance, government finance, banking and financial institutions, money and capital markets, prices and wages, population and labour force, transportation, education, health, telecommunication services and climate.

In addition, it includes selected information on the economic and social indicators of other countries.