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Table of Contents:


The statistics include comparative figures from 2004 to 2007.


Population

Indicative selling exchange rates
National Accounts
Sectoral Contribution to GDP at basic prices
Real Growth Rates
Balance of Payments
Broad Money Liabilities
Consumer Price Index
Agricultural Production
Industrial Production

Productivity Indicators(Growth Rates)
Transport and Communications
External Trade
External Trade by Region
Regional External Trade
Domestic Exports
Tourism
Education
Average monthly earnings, large establishments
Employment

Business Licenses

New Buildings
Government Finance


Population

2004

2005

2006

2007

Total

1,201,000

1,211,302

1,219,208

1,227,078

Crude birth rate

15.3

14.9

13.8

13.2

Crude death rate

6.9

7.0

7.3

6.8

Marriage rate

18.6

18.4

18.5

20.1

 


Indicative selling exchange rates

2004
2005
2006
2007

US Dollars / Rupees

28.0

29.7

31.7

31.9

UK Pounds / Rupees

51.3

54.1

59.0

64.0

Euro / Rupees

34.7

37.0

40.3

43.8

 

 

National Accounts (Rs M)
2004
2005
2006
2007

G.D.P. at market prices

175,597

185,348

206,287

235,483

GDP at basic prices

152,425

162,171

181,968

206,934

Per Capita GDP (Rs)

142,336

149,049

164,636

186,831

Gross National Savings (GNS)

39,701

32,189

35,343

50,134

Capital formation (GDFCF)

38,003

39,731

50,048

59,170

     Private

26,345

27,973

34,177

46,261

     Public

11,658

11,758

15,871

12,909

GNS as a % of GDP

22.6

17.4

17.1

21.3

GDFCF as a % of GDP

21.6

21.4

24.3

24.5

 

Sectoral Contribution to GDP at basic prices (%)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Agriculture (incl sugar milling)

7.6

7.0

6.5

5.4

     Sugar

4.6

4.2

3.7

2.9

     Non Sugar

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.5

Manufacturing (excl sugar milling)

19.9

18.9

19.1

19.2

     Food

4.8

5.1

5.6

5.9

     Textile

8.1

6.7

6.6

6.5

     Other sectors

7.1

7.0

7.0

6.7

Tourism

7.4

7.7

8.5

9.4

Financial Intermediation

9.8

10.3

10.4

10.5

Wholesale, retail incl repairs

11.3

12.1

12.4

12.4

Transport & Communications

12.9

12.6

12.1

12.0

Real Estate, renting & business activities

9.7

10.2

10.5

10.9

Construction

5.8

5.6

5.6

6.4

Public Admin, Education, Health & other social works

18.3

19.0

18.5

17.7

 

 

Real Growth Rates (%)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Agriculture (incl. sugar milling)

8.3

-5.8

0.4

-7.8

     Sugar

10.6

-9.2

-2.9

-13.6

     Non Sugar

5.4

-1.1

4.5

-1.1

Manufacturing (excl. sugar milling)

-0.3

-5.7

4.3

3.2

     Food

4.4

2.1

9.6

4.0

     Textile

-7.2

-14.7

2.9

8.5

     Other sectors

6.6

0.4

1.8

-3.1

Tourism

2.4

5.6

3.5

14.0

Financial Intermediation

4.3

5.4

7.0

7.5

Wholesale, retail incl. repairs

5.7

5.6

5.5

4.5

Transport and Communications

8.1

7.7

7.4

7.9

Real Estate, renting & business activities

6.7

6.5

6.3

7.5

Construction

0.5

-4.4

5.2

15.2

GDP at Basic Prices

4.8

2.3

5.0

5.4

 


Balance of Payments (Rs M)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Goods and services

-4,056

-11,127

-23,511

-23,681

Income

-377

-239

1,636

7,491

Transfers

1,250

1,797

2,267

3,693

Capital and Financial Account

-1,513

9,043

6,570

2,132

Overall balance of payments

-857

-4,888

-4,573

13,880

Net Errors and Omission

4,696

526

13,038

10,396

Net international reserves

52,824

56,548

74,192

89,512

 


Broad Money Liabilities (Rs M)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Currency with public

10,652 

11,664 

13,028 

14,260 

Transferable Rupee deposits

22,890 

25,067 

27,234 

32,966 

Savings Rupee deposits

52,150 

55,886 

60,262 

65,461 

Time Rupee deposits

55,509 

62,762 

65,866 

79,340 

Foreign Currency deposits

33,030 

31,942 

39,781 

45,945 

Securities other than Shares, Included in Broad Money

3,531 

2,119 

1,351 

1,347 

Credit to Private Sector

122,849 

142,228 

160,176 

179,168 

 


Consumer Price Index

2004

2005

2006

20071

CPI yearly average

112.1

117.6

128.1

103.8

Headline inflation (%)

4.7

4.9

8.9

8.8

CORE 12 (%)

3.1

4.4

7.4

5.0

CORE 2 3 (%)

2.9

3.4

7.2

5.7

1 Base: July 2006 – June 2007

2 CORE 1 excludes "Food, Beverages and Tobacco" from headline inflation

3 CORE 2 excludes "Food, Beverages, Tobacco and energy from headline inflation

 


Agricultural Production (Tonnes)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Sugar Cane (000 Tonnes)

5,280

       4,984

        4,749

4,236

Tea (green leaf)

7,229

       6,798

        7,649

8,027

Tobacco leaf

424

          357

           296

322

Creepers

15,026

     24,203

       30,129

24,260

Potato

13,639

     12,777

       14522

14,848

Tomato

14,263

     12,840

       14,671

10,156

Onion

4,678

       5,637

        4,550

5,141

Cabbage

6,476

       4,766

        4,547

4,430

Pineapples

4,493

       4,885

        5,554

6,398

Bananas

12,000

     11,580

       11347

8,990

Poultry

30,900

     33,000

       36,000

40,000

Fish

9,430

       8,982

        8,885

5,926

Meat

3,306

       3,304

        2,967

2,433

 


Industrial Production

2004

2005

2006

2007

Electricity (GWh)

    1,923.20

2,014.90

2,091.10

2,198.92

Sugar (Tonnes)

    572,316

   519,816

     504,857

435,972

Molasses (Tonnes)

    155,763

   145,425

     139,621

131,010

Tea (Tonnes)

        1,482

       1,387

        1,567

1,563

Beer and stout (H/litre)

363,744

   388,967

368,497

337,000

 


Productivity Indicators (% Growth Rates)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Total Economy

 

 

 

 

Labour Productivity

3.7

1.7

3.3

3.7

Capital Productivity

-0.3

-1.9

-0.6

-0.4

Multi Factor Productivity

0.4

-0.8

-0.7

0.1

Unit Labour Cost

4.5

4.6

3.1

6.5

Average Compensation

8.4

6.4

6.6

10.5

Manufacturing Sector

 

 

 

 

Labour Productivity

6.1

-1.4

3.3

0.7

Capital Productivity

-4.0

-8.8

4.1

-2.3

Multi Factor Productivity

-0.9

-6.1

2.2

-1.3

Unit Labour Cost

4.1

9.0

-0.7

11.2

Average Compensation

10.4

7.4

2.6

12.0

Export Oriented Enterprises

 

 

 

 

Labour Productivity

4.1

-4.1

5.4

5.7

Capital Productivity

-14.9

-16.6

2.0

-7.4

Multi Factor Productivity

-9.4

-9.1

-2.2

-3.8

Unit Labour Cost

3.0

13.3

-2.0

5.4

Average Compensation

7.3

8.6

3.3

11.4

 

 

Transport and Communications

2004

2005

2006

2007

Cars

77,342

     84,818

       91,911

99,770

Taxis

6,482

       6,798

        6,860

6,885

Buses

2,457

       2,560

        2,612

2,753

Lorries & Trucks

11,774

     12,047

       12,272

12,536

Vans & Dual Purpose Vehicles

63,993

     66,015

       67,773

69,569

Vessel traffic

2,015

       2,318

        2,428

2,317

Goods unloaded (000 Tons)

4,549

       4,046

        4,433

5,062

Goods loaded (000 Tons)

1,304

       1,197

        1,253

1,165

Plane landings

9,316

       9,705

9,211

8,543

Goods unloaded (000 Tons)

22,381

     23,920

       21,200

22,700

Goods loaded (000 Tons)

26,049

     25,185

       24,400

24,900

External Trade (Rs M)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Imports - C.I.F

76,387

93,282

115,612

121,081

     EPZ

17,195

15,518

19,044

 

    Freeport

4,251

11,981

14,074

6,008

Exports - F.O.B

54,905

63,219

74,171

69,482

    EPZ

32,046

28,954

33,707

 

    Re-exports

9,028

16,991

21,362

10,722

 

 

 

 

 

Terms of trade

2004

2005

2006

2007

(Base Year 2003=100)

96

88

83

83

 

 

External Trade by Region (Rs M)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Exports (FOB) – All Countries

52,704

     59,247

68,966

64,042

Europe

35,240

      38,333

42,586

43,953

Asia

2,726

       7,596

11,507

4,942

Africa

6,473

      7,195

        8,155

9,662

America

8,048

5,990

6,075

5,182

Imports (CIF) – All Countries

76,387

     93,371

      115,502

121,081

Europe

21,864

     30,270

       41,796

35,780

Asia

35,684

     44,347

       52,721

62,120

Africa

11,821

      11,292

        12,881

13,973

America

3,399

3,807

4,099

5,095

 

 

Regional External Trade (Rs 000)

2004

2005

2006

2007

Exports (FOB)

 

 

 

 

ACP

4,860

5,488

6,613