Headline figures
The newest value of each headline indicator, with the change from a year earlier.
| Indicator | Recent trend | Latest | On a year earlier | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CCPI index, spliced across all bases | 209.1index | ▲ 8.0% | Sep 2026 | |
| Core inflation, CCPI year on year | 5.4% | ▲ 3.4 pts | Sep 2026 | |
| Inflation, NCPI headline year on year | 8.1% | ▲ 6.6 pts | Aug 2026 |
| Indicator | Recent trend | Latest | On a year earlier | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Policy rate, standing deposit facility | 8.25% | ▲ 1.0 pts | 15 Oct 2026 | |
| Policy rate, standing lending facility | 9.25% | ▲ 1.0 pts | 15 Oct 2026 | |
| Average weighted call money rate | 8.99% | ▲ 1.1 pts | 15 Oct 2026 | |
| Treasury bill yield, 364 day | 9.95% | ▲ 1.9 pts | week of 16 Oct 2026 | |
| Broad money M2B | Rs17.04tn | ▲ 18.0% | Jul 2026 |
| Indicator | Recent trend | Latest | On a year earlier | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merchandise exports | US$1.24bn | ▼ 3.3% | Aug 2026 | |
| Merchandise imports | US$1.91bn | ▲ 12.8% | Aug 2026 | |
| Workers' remittances | US$734mn | ▲ 5.6% | Sep 2026 | |
| Tourism earnings | US$264mn | ▲ 2.1% | Aug 2026 | |
| Official reserve assets | US$6.85bn | ▲ 9.7% | Sep 2026 |
| Indicator | Recent trend | Latest | On a year earlier | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP at current prices, market prices | Rs8.25tn | ▲ 11.3% | 2026 Q2 | |
| Gross national income at current prices | Rs32.14tn | ▲ 9.7% | 2025 | |
| Unemployment rate | 4.0% | ▲ 0.2 pts | 2026 Q2 | |
| Labour force participation rate | 50.0% | ▲ 0.7 pts | 2026 Q2 | |
| Index of Industrial Production | 101.5index | ▲ 0.2% | Jul 2026 | |
| Purchasing Managers' Index, manufacturing | 53.0 | ▼ 4.3% | Sep 2026 | |
| Purchasing Managers' Index, services | 60.5 | ▲ 3.1% | Sep 2026 |
| Indicator | Recent trend | Latest | On a year earlier | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government expenditure | Rs6.23tn | ▲ 1.6% | 2025 | |
| Overall budget deficit | Rs-745bn | ▲ Rs 1.30 tn | 2025 | |
| Overall budget deficit, per cent of GDP | -2.3% of GDP | ▲ 4.5 pts | 2025 | |
| Outstanding central government debt | Rs29.99tn | ▲ 4.4% | 2025 | |
| Central government debt, per cent of GDP | 91.6% of GDP | ▼ 3.9 pts | 2025 |
Change on a year earlier is in percentage points for rates and ratios, and per cent for levels.