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NCPI 2013=100, Core

National Consumer Price Index (NCPI). Index, monthly.

245.2 · Dec 2022 (+0.1% on Nov 2022)

LevelYoY %MoM %12-month avg %
Base 2013
20132021Spliced
Jan 2014 – Dec 2022

Values

Latest · Dec 2022245.2+0.1% on Nov 2022
PeriodIndexChange, %
Dec 2022245.2+0.1
Nov 2022244.9+0.1
Oct 2022244.6+1.3
Sep 2022241.5+2.7
Aug 2022235.1+2.7
Jul 2022229.0+6.1
Jun 2022215.9+9.1
May 2022197.9+8.6
Apr 2022182.3+9.6
Mar 2022166.3+3.2
Feb 2022161.2+1.3
Jan 2022159.2+2.2

Data source: Department of Census and Statistics, CBSL Economic Data Library

Macro Lab · LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.M@CBSL · Data: Department of Census and Statistics. Chart and text: CC BY 4.0

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About this series

  • Source Department of Census and Statistics, compiled by Macro Lab
  • Unit Index
  • Base year 2013
  • Date range Jan 2014 – Dec 2022
  • Last checked 7 Feb 2023

Checks: 6 recorded for this series, listed below. A copy republished by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, kept to check the canonical series against.

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Details

Name in the source
NCPI 2013=100, Core
Base year
2013
Read from
CBSL Economic Data Library (Central Bank of Sri Lanka)
Source page
https://www.cbsl.lk/eresearch
Notes
CBSL Data Library copy of a DCS series; kept as a mirror for cross-checks.

Source documents

Read from the CBSL Economic Data Library, which serves values rather than files.

Releases and revisions

One release so far, published 7 Feb 2023. Revisions show here once a later release changes a value.

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Source discrepancies

What the warehouse found when it checked this series: the same figure from two agencies, splice overlaps, published rates against ones recalculated from the index, and outliers.

  • Error in the sourceJul 2017

    This series reads 122.4; the same figure from the other source reads 122.9. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.M.

    Two agencies: 122.9 and 122.4, difference 0.5.

    DCS release vs CBSL Data Library

    2017-07 transposed with headline; 2017-08 repeats the headline value. The DCS release is canonical.

  • Error in the sourceAug 2017

    This series reads 122.3; the same figure from the other source reads 123. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.M.

    Two agencies: 123 and 122.3, difference 0.7.

    DCS release vs CBSL Data Library

    2017-07 transposed with headline; 2017-08 repeats the headline value. The DCS release is canonical.

  • Disagrees with itselfJul 2017

    The published rate is 3.82%; recalculated from the index it is 4.2%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.YOY.M@CBSL.

    Published vs recalculated: 4.2 and 3.82, difference 0.38.

    published year-on-year vs recomputed from the index

    The library's published year-on-year does not match its own index. 2018-07 and 2018-08 differ by about 0.4pp for reasons not established - most likely the index was revised and the rate was not.

  • Disagrees with itselfAug 2017

    The published rate is 4.17%; recalculated from the index it is 4.8%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.YOY.M@CBSL.

    Published vs recalculated: 4.8 and 4.17, difference 0.63.

    published year-on-year vs recomputed from the index

    The library's published year-on-year does not match its own index. 2018-07 and 2018-08 differ by about 0.4pp for reasons not established - most likely the index was revised and the rate was not.

  • Disagrees with itselfJul 2018

    The published rate is 2.7%; recalculated from the index it is 2.3%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.YOY.M@CBSL.

    Published vs recalculated: 2.3 and 2.7, difference −0.4.

    published year-on-year vs recomputed from the index

    The library's published year-on-year does not match its own index. 2018-07 and 2018-08 differ by about 0.4pp for reasons not established - most likely the index was revised and the rate was not.

  • Disagrees with itselfAug 2018

    The published rate is 3.27%; recalculated from the index it is 2.7%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.YOY.M@CBSL.

    Published vs recalculated: 2.7 and 3.27, difference −0.57.

    published year-on-year vs recomputed from the index

    The library's published year-on-year does not match its own index. 2018-07 and 2018-08 differ by about 0.4pp for reasons not established - most likely the index was revised and the rate was not.

Errors first. 3 more checks where the source disagrees with itself.