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NCPI 2013=100, Core, year on year

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

LevelYoY %MoM %12-month avg %
Base 2013
20132021Spliced

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

Macro Lab · LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.YOY.M@CBSL · CC BY 4.0

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About this series

  • Source Department of Census and Statistics, compiled by Macro Lab
  • Unit Per cent
  • Base year 2013
  • Date range Jan 2015 – Dec 2022
  • Last checked 7 Feb 2023

Checks: 4 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 warehouse
NCPI 2013=100, Core, YOY
Base year
2013
Read from
CBSL Economic Data Library (wizard) (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.

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Vintages

One vintage 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.

  • Disagrees with itselfJul 2017

    The published rate is 4.2%; recalculated from the index it is 3.82%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.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 4.8%; recalculated from the index it is 4.17%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.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 2.3%; recalculated from the index it is 2.7%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.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 2.7%; recalculated from the index it is 3.27%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.CORE.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.

1 more check where the source disagrees with itself.