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NCPI 2013=100, Headline

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

256.3 · Dec 2022 (no change on Nov 2022)

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.HEADLINE.M@CBSL · 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: 3 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, Headline
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.

Source documents

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

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.

  • Error in the sourceJul 2017

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

    Two agencies: 122.4 and 122.9, difference −0.5.

    DCS release vs CBSL Data Library

    Headline and core are transposed in the CBSL library copy for this month; the DCS release is canonical.

  • Disagrees with itselfJul 2017

    The published rate is 6.68%; recalculated from the index it is 6.3%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.HEADLINE.YOY.M@CBSL.

    Published vs recalculated: 6.3 and 6.68, difference −0.38.

    published year-on-year vs recomputed from the index

    The DCS release is canonical for both.

  • Disagrees with itselfJul 2018

    The published rate is 3.01%; recalculated from the index it is 3.4%. Compared with LK.CPI.NCPI.2013.HEADLINE.YOY.M@CBSL.

    Published vs recalculated: 3.4 and 3.01, difference 0.39.

    published year-on-year vs recomputed from the index

    The DCS release is canonical for both.