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24 Manufacture of basic metals (2018Q4 = 100)

PPI. Index, monthly.

324.4 · Aug 2026 (no change on Jul 2026)

Data source: Department of Census and Statistics, Movements of PPI

Macro Lab · LK.CPI.PPI_M.2018Q4.24_MANUFACTURE_OF_BASIC_METALS.M · 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 2015
  • Date range Jan 2014 – Aug 2026
  • Last checked 30 Sep 2026

Checks: 1 recorded for this series, listed below.

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Details

Name in the warehouse
PPI: 24 Manufacture of basic metals (2018Q4 = 100)
Base year
2015
Read from
DCS Producer Price Index movements (Department of Census and Statistics)
Source page
https://www.statistics.gov.lk/InflationAndPrices/PPI
Notes
DCS monthly Producer Price Index by ISIC activity. Periods are column position from the January 2014 start column, not the workbook's own (partly mis-dated) header cells - see module docstring.

Source documents

Movements of PPIDCS · – · 152 values

Vintages

One vintage so far, published 30 Sep 2026. 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.

  • A true readingApr 2022

    The value moves 44% in one period, from 273.3 to 393.7, far outside its usual range.

    Outlier: 273.3 and 393.7, difference 44.1.

    moves 44% from 2022-03-01, 135 deviations outside this series' own normal; check the source

    +44% in 2022-04: continued pass-through of the March 2022 LKR devaluation into an import-heavy sector.