{
 "code": "LK.FIN.BANK.LICENSED_COMMERCIAL_BANKS_PROFIT_BEFORE_VALUE.Q",
 "name": "Licensed Commercial Banks - Profit Before Value Added Tax (VAT) & Taxes (Licensed Commercial Banks), year to date",
 "unit": "Rupees million",
 "frequency": "Quarterly",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "publisher": "Central Bank of Sri Lanka",
 "source_url": "https://www.cbsl.lk/eresearch",
 "latest_vintage": "2023-01-26",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.FIN.BANK.LICENSED_COMMERCIAL_BANKS_PROFIT_BEFORE_VALUE.Q/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "2008-Q1", "value": 13336.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008-Q2", "value": 29175.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008-Q3", "value": 44494.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008-Q4", "value": 57802.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q1", "value": 13872.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q2", "value": 32519.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q3", "value": 49028.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009-Q4", "value": 56057.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q1", "value": 17716.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q2", "value": 47884.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q3", "value": 69373.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010-Q4", "value": 90842.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q1", "value": 20554.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q2", "value": 41205.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q3", "value": 66308.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011-Q4", "value": 90121.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q1", "value": 30761.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q2", "value": 60202.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q3", "value": 90803.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012-Q4", "value": 119645.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q1", "value": 34577.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q2", "value": 57300.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q3", "value": 84345.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013-Q4", "value": 111540.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q1", "value": 27560.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q2", "value": 54830.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q3", "value": 91829.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014-Q4", "value": 128800.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q1", "value": 32370.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q2", "value": 66054.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q3", "value": 103348.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015-Q4", "value": 145325.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q1", "value": 33330.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q2", "value": 79098.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q3", "value": 127680.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016-Q4", "value": 177478.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q1", "value": 47146.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q2", "value": 102171.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q3", "value": 155556.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017-Q4", "value": 215059.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q1", "value": 58919.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q2", "value": 110840.34, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q3", "value": 169530.67, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018-Q4", "value": 231025.70, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q1", "value": 52142.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q2", "value": 104337.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q3", "value": 165399.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019-Q4", "value": 215513.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q1", "value": 48220.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q2", "value": 87915.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q3", "value": 144931.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020-Q4", "value": 202578.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q1", "value": 75392.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q2", "value": 144019.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q3", "value": 206515.00, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021-Q4", "value": 273356.00, "status": null}
 ]
}