Inflation ( CCPI)0.9% (March 2024)
GDP4.5% (4Q 2023)
Unemployment4.3% (4Q 2023)
3M T-Bill Rate10.03%
12M T-Bill Rate10.23%
2Y T-Bond Rate10.85%/ 11.00%
4Y T-Bond Rate12.10% / 12.20%
USD/LKR300/301
Reserves $4.951Bn (March 2024)
Cum. Trade Deficit $860 Mn (Feb 2024 cumulative)
Cum. Fiscal DeficitLKR 2,020 Bn (Nov 2023)

Sri Lanka Rupee is expected to face further depreciation

Opinion pollsApr 2, 2022
Sri Lanka Rupee is expected to face further depreciation
The monthly poll conducted by Feedback.lk suggests 68% of the public expect Sri Lanka Rupee will depreciated above Rs. 325.00 per one USD, while 18% public believe it will be settle in between Rs. 300 to Rs.325 by end of April. But respondents who are in the financial market have lower expectation of large depreciation as 53% of them expect it will depreciated above Rs. 325 and 26% of them expect it will be settle between Rs. 300 to Rs. 325

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