The Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka edged down 0.5% year-on-year in July 2025, reversing a 0.2% increase in the previous month. The decline was mainly driven by drops in the agriculture sector (-3.4% vs 8.0% in June) and utilities (-29.3% vs -27.1%), despite a faster rise in manufacturing prices (1.0% vs 0.2%). On a monthly basis, producer prices also fell 0.5% in July, reversing a 0.6% increase in June. source: Department of Census and Statistics - Sri Lanka

Producer Prices in Sri Lanka decreased 0.50 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Sri Lanka averaged 13.10 percent from 2015 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 105.18 percent in August of 2022 and a record low of -7.26 percent in September of 2023. This page provides - Sri Lanka Producer Prices Change- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Sri Lanka Producer Prices Change - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Producer Prices in Sri Lanka decreased 0.50 percent in July of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Producer Prices Change in Sri Lanka is expected to be 1.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sri Lanka Producer Prices Change is projected to trend around 2.00 percent in 2026, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-31 10:00 AM
PPI YoY
Jun 0.2% 0.1% -0.2%
2025-08-29 10:00 AM
PPI YoY
Jul -0.5% 0.2%
2025-09-30 10:00 AM
PPI YoY
Aug -0.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Price Index CPI 193.30 194.10 points Aug 2025
Core Consumer Prices 195.50 194.80 points Jul 2025
Core Inflation Rate 2.00 1.60 percent Aug 2025
CPI Housing Utilities 136.00 136.00 points Aug 2025
CPI Transportation 226.80 226.00 points Aug 2025
Export Prices 222.02 226.86 points Jul 2025
Food Inflation 2.00 1.50 percent Aug 2025
GDP Implicit Price Deflator 238.00 241.80 points Mar 2025
Import Prices 250.53 238.47 points Jul 2025
Inflation Rate YoY 1.20 -0.30 percent Aug 2025
Inflation Rate MoM -0.40 -0.20 percent Aug 2025
Producer Prices 237.30 238.50 points Jul 2025
PPI YoY -0.50 0.21 percent Jul 2025

Sri Lanka Producer Prices Change
Producer prices change refers to year over year change in price of goods and services sold by manufacturers and producers in the wholesale market during a given period.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.50 0.21 105.18 -7.26 2015 - 2025 percent Monthly
2018 Q4=100, NSA

News Stream
Sri Lanka Producer Prices Fall 0.5% in July
The Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka edged down 0.5% year-on-year in July 2025, reversing a 0.2% increase in the previous month. The decline was mainly driven by drops in the agriculture sector (-3.4% vs 8.0% in June) and utilities (-29.3% vs -27.1%), despite a faster rise in manufacturing prices (1.0% vs 0.2%). On a monthly basis, producer prices also fell 0.5% in July, reversing a 0.6% increase in June.
2025-08-29
Sri Lanka Producer Prices Inch Up 0.2% in June
The Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka rose 0.2% year-on-year in June 2025, slightly higher than the upwardly revised 0.1% increase in the previous month. The marginal uptick was mainly driven by a rebound in manufacturing prices (0.4% vs -0.5% in May). However, this was partially offset by a further decline in the utility sector (-32.4% vs -31.0%) and a slower price increase in agriculture (8.0% vs 14.0%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.5% in June, rebounding from a 0.7% decline in May.
2025-07-31
Sri Lanka Producer Prices Unchanged in May
The Producer Price Index in Sri Lanka was unchanged in May 2025 from a year earlier, after a marginally revised 1.0% decline in the previous month. The latest figure followed seven consecutive months of decline, as an increase in agriculture prices (14.0% vs 17.1% in April) was offset by declines in both manufacturing (-0.8% vs -1.0%) and the utility sector (-26.9% vs -30.1%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 0.5% in May, reversing a 0.4% rise in April.
2025-07-29