Sri Lanka industrial production index rises 1.3% in August
The August 2026 index reached 99.7, with electrical equipment rising and basic pharmaceutical manufacturing falling.
Event / data period: 2026-08
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Sri Lanka’s Department of Census and Statistics reported an Industrial Production Index of 99.7 for August 2026, up from 98.4 a year earlier. The index uses 2015 as its base year, so the level is an index reading rather than a measure of the economy’s currency value.
Within manufacturing, electrical-equipment production rose 16% year over year, while basic pharmaceutical manufacturing fell 26.6%. These sector movements differ sharply and should not be read as the same change in total industrial output. The monthly index covers manufacturing activity and is compiled from production-volume measures.
Data
August production index and manufacturing changes
The overall index level was 99.7; the table shows year-over-year production-volume changes.
| Industrial production, year over year | 1.3 |
| Electrical-equipment manufacturing, year over year | 16 |
| Basic pharmaceuticals manufacturing, year over year | -26.6 |
Methodology
The index base year is 2015. Sector percentages are production-volume changes from August 2025.
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