Sri Lanka - Weekly Retail Prices - 2005
Reference ID | LKA-DCS-WRP-2005-v1.0 |
Year | 2005 |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Producer(s) | Department of Census and Statistics - Ministry of Finance and Planning |
Sponsor(s) | Department of Census and Statistics - - |
Collection(s) | |
Metadata |
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Created on | Apr 08, 2009 |
Last modified | Sep 30, 2013 |
Page views | 8846 |
Downloads | 5500 |
Overview
Identification
ID Number LKA-DCS-WRP-2005-v1.0 |
Version
Version Description
v1.0: Full edited dataset, original version for internal use.Production Date
2008-12-02Overview
Abstract
The Colombo Consumers' Price Index (CCPI) which was introduced in 1952 by the Department of Census and Statistics and which is now published on the last working day of every month is the official index by which changes in price levels of consumer goods and services in Sri Lanka are measured. Since then the index has been used to date for very vital purposes as described below. It is used for multi-purpose functions such as :for conversion of total current values of national income up to fixed values,
policy making on monetary income and wages,
payment of salaries and wages,
providing social security facilities and analysis of economic and social activities.
Thus the government mechanism and the non-government organizations use this index as the vital official measurement unit in the fields of financial, revenue, salaries, wages and socio-economic policy making.
Kind of Data
Observation data/ratings [obs]Units of Analysis
Commodities (in Retail outlets in Colombo City)Scope
Notes
The scope of WRP 2005 includes the following key sections:-1). Retail prices of Food Items
2). Retail prices of Non - Food Items
Topics
Topic | Vocabulary | URI |
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ECONOMICS [1] | CESSDA | http://www.nesstar.org/rdf/common |
Coverage
Geographic Coverage
All Urban Divisions in Colombo DistrictUniverse
Retail commodity prices of the goods in Colombo MC and suburban areasProducers and Sponsors
Primary Investigator(s)
Name | Affiliation |
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Department of Census and Statistics | Ministry of Finance and Planning |
Funding
Name | Abbreviation | Role |
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Department of Census and Statistics |
Metadata Production
Metadata Produced By
Name | Abbreviation | Affiliation | Role |
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Department of Census & Statistics | DCS | Ministry of Finance and Planning | Documentation and Archival of Price Data |
Date of Metadata Production
2008-12-02DDI Document Version
Version v1.0 (2008)DDI Document ID
DDI-LKA-DCS-WRP-2005-v1.0