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SDDS Data Category and Components Unit of Description Observations Percentage Change from Previous to Latest Period Additional Information
Period of ​​Latest Data Latest Data Data for Previous Period
REAL SECTOR Metadata
National Accounts Metadata
Gross Domestic Product at Current Prices Rs. million Q2/26 8,254,176 9,164,652 -9.9
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Agriculture Rs. million Q2/26 689,249 669,690 2.9
Industries Rs. million Q2/26 2,138,639 2,491,137 -14.2
Services Rs. million Q2/26 4,350,381 4,969,452 -12.5
Gross Domestic Product at Constant 2015 Prices Rs. million Q2/26 3,029,816 3,652,503 -17.0
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Agriculture Rs. million Q2/26 230,307 232,115 -0.8
Industries Rs. million Q2/26 863,881 1,049,104 -17.7
Services Rs. million Q2/26 1,714,387 2,105,235 -18.6
Gross Domestic Product (Implicit Price Index) Index 2015=100 Q2/26 272 251 8.6
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Agriculture Index 2015=100 Q2/26 299 289 3.7
Industries Index 2015=100 Q2/26 248 237 4.3
Services Index 2015=100 Q2/26 254 236 7.5
Industry Production Index Metadata
Index of Industry Production Index 2015=100 Aug/26 99.7 101.5 -1.8
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Price Indices
Consumer Price Index (CPI) Index 2021=100 Sep/26 209.1 208.8 0.1 Metadata
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Producer Price Index (PPI) Index 2018 Q4=100 Aug/26 251.7 250.5 0.5 Metadata
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Labour Market
Labour Force (15 years and above) In thousands Q2/26 8,586.5 8,414.4 2.0
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Labour Force Participation Rate % Q2/26 50.0 49.2 1.6
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Employment Rate % Q2/26 96.0 96.3 -0.3 Metadata
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Unemployment Rate % Q2/26 4.0 3.7 8.1 Metadata
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Labour Market : Wages/Earnings Metadata
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Formal Private Sector (Nominal Wage Rate) Index 1978=100 Jul/26 13,492.0 13,491.5 0.004
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Formal Public Sector (Nominal Wage Rate) Index 2016=100 Jul/26 192.6 192.6 0.0
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Informal Private Sector Wage Rate Index Index 2018=100 Jul/26 208.4 207.4 0.5
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FISCAL SECTOR Metadata
General Government Operations Metadata
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Total Revenue and Grants Rs. million 2025 5,607,511 4,270,235 31.3
Total Revenue Rs. million 2025 5,571,361 4,210,265 32.3
Tax Revenue Rs. million 2025 5,156,349 3,797,234 35.8
Non Tax Revenue Rs. million 2025 415,012 413,031 0.5
Grants Rs. million 2025 36,150 59,970 -39.7
Total Expenditure and Lending Minus Repayments Rs. million 2025 6,352,374 6,310,166 0.7
Recurrent Expenditure Rs. million 2025 5,323,826 5,494,543 -3.1
of which Interest Payments Rs. million 2025 2,500,674 2,689,500 -7.0
Capital Expenditure and Net Lending Rs. million 2025 1,028,548 815,624 26.1
Overall Fiscal Surplus (+)/Deficit (-) Rs. million 2025 -744,863 -2,039,931 -63.5
Total Financing Rs. million 2025 744,863 2,039,931 -63.5
Foreign Financing Rs. million 2025 142,408 333,241 -57.3
Domestic Financing Rs. million 2025 602,455 1,706,691 -64.7
Bank Rs. million 2025 n/a n/a n/a
Non Bank Rs. million 2025 n/a n/a n/a
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Total Revenue and Grants Rs. million Q2/26 1,456,850 1,499,153 -2.8
Total Revenue Rs. million Q2/26 1,455,503 1,498,686 -2.9
Tax Revenue Rs. million Q2/26 1,365,746 1,344,806 1.6
Non Tax Revenue Rs. million Q2/26 89,757 153,880 -41.7
Grants Rs. million Q2/26 1,347 466 188.8
Total Expenditure and Lending Minus Repayments Rs. million Q2/26 1,563,690 1,382,803 13.1
Recurrent Expenditure Rs. million Q2/26 1,393,089 1,276,800 9.1
of which Interest Payments Rs. million Q2/26 641,327 593,253 8.1
Capital Expenditure and Net Lending Rs. million Q2/26 170,601 106,004 60.9
Overall Fiscal Surplus (+)/Deficit (-) Rs. million Q2/26 -106,840 116,349 -191.8
Total Financing Rs. million Q2/26 106,840 -116,349 -191.8
Foreign Financing Rs. million Q2/26 108,760 -76,201 -242.7
Domestic Financing Rs. million Q2/26 -1,920 -40,148 -95.2
Bank Rs. million Q2/26 n/a n/a n/a
Non Bank Rs. million Q2/26 n/a n/a n/a
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Total Debt Rs. million Q2/26 31,278,434 30,193,178 3.6
Total Domestic Debt Rs. million Q2/26 18,804,641 18,762,038 0.2
Short Term Rs. million Q2/26 1,667,572 1,940,404 -14.1
Long term Rs. million Q2/26 17,137,068 16,821,634 1.9
Total Foreign Debt Rs. million Q2/26 12,473,793 11,431,139 9.1
Outstanding Government Guranteed Debt Rs. million Q2/26 971,000 1,033,000 -6.0
FINANCIAL SECTOR Metadata
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Monetary Aggregates
Broad Money (M2b) Rs. billion Aug/26 17,140.5 17,043.5 0.6
Net Credit to the Government Rs. billion Aug/26 7,737.0 7,820.2 -1.1
Other Domestic Credit Rs. billion Aug/26 12,036.1 11,936.7 0.8
Net Foreign Assets of the Banking Sector Rs. billion Aug/26 1,669.2 1,564.6 6.7
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Monetary Base Rs. billion Aug/26 1,914.3 1,894.4 1.1
Net Claims on Government Rs. billion Aug/26 1,435.6 1,550.0 -7.4
Claims on Commercial Banks Rs. billion Aug/26 -19.3 -45.8 57.8
Other Items Net Rs. billion Aug/26 -578.4 -518.2 -11.6
Net Foreign Assets of the Central Bank Rs. billion Aug/26 1,076.5 908.4 18.5
EXTERNAL SECTOR
Balance of Payments Metadata
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Goods (Credit) US $ million Q2/26 3,442 3,461 -0.5
Goods (Debit) US $ million Q2/26 6,621 5,771 14.7
Goods (Net) US $ million Q2/26 -3,179 -2,310 37.6
Services(Credit) US $ million Q2/26 1,512 2,016 -25.0
Services(Debit) US $ million Q2/26 1,005 891 12.9
Services(Net) US $ million Q2/26 507 1,125 -54.9
Primary Income(Credit) US $ million Q2/26 144 164 -12.5
Primary Income(Debit) US $ million Q2/26 730 540 35.1
Primary Income(Net) US $ million Q2/26 -586 -376 55.9
Secondary Income(Credit) US $ million Q2/26 2,311 2,295 0.7
Secondary Income (Debit) US $ million Q2/26 39 31 26.2
Secondary Income (Net) US $ million Q2/26 2,272 2,264 0.3
Current Account Balance US $ million Q2/26 -986 704 -240.1
Capital Account (Credit) US $ million Q2/26 3 2 73.0
Capital Account (Debit) US $ million Q2/26 3 3 -25.6
International Reserve Position Metadata
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Official Reserve Assets US $ million Sep/26 6,851 6,929 -1.1
Foreign Currency Reserves US $ million Sep/26 6,607 6,714 -1.6
SDR US $ million Sep/26 43 1 3,008.1
Gold US $ million Sep/26 198 210 -6.1
Reserve Position in IMF US $ million Sep/26 4 4 -0.7
Other Reserve Assets US $ million Sep/26 0 0 -
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Merchandise Trade Metadata
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Total Exports (f.o.b.) US $ million Aug/26 1,240 1,233 0.6
Total Imports (c.i.f.) US $ million Aug/26 1,914 2,251 -15.0
Total trade balance US $ million Aug/26 -674 -1,018
International Investment Position Metadata
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Total Foreign Assets US $ million Q2/26 16,315 16,722 -2.4
Direct Investment Assets US $ million Q2/26 1,851 1,826 1.4
Portfolio Investment: Assets US $ million Q2/26 120 94 27.2
Equity US $ million Q2/26 - - -
Debt Securities US $ million Q2/26 120 94 27.2
Other Investment: Assets US $ million Q2/26 7,886 7,776 1.4
Reserve Assets US $ million Q2/26 6,458 7,026 -8.1
Total Foreign Liabilities US $ million Q2/26 67,188 66,666 0.8
Direct Investment: Liabilities US $ million Q2/26 18,695 18,364 1.8
Portfolio Investment: Liabilities US $ million Q2/26 9,466 8,881 6.6
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Total Gross External Debt US $ million Q2/26 55,124 54,875 0.5
POPULATION
Population Metadata
Population In thousands 2025 21,756 21,916 -0.7
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