Sri Lanka is reported to have spent US$4,072.1 million on fuel imports from January to August this year (2026). The Central Bank of Sri Lanka says this represents a 61.6% increase compared with the corresponding period in 2025. During the correspondi
During the corresponding period last year, US$2,520.6 million was spent on fuel imports. Meanwhile, US$450.6 million was spent on fuel imports in August this year, representing a 76.5% increase compared with August last year. In August this year, US$321.9 million was spent on imports of refined petroleum products.
Summarised from Sri Lanka Mirror
Organisations- Central Bank of Sri Lanka2
- International Monetary Fund
Places- United States2
- Sri Lanka2
- Colombo
Keywords- corresponding
- depreciation
- expenditure
- represents
- september
- pressure
- imports
- rises
- spent
- amid
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