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Sri Lanka's poverty line rises to Rs. 17,679
Sri Lanka's official national poverty line rose to Rs. 17,679 per person per month in July, up by Rs. 87 or 0.5% compared to Rs. 17,592
Summary
District-wise data showed that the highest official poverty line in July was recorded in the Colombo District at Rs. 18,969 in the Gampaha District and Rs. 17,080 in the Kilinochchi District and Rs.
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Organisations
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Places
- Sri Lanka4
- Colombo4
- Nuwara Eliya
- Kilinochchi
- Hambantota
- Monaragala
- Gampaha
Keywords
- inflation4
- august4
- rises4
- headline2
- climbed2
- july2
- acceleration
- accelerated
- decelerated
- spearheaded
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