Variable Code

Variable Name

ASPI

All share price Index; the principal stock exchange of Colombo Stock Exchange

Exchange Rate

Exchange Rate of US Dollar ($) to Sri Lankan Rupee (LKR)

Interest Rate

Amount of money due per a period as a ratio of the amount lent

Inflation Rate

Rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and the rate at which the purchasing power of money falls.

M1

The money supply that includes physical currency and coin, demand deposits, traveller’s checks, other checkable deposits. 24-hour money market funds

M2

The money which refers to savings deposits, money market securities, mutual funds and other time deposits. Money market funds for more than 24 hours

M4

A measure of broad money

Wage Rate Trade

Amount of base wage paid to a worker per unit of time (as per hour or day) or per unit of output if on piecework in the trade sector

Wage Rate Government

Amount of base wage paid to a worker per unit of time (as per hour or day) or per unit of output if on piecework in the government sector

Net Foreign Assets

The value of overseas assets owned by a nation, minus the value of its domestic assets that are owned by foreigners, adjusted for changes in valuation and exchange rates.

Currency in Circulation

The amount of individual units of a currency continued to be used for transactions

Imports

The value of goods or services brought in to the home country form other countries

Exports

The value of goods or services sold out to other countries by one’s home country