The average monthly household expenditure has been increasing from 2009/10 to 2016, after adjusting for inflation.
From 2009/10 to 2016, the nominal household expenditure has steadily increased from Rs.31, 331 to Rs.54, 999. Meanwhile, real mean household expenditure has increased from Rs. 31,331 constant price to Rs.38, 282 during the same period. The survey revealed that the median household expenditure for 2016 was Rs.40, 186 in nominal value but it is Rs. 27,971 real term.
According to the survey results, among the districts the highest average monthly household expenditure reported from the Colombo district (Rs.90,670) and the lowest reported from Kilinochchi (Rs.28,483)
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