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Table  45  (External trade, Balance)
External transaction on current account (2001 - 2004)
ext45e (Rs. Million)
Item 2001 2002 2003 2004
1.Exports of goods and non-factor services(2+3) 551,530 571,195 631,096 737,068
2.Merchandise 430,447 449,855 495,215 582,551
3.Other 121,083 121,340 135,881 154,517
4.Factor income from rest of the world 9,651 7,201 13,870 15,887
5.Current transfers from rest of the world** 103,300 123,183 136,470 158,261
6.Current receipts from rest of the world(1+4+5) 664,481 701,579 781,436 911,216
11.Imports of goods and non-factor services(12+13) 639,281 677,676 741,389 921,639
12.Merchandise 533,837 584,561 643,730 809,520
13.Other 105,445 93,115 97,659 112,119
14.Factor income paid to rest of the world 33,510 31,375 32,431 36,428
15.Current transfers to rest of the world 15,370 18,202 20,134 21,655
16.Current payments to rest of the world(11+14+15) 688,161 727,253 793,954 979,722
Surplus of the nation on current account(6-16) -23,680 -25,674 -12,519 -68,506
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source : 
Department of Census and Statistics
Key
*  : Provisional
** Excludes capital transfers, hence the figures are not comparable with 
           the figures that have been already published
Revised:  2010(y)/11(m)/25(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka