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Sri Lanka manufacturing expands at slower rate in Nov 2025: PMI

ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka’s manufacturing sector expanded at a slower rate in November, registering a value of 55.5 on the Purchasing Managers Index compiled by the central bank, down from 61.0 in October. “This indicates an expansion in manufacturing activities on a month-on-month basis, with favourable contributions from all the sub-indices,” CBSL said. The expansion in the New Orders sub-index was driven by increased manufacturing activity in the food and beverages sector, and the textiles and apparel sector. Production in November was at the neutral level, CBSL said, after rising in the previous month due to seasonal demand. Both Stock…

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