Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012.pdf
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Table A25: Household Income and Expenditure Information<br />
Income and expenditure, 2009-2010 Samurdhi,* 2010<br />
Province District/sector Income earners Household Household total Number of Percent of<br />
per household income, monthly expenditure on households participating participating<br />
mean, 2009 food, % of total households households<br />
<strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 1.8 36,451 42<br />
Sector Urban 1.9 47,783 36 n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Rural 1.7 35,228 44 n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Estate 2.1 24,162 51 n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Western Colombo 1.9 51,070 34 552,324 56,569 10.2<br />
Gampaha 1.9 48,870 35 516,324 138,815 26.9<br />
Kalutara 1.9 35,780 39 276,200 71,060 25.7<br />
Central Kandy 1.7 33,063 43 339,446 104,353 30.7<br />
Matale 1.7 30,013 44 141,179 48,812 34.6<br />
Nuwara Eliya 1.9 31,029 49 196,338 45,304 23.1<br />
Southern Galle 1.8 31,376 46 280,000 85,283 30.5<br />
Matara 1.8 30,980 43 221,681 75,291 34.0<br />
Hambantota 1.8 36,879 42 163,649 62,490 38.2<br />
Northern Jaffna 1.5 18,917 65 52,838 24,728 46.8<br />
Killinochchi n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Mannar n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Vavuniya 1.8 39,640 46 44,641 11,295 25.3<br />
Mullativu n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.<br />
Eastern Batticaloa 1.6 22,844 59 155,557 87,281 56.1<br />
Ampara 1.5 24,721 56 189,752 79,709 42.0<br />
Trincomalee 1.5 24,291 58 106,437 42,517 39.9<br />
North Western Kurunegala 1.6 36,922 46 424,395 179,955 42.4<br />
Puttalam 1.6 32,918 49 158,200 94,751 59.9<br />
North Central Anuradhapura 1.6 37,586 41 238,769 72,240 30.3<br />
Polonnaruwa 1.7 31,526 42 103,515 31,826 30.7<br />
Uva Badulla 1.7 32,313 44 233,902 63,268 27.0<br />
Monaragala 1.6 22,161 54 118,018 49,366 41.8<br />
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 1.8 41,312 46 290,889 118,078 40.6<br />
Kegalle 1.9 29,342 47 211,364 86,734 41.0<br />
Note: *Samurdhi is the main poverty alleviation programme of the <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong>n Government.<br />
Sources: Department of Census and Statistics of <strong>Sri</strong> <strong>Lanka</strong> 2011d and Ministry of Economic <strong>Development</strong> 2011.<br />
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