All three of IHP’s Consumer Confidence indices dropped marginally in August 2024 compared to the previous month.

As Sri Lankans head to the polls, large majorities of voters want the government to increase spending on health and education according to the latest findings from the Sri Lanka Opinion Tracker Survey (SLOTS).

In first half of 2024, the most notable changes in voting intent were the rise in support for President Ranil Wickremasinghe as a potential Presidential candidate at the apparent expense of support for likely candidates from the NPP, SJB and SLPP.