IHP Press Releases

• AK Dissanayake (38) and Sajith Premadasa (35) continue to lead in Presidential Election voting preferences, #2023-31
      

• NPP/JVP retain an edge over the SJB amongst voters in August, #2023-30
      

• AK Dissanayake's public favourability improves, but Sajith Premadasa's worsens in August, #2023-29
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence drops modestly in August, but no real change, #2023-28
      

• Pres. Ranil Wickremesinghe continues to gain support in a potential Presidential poll, #2023-27
      

• Support for major parties changes little in July, with NPP/JVP and SJB ahead, but large numbers of voters uncommitted, #2023-26
      

• Favourability of NPP/JVP leader AK Dissanayake sees significant drop in July 2023, #2023-25
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence improves significantly in July, but remains pessimistic, #2023-24
      

• Little change in Presidential voting intention in June 2023: AKD 40%, Sajith 35%, Ranil 15%, #2023-23
      

• Support for NPP/JVP and SJB fell, with evidence of growing voter disillusionment with all established parties in June 2023, #2023-22
      

• Favourability ratings of all major party leaders declined in June 2023, #2023-21
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence changed little in June, remaining at pessimistic levels, #2023-20
      

• Pres. Ranil Wickremesinghe & SLPP continue to gain support in May, #2023-19
      

• NPP/JVP support fell to 23% behind SJB on 26%, whilst support for UNP and SLPP rises amongst likely voters during May 2023, #2023-18
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence changed little in May following gains in April, #2023-17
      

• Support for AK Dissanayake slips to 45%, but still leads Sajith Premadasa (37%), #2023-16
      

• NPP/JVP maintains a lead, but loses support to UNP and other parties, whilst SJB flatlines , #2023-15
      

• AK Dissanayake the only major party leader with a positive net favourability rating in April 2023 , #2023-14
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence rises to its highest level in two years in April , #2023-13
  

• AK Dissanayake (48%) leads Sajith Premadasa (37%) in a potential Presidential Election , #2023-12
      

• Little change in voting preferences in March, with NPP/JVP maintaining a clear lead over SJB, amidst possible signs of a UNP rise , #2023-11
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Significant improvement in consumer confidence in March, #2023-10
  

• Sri Lankans continue to hold unfavourable views of all political party leaders, #2023-09
  

• Voters consolidate around the NPP/JVP, SJB and ITAK, with NPP/JVP taking a clear lead, #2023-08
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence continues to decline in February, #2023-07
  

• The Aragalaya and democracy have increasing and widespread support amongst the public, but Sri Lankans are souring on capitalism, #2023-06
      

• NPP/JVP and SJB running neck-and-neck amongst voters, #2023-05
      

• One in four Sri Lankan adults have diabetes, #2023-04
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence shows no recovery in January '23, #2023-03
  

• President Ranil Wickremesinghe remained less unpopular than his predecessor as 2022 ended, but the public unhappy with all party leaders, #2023-02
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence drops back in December, following the November gains. Press Release, #2023-01
  

• SLOTS Consumer Confidence Survey 2022-13. Press Release, #2022-16
  

• Sri Lankans continue to hold unfavourable views of all political party leaders. Press Release, #2022-15
  

• Sri Lankans agree by a wide margin that the economy, economic crisis, and inflation are the most important national problems. Press Release, #2022-14
  

• Latest SLOTS updates: Public want to prioritize health and education for increased government spending. Press Release, #2022-13
      

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence remains deeply pessimistics in October. Press Release, #2022-12
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence fell again in September giving up its August gains. Press Release, #2022-11
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence rose again in August continuing its post-Rajapaksa recovery. Press Release, #2022-10
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence gains modestly following President's resignation in July. Press Release, #2022-09
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence:Consumer confidence continued to decline in June. Press Release, #2022-07.
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence:Consumer confidence continued to decline in June, SLOTS Report #2022-07.
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Consumer confidence remained extremely pessimistic through May. Press Release, #2022-06.
  

• IHP Consumer Confidence Indices, SLOTS Report #2022-06.
  

• Sri Lanka Consumer Confidence: Continued Drop in April to Reach New Low of 5. Press Release, #2022-05.
  

• Economic crisis results in growing public disaffection with politicians, but particularly with President Rajapaksa, SLOTS Report #2022-04.
      

• SLOTS Favourability Ratings Methodology for tracking public favourability, SLOTS Report #2022-03.
      

• Institute for Health Policy, March 2022, "SLOTS Consumer Confidence Survey: Methodology for tracking consumer sentiment in Sri Lanka", SLOTS Report #2022-01.
  

• Institute for Health Policy, March 2022, "Consumer Confidence Collapses despite Waning Omicron Wave as Economic Disruption Hits", SLOTS Report #2022-02.
  

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• Launch of Japanese Report to G8