0 percent, higher than originally forecast, Central Bank Governor Nivard Cabraal said. The Central Bank originally projected a growth of 6.
5 percent for 2010.
"Our estimates are the first quarter GDP will be over 6.
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0 percent," Cabraal said. "We can say that yearly growth will be 7.
0 percent."
He said all sectors have shown growth which is "substantial."
The Central Bank makes its own gross domestic product estimates and forecasts though the official government number is computed by the statistics office. First quarter numbers are due later this month.
Sri Lanka's tourism sector has picked up sharply following the end of a 30-year war and economic activity is also picking up in the former war torn areas of the north and the east.
External trade which plummeted in 2009, has also picked up.
However exports especially in apparel have continued to shrink, raising fresh concerns about the industrial competitiveness of the island in the wake of high inflation and currency appreciation.
The central bank has largely kept inflation in c