Imports in Sri Lanka jumped 23.1 percent from a year earlier to USD 1959 million in January of 2022, on higher purchases of intermediate goods (32.5%), namely fuel (38.9%), textiles and textile articles (33.9%) and plastics and articles thereof (29.9%). Also, shipments rose for consumer goods (4.2%), in particular medical and pharmaceutical products (76%) and investment goods (17.2%), namely