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Economic Highlights 2021-10-12T11:08:45-05:00

Economic Statistics​

208, 2019

Government Operations Results for June 2019

Date: August 02, 2019 For the period of April to June 2019, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $153.85 billion, $2.89 billion more than the Government’s projection. Furthermore, year over year, this represents

3107, 2019

FOMC lowers federal funds rate

July 31, 2019   Based on information collected since the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) met in June 2019, the findings alluded to a strong labour market with a moderate rise in economic activity. Solid

3007, 2019

U.S. Personal Income rose $83.6 billion

Date: July 30, 2019 In June, personal income rose  $83.6 billion (0.4%) according to estimates released today by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI) climbed $69.7 billion (0.4%) and personal consumption expenditures

2607, 2019

US GDP grew 2.1% for 2nd quarter 2019

Date: July 26, 2019 Real gross domestic product (GDP) grew for the second quarter of 2019 at an annual rate of 2.1%, based on the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).

2607, 2019

Producer Price Index declined 0.5% for June 2019

Date: July 26, 2019 The Producer Price Index for the Mining and Quarrying industry posted a decline by 0.5% for June 2019. The movement was a result of the major group, ‘Bauxite Mining & Alumina

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Central Government Operations

J$ Millions Provisional –Apr-Dec 2019 Budget – Apr-Dec 2019
Revenue & Grants 519,008.10 516,842.80
Fiscal Balance (Surplus +/ Deficit -) 12,267.00 4,880.80
Primary Balance (Surplus +/ Deficit -) 117,918.60 112,654.40