Economic Statistics
Overseas Headlines- February 4, 2019
United States: Tariffs May Live On as Trump’s Best Bet to Enforce a China Deal American tariffs are what got China to the negotiating table in the first place, the Trump administration argues. Those same
Government Operations Results for December 2018
Date: February 01, 2019 For the period of April 2018 to December 2018, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $448.77 billion, $11.47 billion more than the Government’s projection. Year over year, this represents
Euro area unemployment at 7.9%, EU28 at 6.6%
Date: February 01, 2019 According to the latest report published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, unemployment within the EA19 remained stable month over month for December 2018 at 7.9%. This figure
Overseas Headlines- February 1, 2019
United States: Fed Conspiracy Theories See Powell as Fickle Boyfriend, Wise Man The momentous, mysterious monetary U-turn by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues this week has spawned a host of conspiracy theories
Gas Price Movement- January 31, 2019
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 0.33% or US$0.20, as prices decreased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on January 31, 2019 at a price of US$62.42 per barrel relative to
Net International Reserves
Unemployment Rate
Monthly Inflation Rate
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Central Government Operations
| J$ 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 |