Economic Statistics
Overseas Headlines- December 18, 2018
Date: December 18, 2018 United States: Trump Warns Fed Not to Make ‘Mistake’ Ahead of Likely Rate Hike President Donald Trump issued a fresh appeal to the Federal Reserve to avoid making “yet another mistake”
Gas Price Movement- December 13, 2018
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 0.55% or US$0.33, as prices declined this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on December 13, 2018 at a price of US$59.73 per barrel relative to
Overseas Headlines- December 13, 2018
Date: December 13, 2018 United States: U.S. Futures, Europe Stocks Pare Gain; Bonds Rise: Markets Wrap U.S. equity futures and European shares surrendered early gains as investors weighed the latest developments in America-China trade relations.
Overseas Headlines- December 12, 2018
Date: December 12, 2018 United States: Fed Bond Losses, China Trade Damage, RBI Newcomer: Eco Day Good morning Americas. Here’s the latest news and analysis from Bloomberg Economics to help get your day started: Federal
Net International Reserves- November 2018
Date: December 12, 2018 Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) totaled US$2,899.06 million as at November 2018, reflecting a decrease of US$26.27 million relative to the US$2,925.33 million reported as at the end of October 2018
Net International Reserves
Unemployment Rate
Monthly Inflation Rate
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Central Government Operations
| J$ 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 |