Economic Statistics
Overseas Headlines- October 31, 2018
Date: October 31, 2018 United States: Treasury Lifts Long-Term Debt Sales for Fourth Straight Quarter The U.S. Treasury Department will raise the amount of long-term debt it sells to $83 billion this quarter, again concentrating
Overseas Headlines- October 30, 2018
Date: October 30, 2018 United States: U.S. Plans More China Tariffs If Trump-Xi Meeting Fails, Sources Say The U.S. is preparing to announce by early December tariffs on all remaining Chinese imports if talks next month
Gross Domestic Product, 3rd quarter 2018 (advance estimate)
Date: October 26, 2018 The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated that, “Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2018. In the second quarter,
Overseas Headlines- October 26, 2018
Date: October 26, 2018 United States: U.S. GDP Grows Above-Forecast 3.5% on Consumption, Inventories The U.S. economy expanded at a 3.5 percent pace in the third quarter as consumers opened their wallets, businesses restocked inventories
Gas Price Movement – October 25, 2018
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 2.65% or US$2.09, as prices declined this week. Oil traded on October 25, 2018 at a price of US$76.70 per barrel relative to US$78.79 last week. Brent oil
Net International Reserves
Unemployment Rate
Monthly Inflation Rate
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
Central Government Operations
| J$ 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 |