Economic Statistics
Overseas Headlines- October 12, 2018
Date: October 12, 2018 United States: Stocks Gain With Earnings in Focus; Dollar Steady: Markets Wrap Stocks staged a broad recovery on Friday as earnings reports from some of America’s biggest banks gave investors something
Overseas Headlines- October 11, 2018
Date: October 11, 2018 United States: U.S. Core Inflation Trails Estimates as Used-Car Prices Tumble A gauge of underlying U.S. inflation was below estimates in September as used-vehicle costs fell and housing rents cooled, signaling
Personal Consumption Expenditures by State, 2017
Date: October 09, 2018 The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated that, “State personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased on average 4.3 percent in 2017, an acceleration from the 3.8 percent increase in 2016.” In addition,
Survey of Business and Consumer Confidence Third Quarter 2018 Summary
Date: October 9, 2018 Survey of Business & Consumer Confidence Index The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce announced the results today, October 9, 2018, the 3rd Quarter Business and Consumer Confidence Indices at the JCC Secretariat.
Overseas Headlines- October 9, 2018
Date: October 9, 2018 United States: Stocks Retreat as Treasury Yield Hits 7-Year High: Markets Wrap All eyes were on benchmark Treasuries on Tuesday as trading reopened in the wake of last week’s selloff and
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 |