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'The All Jamaica ‘All Divisions’
Consumer Price Index for May 2013 recorded a 0.5 per cent rate of inflation, a
0.1 percentage point increase over the 0.4 per cent rate recorded for April
2013.' Read
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" The Producer Price Index released by
the Statistical Institute of Jamaica shows that for the month of March 2013 the
Producer price Index recorded an upward movement for both industries under
review; Mining & Quarrying and Manufacturing. The index for the Mining &
Quarrying industry rose by 2.3 per cent and was mainly due to the depreciation
of the Jamaican dollar with respect to the United States dollar. " Read More
"Total value added at constant prices for the Jamaican economy declined by 0.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2012 when compared to the similar quarter of 2011." Read more
The count of the population based on the Population and Housing Census 2011 is 2,697,983. This total comprises 2,678,629 persons in private dwellings, 18,420 in institutions and 934 persons enumerated on the streets. Read
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'The total labour force was1,274,800 persons in January 2013, which comprised 690,300 males and 584,500 females. This was a marginal increase of 14,200 (1.1%) from 1,260,600 in January 2012.Read More
" Jamaica’s
expenditure on merchandise imports during the first two months of 2013 was
valued at US$1,147.6 million , an increase of 12.5 per cent or US$127.4 million
when compared to the same period in 2012" Read more
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