"The All Jamaica ‘All Divisions’ Consumer Price Index for the month of
December 2011 was 178.2 representing an inflation rate of 0.4 percent. The
increase in the index recorded for December was similar to that registered in
the month of November. "
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The Producer Price Index (PPI) for the Mining and Quarrying industry moved from 178.5 in October
2011 to 179.0 in November 2011, showing an increase of 0.3 per cent .
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The Jamaican economy grew by 0.6 per cent for third quarter ending
September 2011 when compared to similar quarter in 2010.
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Expenditure on merchandise imports during January to September 2011 was
valued at US$4,868.2 million. Imports grew by US$1,102.4 million or 29.3 per
cent when compared to the same period in 2010.
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Total Labour Force in October 2011 was 1,249,500, an increase
of 9,400 (0.8%) compared with 1,240,100 persons in October 2010. The 1,089,800
persons Employed in October 2011 showed little change from the 1,091,100 in
October 2010. The number of Unemployed persons in October 2011 was 159,700, an
increase of 10,700 (7.2%) over the 149,000 in October 2010
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"Thank you for participating in the Population and Housing Census 2011. We have completed the fieldwork exercise and are presently processing the data. A preliminary report will be published April 2012."