|
|
"At the start of the calendar year, January 2014, the
inflation rate as recorded by the All Jamaica ‘All Divisions’ Consumer Price
Index, was 0.5 per cent. All divisions recorded an inflation rate below 1.0 per
cent, with the exception of the division ‘Furnishings, Household Equipment and
Routine Household Maintenance’, which recorded the highest increase of 2.9 per
cent." Read
More
The Producer Price Index (PPI) for the industry
for the month of January recorded a fall of Mining
& Quarrying0.6 per cent. This was mainly influenced by the 0.7 per
cent decline in the index for the major group ‘Bauxite Mining & Alumina
Processing’. Read more
"The Jamaican economy recorded a growth of 0.5 per cent in the third quarter of 2013, when compared to the similar quarter of 2012. This resulted mainly from a 2.2 per cent increase in output of the Goods Producing industries as the Services industries declined by 0.1 per cent."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
More
"In
October 2013, the number of persons in theLabour
Force was 1,304,800,whichwas 20,900 (1.6%)
higher than the 1,283,900 recorded in October 2012. The male labour force
increased by 7,900 (1.1%) from 705,700 in October 2012 to 713,600 in October
2013, and the female labour force increased by 13,000 (2.2%) moving from 578,200
to 591,200 during the same period"Read More
"Jamaica’s
expenditure on merchandise imports during January to November 2013 fell by
US$392.4 million or 6.5 per cent to US$5,663.6 million when compared to the same
period in 2012. Earnings from total exports fell by US$111.5 million or 7.2 per
cent to US$1,442.4 million. As a result, the trade deficit at the end of the
2012 review period stood at US$4,221.3 million, decreasing by 6.2 per cent or
US$280.9 million when compared to the similar period in 2012. " Read more
|