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'The All Jamaica ‘All Divisions’ Consumer Price Index for June 2014 was 215.9. This represented an inflation rate of 0.1 per cent, when compared to the index for May 2014. This movement was 0.9 percentage points lower than the 1.0 per cent recorded for the previous month.Read More

The Mining & Quarrying industry recorded an increase of 0.6 per cent in the index for May 2014. This was as a result of the depreciation of the Jamaican Dollar against the United States Dollar. For the Manufacturing industry a 1.0 per cent upward movement was registered for the same period. The major group ‘Food Beverages and Tobacco’ was the main contributor to the industry’s movement

with a 2.0 per cent increase

"The Jamaican economy grew by 1.6 per cent in the first quarter of 2014 when compared to the similar quarter of 2013. This performance resulted from increased output levels in both the Goods Producing industries of 5.5 per cent and Services industries of 0.3 per cent. For the fiscal year 2013/2014 the economy grew by 0.9 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

" was 1,305,500, an increase of 7,900 (0.6%) higher than the 1,297,600 recorded in January 2013. The male labour force increased by 8,000 (1.1%) from 708,700 in January 2013 to 716,700 in January 2014, and the female labour force was relatively unchanged with 588,900 persons in January 2013 and 588,800 persons in January 2014. Labour ForceIn January 2014, the number of persons in the"Read More

"During the first quarter of 2014 Jamaica imported goods amounting to US$1,411.8 million compared to the US$1,646.7 million imported in the January to March quarter of 2013. This represented a decrease of US$234.9 million or 14.3 per cent. Total exports for the period amounted to US$358.3 million, down from US$468.9 million in the 2013 period, a decrease of US$110.5 million or 23.6 per cent."

Current Indicators

Inflation Rate

Increase over May 2014: 0.1%

March 2014 - June 2014: 0.8%

December 2013 - June 2014: 2.5%

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Consumer Price Index

June 2014 - 215.9

May 2014 - 215.7

Imports

February 2014 Imports

Imports (USD) $464,277

March 2014 Imports

Imports (USD) $495,410

Producer Price Index

Producer Price Index
May 2014

May 2014 Index

Mining & Quarrying - 137.2

Manufacturing - 169.5

May 2014 Percentage Change Increase over April 2014

Mining & Quarrying - (0.6%)

Manufacturing- (1.0%)

May 2013- May 2014

Mining & Quarrying - (10.9%)

Manufacturing- (8.6%)

Exports

Febuary 2014 Exports

Total Exports (USD) $104,119

March 2014 Exports

Total Exports (USD) $126,498

Gross Domestic Product(GDP)

Gross Domestic Product(GDP) March Quarter 2014

Rate of Growth of Value added at Constant Prices March Quarter 2014

1.6 % increase over March Quarter 2013

0.5% decline over December Quarter 2013

Employment Rate

Employment Rate

January 2014 -86.6%

Balance of Trade

Unemployment Rate

January 2014 -13.4%

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