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October 31, 2013 |
"Total expenditure on Merchandise imports during January to July 2013 was
valued at US$3,616.7 million, decreasing by US$212.7 million when compared to
the US$3,829.4 million recorded in the similar 2012 period. Earnings from total
exports during January to July 2013 review period and the similar 2012 period
both were valued at US$978.2 million. During the 2013 review period the
merchandise trade deficit was US$2,638.5 million, compared to US$2,851.2 million
in the same period for 2012."Read more
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October 31, 2013 |
"The Producer Price Index for the
Mining & Quarrying industry increased by 0.7 per cent for themonth of September. This
resulted mainly from the depreciation of the Jamaican dollar via-a-vis the
American Dollar. The Manufacturing
industry recorded an advance in producer prices of
0.5 per cent. " Read more
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September 16, 2013 |
"As represented by the All Jamaica ‘All Divisions’ Consumer
Price Index, the inflation rate for August 2013 compared to July 2013 rose by
0.4 per cent. The index for
the current month of August 2013 was 201.6. "Read
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