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International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS)

The International Merchandise Trade Statistics are compiled from administrative records of the Customs Department and are commonly referred to as Customs Based Trade Statistics. In addition, supplementary data for major trading commodities such as banana, sugar, bauxite, alumina, gypsum, petroleum, and petroleum products is collected from other relevant trading bodies.

Exports are a combination of domestic exports and re-exports, while domestic exports includes commodities grown in the island, extracted from its natural resources or manufactured in the country.

Re-exports are exports of goods of foreign origin which have not been transformed while in Jamaica. This includes goods moving outward from customs storage or manufacturing warehouses.

Effective January 1, 2010 the International Merchandise Trade Statistics presented by STATIN include data on the imports and exports of the Jamaica Free Zone. The Jamaica Free Zone includes the Kingston Free Zone, the Montego Bay Free Zone and Single Entity Free Zone companies. Prior to this date, only data on Single Entity Free Zone companies were included in the trade data.

Total  International Merchandise Trade 2006 - Jan 2013 (US$'000) last updated May 3, 2013
Period
Graph
Balance of Visible Trade Imports
(C.I.F.)
Total Exports
(F.O.B.)
Total Exports
(F.O.B.)
Domestic Exports Re-exports
2006 p. -3,666,525 5,650,427 1,983,902 1,948,173 35,729
2007 p. -4,587,771 6,892,971 2,305,200 2,254,207 50,993
2008 p. -5,666,718 8,162,874 2,496,156 2,436,327 59,829
2009 p. -3,738,260 5,057,631 1,319,371 1,242,371 77,000
Jan- Dec 2010 -3,866,388 5,194,633 1,328,245 1,251,718 76,527
Jan- Dec 2010* -3,889,391 5,226,763 1,337,372 1,256,017 81,355
Jan-Dec. 2011* -4,990,459 6,614,757 1,624,298 1,538,200 86,098
Jan 2012* -356,426 501,224 144,798 140,556 4,242
Jan 2013* -401,046 553,109 152,063 145,722 6,341
r. Revised,p. Preliminary Data* Includes Jamaica Free Zone
Balance of Trade 1970-2009
Last Updated: June 17, 2013
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