Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 3.77% or US$2.53, as prices increased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on April 04, 2019 at a price of US$69.72 per barrel relative to US$67.82 on March 28, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$54.91 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased
Date: April 03, 2019 For the period of April 2018 to February 2019, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $545.02 billion, $8.16 billion more than the Government’s projection. Year over year, this represents an increase of approximately 14.5% relative to the $476.14 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2018. ‘Tax Revenue’ outperformed
Date: April 02, 2019 According the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, “the Jamaican economy grew by 2.0 percent during the fourth quarter of 2018 when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2017. This growth was attributed in both the Services Industries and the Goods Producing Industries of 1.0 percent and 4.0 percent respectively.” Growth was achieved
Date: March 29, 2019 This report combines estimates for January and February 2019, due to the recent partial government shutdown. February estimates are limited to personal income while January estimates include both personal income and outlays measures. Estimates of outlays for February will be available with the next release on April 29, 2019. Personal Income
Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 1% or US$0.67, as prices increased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on March 28, 2019 at a price of US$67.19 per barrel relative to US$67.86 on March 21st, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$54.91 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased
Date: March 27, 2019 Bank of Jamaica announces its decision to lower the policy interest rate (the rate offered on overnight balances1 at Bank of Jamaica) by 25 basis points to 1.25 per cent. The decision to lower the policy rate is aimed at supporting inflation returning to and remaining on target (4.0 per cent
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Date: March 20, 2019 Based on data received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in May indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has declined. Recent data
Date: March 19, 2019 Seasonally adjusted production in the construction sector decreased by 1.4% in the euro area (EA19) and remained unchanged in the EU28 In January 2019 compared with December 2018. According to Eurostat’s first estimates stated In December 2018, “production in construction grew by 1.1% in the euro area and fell by 0.2%
