April 26, 2018 Net job loss due to closing and contracting private-sector establishments for third quarter-June 2017 to September 2017- amounted to 140,000, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its latest release. According to the Bureau, “gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments were 7.4 million, an increase of 268,000 jobs lost
April 24,2018 At the end of the fourth quarter of 2017, the government debt to GDP ratio in the euro area (EA19) stood at 86.7%, compared with 88.1% at the end of the third quarter of 2017, according to Eurostat. Likewise, in the EU28, the ratio also decreased from 82.4% to 81.6%. The decrease was
April 23, 2018 According to the latest report by Eurostat, in 2017, the government deficit and debt of both the euro area (EA19) and the EU28 decreased in relative terms compared with 2016. “In the euro area the government deficit to GDP ratio fell from 1.5% in 2016 to 0.9% in 2017,and in the EU28
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April 20, 2018 For 2017, the United States was the EU's largest partner for exports (20 % of total extra-EU exports) and second largest for EU imports (14 % of total extra-EU imports), after China (20 %) according to Eurostat. For the period 2007 to 2017, the EU had a trade surplus (meaning larger exports
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Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 3.58 % or US$2.57, as prices rose this week. Oil traded on April 19, 2018 at a price of $74.33 per barrel relative to US$71.76 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$68.07 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased week over week, by 1.20% (JMD$1.48).
April 19, 2018 U.S real gross domestic product (GDP) grew 2.9% for the fourth quarter of 2017, led by 16 of the 22 domestic industry groups. According to gross domestic product (GDP) by industry statistics released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis, “Durable Goods Manufacturing; Construction; and Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services were the leading
April 18, 2018 In February 2018 compared with January 2018, production in the construction sector decreased by 0.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.8% in the EU28, according to a recent publication by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Activities in the construction sector is decreasing at a slower pace than
April 17,2018 The inflation for the month of March 2018 declined for the second consecutive month with a contraction of 0.1% following the same movement in February 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month moved to 248.1 relative to the 248.3 reported for February 2018. This decline
