March 01, 2018 Fourth Quarter GDP Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 2.5% in the fourth quarter of 2017, the Bureau of Economic Analysis reported on the 28th February 2018. This was a .7% decrease from the growth rate of 3.2% reported for the third quarter in 2017. The deceleration
Gas Price Movement March 1, 2018 Brent Oil Brent oil prices fell by 4.53% or US$3.01, as prices decreased this week. Oil traded on March 1, 2018 at a price of $63.38 per barrel relative to US$66.39 last week. Brent oil began the year at US$68.07 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increase week
March 01,2018 For the period of April 2017 to January 2018, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $434.88 billion, $15.66 billion more than the government’s projection. Furthermore, year over year, this represents an increase of approximately 11% relative to the $391.84 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2017. ‘Tax Revenue’, ‘Non-Tax Revenue’
February 26, 2018 The most recent post by the Euro-stat, the statistical institute of the Eurozone, revealed that nearly half (48.7%) of unemployed persons aged 16-64 in the European Union (EU) were at risk of poverty after social transfers in 2016. Persons at risk of poverty are those living in a household with an equivalised
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February 19, 2019 The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in one of its latest release reported an increase in both US import and export indexes. U.S. import prices increased 1.0% in January, albeit at a slower pace than the December 0.2%. Prices of export increased a 0.8% in January versus a 0.1% in December. Imports
Date: February 13, 2018 Medical Disposables & Supplies Limited, for the nine months ended December 31, 2017, reported revenue amounted to $1.49 billion, an increase of 18% when compared with the $1.26 billion booked last year. Revenue for the quarter totaled $521.10 million up 21% year over year (2016: $431.93 million). MDS stated that this
February 13, 2018 Bank of Jamaica today publishes the schedule of announcements of monetary policy decisions for 2018. This public commitment to a schedule for announcing monetary policy decisions is intended to improve the transparency of Bank of Jamaica’s monetary policy framework. Announcements will at minimum be in the form of a press release, which will indicate the decision
February 12, 2018 In 2017, there were 7 major work stoppages comprising 1,000 or more workers and lasting at least one shift, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. This represents the second lowest number of major work stoppages recorded in a year, with the lowest annual total being attributed to 2009 with 5. Additionally,
