October 27, 2021 According to The UK Office for National Statistics, during September 2021, retail sales volumes fell by 0.2%, when compared to August 2021, however 4.2% higher than in February 2020, before the impact of coronavirus. The movement is primarily due to a decrease in the largest contributor ‘Non-food stores’ by 0.5% in sales
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October 27, 2021 Monthly Economic Review - September 2021 Disclaimer: Analyst Certification -The views expressed in this research report accurately reflect the personal views of Mayberry Investments Limited Research Department about those issuer (s) or securities as at the date of this report. Each research analyst (s) also certify that no part of their compensation
October 22, 2021 Remittances – August 2021 Total remittance inflow as at August 2021 amounted US$272.7 million, a 2.4% decrease from the US$279.5 million booked twelve months earlier. The decrease in total remittance inflow was due to a 6.4% decrease in ‘Remittance Companies’ to US$225.9 million (2020: US$241.2 million), however it was offset by a
October 21, 2021 According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), as at July 2021, there were 1,215,000 employed persons. This was 93,400 or 8.3% more than the number of persons when compared to July 2020. In July 2021, the unemployment rate was 8.5%, which was 4.1 percentage points lower than the rate of 12.6%
Consumer Price Index – September 2021 According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) the consumer price index for September 2021 was 114.9 resulting in an inflation rate of 2.3% when compared to the previous month’s inflation rate of 0.9%. According to STAIN, this movement was primarily due to the 3.0% increase in the index
October 13, 2021 In the majority of EU Member States, the top 20 firms' share of trade value dropped between 2012 and 2019, both for imports and exports of goods. The involvement and impact of significant traders can be assessed by comparing the size of the proportion of top importers and exporters in terms of
October 11, 2021 The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis indicated that, “State personal consumption expenditures (PCE) decreased 2.6% in 2020 after increasing 3.7% in 2019.” In addition, the PCE percentage change across cross all 50 states and the District of Columbia ranged from 1.2% in Idaho and Utah to –5.8% in the District of Columbia. Expenditure growth in
October 04, 2021 Government Operations Results for August 2021 For the period of April to August 2021, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $269.36 billion, $17.31 billion more than the Government’s projection. This represented an increase of approximately 6.9% relative to the $200.06 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2020. ‘Tax Revenue’,
October 1, 2021 According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), the total value added in the second quarter of 2021 grew by 14.2% when compared to the similar quarter of 2020. This performance should be viewed in the context of the significant fall of 18.4% in economic activity during the second quarter of
