February 10, 2020 Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) totaled US$3,094.25 million as at January 2020, reflecting a decrease of US$68.29 million relative to the US$3,162.54 million reported as at the end of December 2019 (see figure 1). Changes in the NIR resulted from a decrease in Foreign Assets of US$70.28 million to total US$3,560.81 million compared
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February 06, 2020 Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 5.78% or US$3.37, as prices fell this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on February 6, 2020 at a price of US$54.92 per barrel relative to US$58.29 on January 30, 2020. Brent oil opened 2020 year at US$66.25 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87
February 03, 2020 In December, personal income rose $40.7 billion (0.2%) in the U.S, according to estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Disposable personal income (DPI) climbed $30.6 billion (0.2%) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) grew $46.6 billion (0.3%). Real DPI rose 0.1% in December and Real PCE climbed 0.1%. The PCE price
Date: February 03, 2020 For the period of April to December 2019, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $468.43 billion, $9.67 billion more than the Government’s projection. Furthermore, year over year, this represents an increase of approximately 7.1% relative to the $437.30 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2018. ‘Tax Revenue’, ‘Non-Tax
January 30, 2020 Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 8.22% or US$5.10, as prices fell this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on January 30, 2020 at a price of US$56.94 per barrel relative to US$62.04 on January 23, 2020. Brent oil opened 2020 year at US$66.25 per barrel. Petrojam prices 87
January 29, 2020 Based on the latest information received by the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) since the last meeting in December 2019, the FOMC has noted that economic activity continues to rise at a moderate rate and labour market remains strong. In the recent months, the unemployment rate has remained low, while job
January 29, 2020 Gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector, from March 2019 to June 2019 , amounted to an increase of 230,000 jobs from the previous quarter to 7.6 million according to the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS). It was also noted that gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments booked
January 28, 2020 In the third quarter of 2019, the euro area’s real household income per capita rose by 0.4%, following an increase of 0.3% in the prior quarter. Whereas, household real consumption per capita rose by 0.4% in the third quarter, after a rise by 0.1% in the second quarter of 2019. The EU28
January 27, 2020 During the period January to October 2019 the Jamaica’s imports amounted US$5,351.5 million increasing by 4.7% relative to US$5,111.50 million for the corresponding period in 2018 based on data released by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). Revenue from total exports totalled US$1,369.3 million for the period under review, a decline of
