July 23, 2020 The seasonally adjusted initial claims, advance estimate, rose to 1,416,000, an increase of 109,000 for the week ending July 18 from the prior week's revised level, according to the U.S. Department of Labour (DOL). The prior week's level was revised to 1,307,000 from 1,300,000 up by 7,000. In comparison to the previous week’s average,
July 22, 2020 According to the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), the first quarter seasonally adjusted general government deficit of GDP ratio was 2.2%, the highest deficit reported in the Euro area since the second quarter of 2015. Eurostat noted that, this sharp increase occurred, "when COVID-19 containment measures began to be widely
According to the Statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), annual inflation rate in June for the euro area and the European Union increased by 0.3% (May 2020: 0.1%) and 0.8% (May 2020: 0.6%), respectively. Notably, Eurostat highlighted that in the month of June, “COVID-19 containment measures have been gradually lifted.” However, a year earlier
July 20, 2020 For the month of June, jobless rates were lower in 42 states and the District of Columbia, higher in 5 states, and unchanged in 3 states based on a report by the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS). Forty-nine states and the District had jobless rate increases from last year, but one was
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Consumer Price Index – May 2020 The consumer price index for May 2020 was 103.8 resulting in an inflation rate of 0.1% increase when compared to previous month’s 103.7 price index, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). This increase was as result of, ‘Food and Non- Alcoholic Beverages’, the heaviest weighted division 1.1%
July 10, 2020 The final demand for the Producer Price Index decreased 0.2% in June 2020, seasonally adjusted according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Final demand prices rose 0.4% in May and decreased 1.3% in April. On an unadjusted basis, “the final demand index moved down 0,8% for the 12 months ended in
July 09, 2020 The seasonally adjusted initial claims, advance estimate, fell to 1,314,000, a decrease of 99,000 for the week ending July 4 from the prior week's revised level, according to the U.S. Department of Labour (DOL). The prior week's level was revised to 1,413,000 from 1,427,000 down by 14,000. In comparison to the previous week’s average, the 4-week moving average
Net International Reserves- June 2020 Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) totaled US$2,949.26 million as at June 2020, reflecting an increase of US$44.77 million relative to the US$2,904.49 million reported at the end of May 2020 (see figure 1). Changes in the NIR resulted from an increase in Foreign Assets of US$33.31 million to total US$3,905.02
