February 9, 2022 Figures are quoted in United States dollars (except where it is indicated otherwise): Caribbean Producers Jamaica Limited (CPJ) for the six months ended December 31, 2021, revenues rose 138% from $24.39 million in 2020 to close the period under review at $58.08 million. For the second quarter, the company also posted a 120% increase in
February 9, 2022 Sales After adjusting for seasonal variations and trading day variances but not for pricing adjustments, December 2021 merchant wholesaler sales were $634.6 billion, up 0.2% (±0.4%)* from the revised November level and up 21.8% (±1.9%) from the revised December 2020 level. The percent change from October 2021 to November 2021 was updated
February 09, 2022 The Goods and Services Deficit Increased $182.4 billion Year to Year. The United States Census Bureau and the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis stated that the December goods and services deficit was $80.7 billion, up $1.4 billion from the revised $79.3 billion in November. December exports totaled $228.1 billion, an increase
February 04, 2022 The total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 467,000 in January, but the unemployment rate remained stable at 4.0 percent, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. Employment growth in leisure and hospitality, professional and business services, retail trade, and transportation and warehousing. This news release summarizes data from two monthly polls.
February 04, 2022 Dennis Cohen, Group Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer, highlighted the financial performance of the NCB Financial Group. Net operating revenues was up 8% year over year for the FY2021 to $121.11 billion from $108.83 billion in 2020. Net profit for FY2021 totalled $20.08 billion, a decrease of 25% compared to $26.88
Date: February 04, 2022 December new orders for manufactured durable goods declined $1.9 billion or 0.7 percent to $268.2 billion, up from the previously reported 0.9 percent decline. This follows a 3.2 percent gain in November. Transportation equipment fell $3.1 billion or 3.7 percent to $80.3 billion in three of the past four months to
February 04, 2022 For three months ended December 31, 2021, NCB Financial Group Limited (NCBFG) net interest income increased by 18%, relative to 2020, to total $16.28 billion (2020: $13.82 billion). Interest income for the first three months closed at $22.11 billion, 6% above the $20.84 billion reported corresponding period ended December 31, 2020. Interest expense year over year rose
February 3, 2022 Euro area unemployment down 1.2 percent The seasonally adjusted euro area unemployment rate was 7.0 percent in December 2021, down from 7.1 percent in November 2021 and 8.2 percent in December 2020. In December 2021, the EU unemployment rate was 6.4 percent, down from 6.5 percent in November 2021 and 7.5 percent
February 2, 2022 Government Operations Results for December 2021 For the period of April to December 2021, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $492.22 billion, $1.23 billion less than the Government’s projection. This represented an increase of approximately 23.6% relative to the $398.26 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2020. ‘Non-Tax Revenue’
February 1 , 2022 The number of job openings on the last business day of December remained unchanged at 10.9 million, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The number of people hired and the number of people who left fell to 6.3 million and 5.9 million, respectively. The quit rate within separations remained
