Sweet River Abattoir & Supplies Company Limited (SRA) for the six months ended September 30, 2017: recorded a 7% decline in revenue to $165.45 million relative to $178.23 million in the same period in 2016. Revenue for the quarter declined 31% to close at $73.70 million relative to $107.23 million. SRA indicated, “this decrease was
Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited (SJ) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 reported an 18% increase total revenues to $53.53 billion from $45.33 billion in 2016, while for the third quarter Total Revenues were up 42% to total $23.18 billion compared to $16.32 billion in 2016.Total revenue was broken down as follows; Net premium
AMG Packaging and Paper Company Limited (AMG) for the year ended August 2017 recorded turnover in the amount of $660.25 million (2016: $628.67 million), an increase of 5% when compared to 2016, while for the quarter turnover was up 5% to close at $173.23 million (2016: $165.36 million). Management noted, “it was another challenging year
Lasco Manufacturing Limited (LASM) for the six months ended September 30, 2017 recorded a decrease in total revenue of $456.73 million or 12% to total $3.50 billion, relative to the $3.95 billion recorded for the comparable period in 2016. Revenue for the quarter amounted to $1.99 billion, approximately 11% below the $2.22 billion documented for
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The economy continues to add to the number of persons in the labour force. Based on a report released by the Jamaica Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), as at July 2017, the labour force comprised of 1,371,200 persons compared to 1,363,200 persons recorded in July 2016. The number of males in the labour force increased
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During the period January to August 2017 the trade deficit worsened to US$2,784.2 million, increasing by US$478.8 million or 20.8% relative to US$2,305.4 million for the corresponding period in 2016 based on data release d by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). Imports The total spend on imported goods amounted to US$3,668.1 million, an
Lasco Distributors Limited (LASD) For the six months ended September 30, 2017: Total revenue for the six months increased by $210.98 million or 3% to total $8.35 billion, relative to the $8.14 billion recorded for the comparable period in 2016. For the quarter the company saw a 1% decline in revenue to total $4.22 billion
Real gross domestic product (GDP) rose at an annual rate of 3% for the quarter ended September 31, 2017 according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. GDP had increased 3.1% for the second quarter (see graph below). The growth recorded in the third quarter resulted from improved contributions from persona consumptions expenditures (PCE), private
