Jamaica earned 5.5 percent less from exports during the January to March quarter, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The report noted that this was due largely to a 57.8 percent decline in exports from the mining & quarrying sector. In total, the country earned US$290.5 million from exports during the quarter, with domestic exports accounting for 85.3 […]
Jamaicans spent more money on imports during the first quarter of this year when compared to the corresponding period last year. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) said expenditure on goods during January to March increased by 38.7 percent. STATIN’s Director General, Carol Coy, revealed that total imports during the period under review were valued at US$1.826.3 billion, significantly up […]
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the economy grew by 8.2 percent for the fiscal year 2021/22, compared to 2020/21. This was aided by a 6.4 percent out-turn between January and March 2022, compared to the same period last year. In a statement on Thursday (June 30), STATIN indicated that the March quarter out-turn was driven by […]
Jamaica generated calendar year export earnings of US$1.15 billion between January and September 2021. This out-turn represents a 26.3 percent increase over the US$910.7 million recorded for the corresponding period in 2020. Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director-General, Carol Coy, says the increase was mainly driven by higher exports of ‘Minerals Fuels’, which climbed by 96.8 percent. She was speaking […]
Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) shows that “clerks” was the occupational group recording the most substantial increase in employment as at July 2019. According to STATIN’s July 2019 Labor Force Survey, some 101,300 persons were employed in this group, representing an increase of 19,100 persons or 23.2 percent, compared to the corresponding period last year. Director-General, Carol […]
