STATIN: Inflation Rate Increase to 10.9%

STATIN: Inflation Rate Increase to 10.9%

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica, STATIN, in its quarterly media briefing on Friday, revealed that Jamaica has seen an increase in the inflation rate, though unemployment is now at its lowest ever historical level. Director General of STATIN, Carol Coy, says...
STATIN: Jamaica Records 14% GDP in 2nd Quarter

STATIN: Jamaica Records 14% GDP in 2nd Quarter

The Gross Domestic Product, (GDP) of Jamaica grew by 14 percent in the second quarter of 2021 relative to the same period last year, after the Government relaxed measures aimed at limiting the COVID-19 spread. The Statistical Institute of Jamaica, (STATIN) Director...
Jamaica’s Unemployment Down in July 2021

Jamaica’s Unemployment Down in July 2021

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica’s, (STATIN) reported that the unemployment rate for July 2021 as gone down as the rate was reported at 8.5 percent. This is 4.1 percentage points lower than the 12.6 percent out-turn for the corresponding period last year....
GDP Declines Marginally for the First Quarter

GDP Declines Marginally for the First Quarter

Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy says, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), has been negatively impacted by the spread of the coronavirus, in the first quarter of 2021. Over the period the country’s gross...