Date: March 18, 2019 Consumer Price Index – Feburary 2019 The consumer price index for the month of February 2019 recorded an inflation rate of 0.1%, following a 0.2% decline in its index for January 2019, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of February fell to
Date: February 18, 2019 Consumer Price Index – January 2019 The consumer price index for the month of January 2019 recorded a negative inflation rate of 0.2%, following the 0.1% decline in its index for December 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of January fell
January 17, 2019 Euro area annual inflation declined for December 2018 to 1.6% relative to 1.9% in November according to Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. The rate twelve months earlier was 1.4%. the European Union on the other hand posted an inflation rate of 1.7% for December 2018, a reduction from the
Date: January 16, 2019 Consumer Price Index – December 2018 The consumer price index for the month of December 2018 recorded a negative inflation rate of 1.0%, following the negligent movement in November 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of December fell to 254.7, relative
Date: December 18, 2018 Consumer Price Index – November 2018 The consumer price index for the month of November 2018 was 0.0%, following the 0.7% increase in October 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of November remained at 257.4, relative to the 257.4 reported for
Date: November 16, 2018 Consumer Price Index – October 2018 The consumer price index for the month of October 2018 increased 0.7%, following the 1.1% increase in September 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of October advanced to 257.4, relative to the 255.6 reported for
Date: October 18, 2018 Consumer Price Index -September 2018 The consumer price index for the month of September 2018 increased 1.1%, following the 0.9% increase in August 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of September advanced to 255.6, relative to the 252.8 reported for August
Date: September 18, 2018 Consumer Price Index - August 2018 The consumer price index for the month of August 2018 increased 0.9%, following the 1.0% increase in July 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of August advanced to 252.8, relative to the 250.4 reported for
Date: August 29, 2018 The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) held its Quarterly Monetary Policy Press Conference today, where the Governor, Mr. Brian Wynter, spoke on the Bank’s monetary policy decision in the context of the Banks outlook for inflation and the overall economy in the current quarter against the background of the economy’s performance for
Date: July 16. 2018 Consumer Price Index- July 2018 The consumer price index for the month of July 2018 increased 1.0%, following the 0.4% increase in June 2018, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month amounted to 250.4, relative to the 248.0 reported for June 2018. This increase
