Date: August 22, 2019 The latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that from March 2018 to March 2019, employment increased in 298 of the 355 largest U.S. counties. National employment rose 146.5 million in March 2019, a 1.4% increase over the year. Midland, Texas, had the largest percentage increase in employment
Date: August 21, 2019 Seasonally adjusted production in the construction remained unchanged in the euro area (EA19) and fell by 0.3% in the EU28 in June compared with May 2019. According to Eurostat’s first estimates stated in May 2019, “production in construction decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU28.
Date: August 16, 2019 Consumer Price Index – July 2019 The consumer price index for the month of June 2019 increased by 1.1%, following a 0.1% decline in its index for June 2019, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of July rose to 261.2, relative to
Date; August 14, 2019 Wisynco Group Limited for the year ended June 30, 2019 reported total revenue of $28.69 billion, a 17% increase when compared with the $24.54 billion reported for the same period in 2018. Total revenues for the quarter amounted to $7.85 billion, reflecting an increase of 21% over the $6.49 billion achieved
Date: August 14, 2019 Kingston Wharves Limited (KW) for the six months ended June 30, 2019 revenue totaled $3.80 billion a 12% increase when compared to $3.39 billion for the corresponding period of the prior year, while revenue for the second quarter grew 12% to $1.97 billion (2018: $1.76 billion); as both the company’s ‘Terminal Operations’
Date: August 13, 2019 "The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) recorded a 0.3 % increase in July on a seasonally adjusted basis after the 0.1% climb in June” according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report released today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 1.8% before seasonal
Date: August 9, 2019 July’s Producer Price Index for final demand recorded a 0.2% increase, seasonally adjusted, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices inched up 0.1% in June and May. On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index rose 1.7% for the 12 months ended in July. This
Date: August 08, 2019 Brent Oil Brent oil prices decreased by 5.16% or US$3.12, as prices decreased this week relative to the prior week. Oil traded on August 08, 2019 at a price of US$57.38 per barrel relative to US$60.50 on August 01, 2019. Brent oil began the year at US$54.91 per barrel. Petrojam prices
Date: August 8, 2019 Net International Reserves- July 2019 Jamaica’s Net International Reserves (NIR) totaled US$2,951.35 million as at July 2019, reflecting a decline of US$83.96 million relative to the US$3,035.31 million reported as at the end of June 2019 (see figure 1). Changes in the NIR resulted from a decrease in Foreign Assets of US$89.30
Date: August 7, 2019 The Bureau of Labour Statistics reported that, “the number of job openings was relatively unchanged at 7.3 million on the last business day of June.” In addition, the month, hires and separations were little changed at 5.7 million and 5.5 million, respectively,” the BLS stated. Regarding quits rate and layoffs and
