Economic Highlights
Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 0.65%, as prices increased for the sixth consecutive week. Oil traded on August 9, 2017 at a price of 52.70 (US$/ barrel). Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased week over week, by 0.74% . Additionally 90 Octane increased by 0.72% week over week. 87 Octane and 90 Octane
For the period of April 2017 to June 2017, the GOJ reported Total Revenues & Grants of $125.84 billion, $7.76 billion more than the government’s projection. Furthermore, year over year, this represents an increase of approximately 9.3% relative to the $115.13 billion recorded for the corresponding period in 2016. ‘Tax Revenue,’ ‘Non-Tax Revenue’ and ‘Grants’
Brent Oil Brent oil prices increased by 2.73%, as prices increased for the fifth consecutive week. Oil traded on August 2, 2017 at a price of 52.36 (US$/ barrel). Petrojam prices 87 Octane prices increased week over week, by 1.32% . Additionally 90 Octane increased by 1.29% week over week. 87 Octane and 90 Octane
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U.S. All import prices slid 0.2% in June, the second consecutive decline driven by lower fuel prices. Although there was a recorded decline in June, U.S. imports increased 1.5% over the previous 12 months according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The price index for fuel imports declined for the fourth month in a
The inflation rate for the month June 2017 was 0.7 %, following an upward movement of 0.1% in May 2017. The movement was credited to a 1.1% increase in the division ‘Food, Non-Alcoholic Beverages’ which was impacted by flood rains in May. The division ‘Transport’ moved up by 0.4%, while the ‘Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas
Net International Reserves Jamaica’s Net International Reserves totaled US$2,616.81 million as at June 2017, reflecting an decrease of US$55.96 million relative to the US$2,672.77 million reported as at the end of May 2017 (see figure 1). Changes in the NIR resulted from a decrease in Foreign Assets of US$53.07 million to total US$3,185.65 million. Currency and
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