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With their animated rendition of the Census 2021 jingle, George Town Primary School students helped launch Census 2021 in Grand Cayman today, Wednesday, 26 May 2021, at the Marriott Resort. The jingle’s message urging all to be counted set the to...

Census 2021 officially launched in Cayman Brac today, Friday, 21 May 2021, at a colourful celebration, marking the start of the national count’s education and publicity campaign. The event took place on the grounds of the District Administration ...

The total value of the Islands’ importation of goods stood at $1,114.4 million, recording a decrease of 6.3 percent for 2020. This decline resulted from decreases in both non-petroleum as well as petroleum-related imports. Non-petroleum imports a...

Labour market estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Fall 2020 show the unemployment rate (the proportion of unemployed persons to the total labour force) at 5.2%. The total labour force decreased by 10.5% to reach 43,922 persons. The empl...

The average annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.0 percent in 2020 when compared to a year ago. There were increases in the first two quarters of 2020: 3.0 percent in the first quarter, followed by 2.1 percent in the second quarter. Meanwhi...

As measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms, economic activity in the Cayman Islands is estimated to have contracted by 8.2% in the first nine months of 2020. Indicators suggest that the contraction in economic activity for the...

Staff from the Economics and Statistics Office will be in various communities across all districts starting Wednesday, January 20th, 2021, collecting basic housing information necessary to update the ESO’s, Household Register. The Household Regis...

The Cayman Islands’ Balance of Payments (BOP) and International Investment Position (IIP) Report 2019 shows the statistical summaries of the economic and financial transactions between residents of the Cayman Islands and the rest of the world. The...

The Cayman Islands’ System of National Accounts Report 2019 which presents the economic performance of the Islands using the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is released today.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell by 1.6 percent in the third quarter of 2020 when compared to the same period in 2019. Of the twelve CPI divisions, five recorded decreases.

The total value of the merchandise imports declined, reflecting decreased economic activity due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Goods Import for the third quarter stood at $296.85 million, a decrease of 10.2 percent, as non-petroleum and petroleu...

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms is estimated to have increased by 1.9% in the first three months of 2020. Indicators suggest that the growth in economic activity was broad-bas...

Driven by solid performances in wholesale and retail trade, transport, construction and tourism, the Cayman Islands’ economy recorded strong growth in 2019, with the estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rising by 3.2 percent. This was the highli...

The Cayman Islands’ COVID-19 Passenger Departure Survey Report released by the Economics and Statistics Office is a collection of statistics based on data collected from passengers departing the Owen Roberts International Airport between May 1 and...

The total value of the merchandise imports plummeted, reflecting a slump in economic activity due to the global Covid-19 pandemic. Goods Import for the second quarter stood at $186.97 million, a decrease of 32.1 percent, which emanated from the de...

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.0 percent in the second quarter 2020 when compared to the same period in 2019. Of the twelve CPI divisions, nine recorded increases. In the second quarter of 2020, the division food and non-alcoholic bever...

The Fall Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 27 September 2020. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are no...

The Cayman Islands’ Compendium of Statistics 2019 released by the Economics and Statistics Office is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources covering population, demographics, social and living ...

The Population and Housing Census for 2020 conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO)  initially scheduled for October 2020 has been postponed to October 2021. The exact date in 2021 is yet to be decided. The ESO is committed to...