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The total value of all merchandise goods imported into the Cayman Islands in the first quarter of 2017 amounted to CI$207.8 million. This is lower by CI$4.3 million compared the same period in 2016.   The decline is attributed to a 6.1 ...

The CPI increased by 1.7 percent compared to the same quarter a year ago. The main contributors to this movement were the 9.0 percent rise in the index for restaurants and hotels, clothing and footwear that went up by 4.7 percent, and recreation a...

In 2016, the total value of goods imported into the Cayman Islands grew by 2.8 percent to reach CI$854.2 million, compared to CI$830.9 million recorded in 2015. The growth in the value of imports was largely driven by non-petroleum imports, whi...

Business and non-profit organizations have until end of business day Friday, May 12th 2017 to submit their completed annual business survey questionnaires to the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO). The annual Balance of Payment and System of Na...

The task of compiling a new Consumer Price Index (CPI) “basket” was recently completed.  The basket consists of goods and services that are monitored regularly to measure the general consumer price level and inflation rate in the ...

Business and non-profit organizations have until the end of business Friday, May 12th 2017 to submit their completed annual business survey questionnaires to the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO). The annual Balance of Payment and System of Na...

The total number of persons employed in the Cayman Islands increased to an estimated 40,411 in the October 2016 Labour Force Survey, up from 39,138 persons in the October 2015 survey, a 3.3% increase. The total number of persons comprising the ...

The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for Spring 2017 on Sunday (March 5th). The LFS seeks to collect data on the employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are no...

The average Consumer Price Index (CPI) declined by 0.6 percent in 2016.  The CPI for the first and second quarters declined by 2.8 and 0.8 percent, respectively, which outweighed the small growth in the last two quarters. “The decrea...

The Cayman Islands’ economy grew by an estimated 2.8 percent in the first nine months of 2016, higher than the 2.6 percent recorded for the corresponding period of 2015. “The continued improvement in growth is supported by a growing...

The Cayman Islands’ System of National Accounts Report 2015 which presents the economic performance of the various industries contributing to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is released today. The GDP estimate for 2015 ba...

The average prices of goods and services consumed by households in the Cayman Islands, as estimated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased in the third quarter of 2016 by 0.5% compared to the same period in 2015. This is the first time that ...

The Cayman Islands’ Balance of Payments (BOP) and International Investment Position (IIP) Report 2015 was released today. The report presents statistical summaries of the economic and financial transactions between residents of the Cayman Is...

The Cayman Islands’ economy grew by an estimated 3.0% in the first six months of 2016, as the first quarter growth of 2.4% further strengthened to 3.2% in the second quarter. "I am pleased to note that growth in the first half of 201...

The total value of goods imported into the Cayman Islands grew by CI$15.3 million (or 8.6%) to reach $194.0 million in the quarter ending September 2016 in comparison to a year ago.  The importation during the quarter maintained the growth tr...

For 34 high school students at Wesleyan Christian Academy, dealing with statistics came across as a fun exercise this morning (Monday, 17 October 2016), the first day of activities during Statistics Week this year.

Statement on Statistics Week 2016 By Hon. Marco Archer, JP Minister for Finance and Economic Development

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 2.4% in the first quarter of 2016.

The country’s estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices rose by 2.0 percent in 2015.

The country’s merchandise imports in the quarter ending March 2016 amounted to CI$197.9 million,