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Latest Indicators

Estimated Gross Domestic Product:
3.8%, Jan - Mar 2022 / Jan - Mar 2021
Gross Domestic Product Actual:
4.0%, Dec 2021
Average Consumer Price Index (CPI):
9.5%, Dec 2022 / Dec 2021
Census Population:
71,105, as of Oct 2021
2021 Life Expectancy at birth:
82.1
2021 Life Expectancy at birth - Male:
80.4
2021 Life Expectancy at birth - Female:
83.7
Estimated Population:
81,546, Year-End December 2022
Unemployment Rate:
2.1%, as at December 2022
Merchandise Imports ($):
17.8% Jul - Sep 2022 / Jul - Sep 2021
Balance of Payments Current Account Deficit % GDP:
13.6% of GDP, Dec 2021

News

May 28,2018
ESO Conducts Field Work to Update the Household Register

Staff from the Economics and Statistics Office will be in various communities across all districts starting Tuesday, May 29th 2018 collecting basic housing information necessary to update the ESO’s Household Register. The Household Regist...

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April 26,2018
Cayman’s Labour Force Rose Anew in the Second Half of 2017

The Cayman Islands total labour force reached 42,941 persons as at end December 2017, growing by 1.8 percent or 745 persons compared to the same period in 2016. The labour force comprised of 20,774 Caymanians (48.4% of the total), 4,348 Permane...

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April 10,2018
Sunday April 15th 2018 Marks the Start of the Spring Labour Force Survey

The Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) begins on Sunday, 15 April 2018. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are not in...

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April 06,2018
Business Surveys on Cayman’s Economic Performance Start on April 9, 2018

The Economics and Statistics Office will commence its annual business surveys for measuring the economic performance of industries in the Cayman Islands for 2017. The survey will begin on April 9, 2018. Survey forms will be hand-delivered, mailed ...

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March 16,2018
Solid Growth Continues for the First Nine Months of 2017

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 nine months of 2017. Indicators show that the economic performance in these Islands for the first nine month...

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March 16,2018
Consumer Prices Increased on Average by 1.9 percent in 2017

The average annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.9 percent in 2017 when compared to a year ago. There were increases in all quarters throughout 2017: 1.4 percent in the first quarter, followed by 2.8 percent, 1.4 percent, and 2.1 percent in...

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December 15,2017
Consumer Prices Increased by 1.4 percent in the Third Quarter 2017

The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) was higher by 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2017 when compared to the same quarter in 2016. This estimate is based on the results of price surveys by the Economic and Statistics Office using the new CPI...

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November 15,2017
The 2017 Occupational Wage Survey for Households with Employees Commences on November 16

The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) has commenced the conduct of the Occupational Wage Survey (OWS) 2017 among businesses and government departments. Beginning on Thursday (November 16th), trained ESO survey workers will be administering the...

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November 07,2017
Appreciation for Overwhelming Support to the Successful Hosting of the 2017 CARICOM Statisticians’ Meeting

The ESO hosted the 42nd Meeting of the Caribbean Statisticians’ Standing Committee, the 27th Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee, and the 10th Regional Statistical Research Seminar on October 23rd to 27th, 2017. The Meeting...

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November 01,2017
Counting on a Successful Stats Conference

Some 50 statisticians representing 21 countries and international organisations are this week attending three different meetings in the Cayman Islands for the first time. Held at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, the conference is compris...

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October 10,2017
The 2017 Occupational Wage Survey Starts on Wednesday October 18th

In an effort to assist the Ministry of Human Resources in establishing a comprehensive human resource (HR) baseline database, the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence on Wednesday (October 18th) the conduct of the Occupational Wage ...

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September 29,2017
Cayman’s Employment and Labour Force Grew in the First Half of 2017

The Cayman Islands total labour force reached 43,545 persons as at end June 2017, representing an increase of 1,290 persons or 3.1 percent from the same period in 2016. Of the total labour force, 41,764 persons or 95.9 percent were employed whi...

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September 29,2017
Consumer Price Index Increased by 2.2% in the Second Quarter

The average prices of goods and services in the Cayman Islands, as estimated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased by 2.2% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. The largest contributor to the increase in the ...

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September 29,2017
Economic Growth and Fiscal Performance Sustained in the First Quarter

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 2.0% in the first quarter of 2017. Indicators show that the first quarter economic performance was broad-based. The major sect...

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September 29,2017
Compendium of Statistics 2016 Released

The Cayman Islands’ Compendium of Statistics 2016 was released today by the Economics and Statistics Office. The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources covering population, ...

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September 29,2017
Petroleum Imports Rose Anew in the Second Quarter

The total value of the Islands’ importation of petroleum and petroleum-related products grew in the second quarter by 6.1% to reach $26.84 million. This was driven by an increase in the average price of fuel. There was also an overall increa...

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September 27,2017
The Fall 2017 Labour Force Survey Starts on Sunday October 1st

The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for Fall 2017 on Sunday (October 1st). The LFS seeks to collect data on the employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are no...

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July 21,2017
Cayman’s Economy Sustained Growth in 2016

The Cayman Islands’ economic expansion remains robust with the estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rising by 2.7 percent in 2016. This was the highlight of The Cayman Islands’ Annual Economic Report 2016 released by the Economics an...

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June 30,2017
Merchandise Imports Dipped by 2.0% in the First Quarter

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 ...

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June 30,2017
Consumer Price Index Increases by 1.7% in the First Quarter 2017

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...

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