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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Statement on Statistics Week 2016 By Hon. Marco Archer, JP Minister for Finance and Economic Development
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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.
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The country’s estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) at constant prices rose by 2.0 percent in 2015.
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The country’s merchandise imports in the quarter ending March 2016 amounted to CI$197.9 million,
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The overall household consumption expenditure in the Cayman Islands in 2015 is estimated at $1,697.07 million.
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The annual Compendium of Statistics 2015 was released today by the Economics and Statistics Office.
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The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) for the first quarter of 2016 declined by 2.8 percent when compared to the same quarter in 2015.
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In 2015, the total value of goods imported into the Cayman Islands declined by 6.3 percent to settle at CI$763.0 million
Read moreThe Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence the Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) for 2016 on Sunday (April 10th).
Read moreThe business surveys consist of the System of National Accounts (SNA) and the Balance of Payments (BOP) surveys and will run from April 4, 2016 to May 20, 2016.
Read moreThe Economics and Statistics Office is once again conducting the annual business surveys which start April 4, 2016.
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