Household Budget Survey 2015

A household budget survey (HBS) that will help measure the changes in the cost of living in the Cayman Islands will be conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) the whole of next year, starting in January 2015.

Finance and Economic Development Minister Hon. Marco Archer announced the launch of HBS 2015 at a press conference on Friday (12 December 2014) held in the GIS Studio. He simultaneously announced the launch of the publicity campaign for next year’s survey.

Leading a team of finance officials who participated in the briefing, Mr. Archer also explained the survey’s vital importance in determining cost of living changes since the last survey back in 2007. The HBS will also update the Consumer Price Index (CPI) basket in the Cayman Islands to reflect present day market purchases.

Minister Archer also unveiled a video produced by GIS for ESO to answer frequently asked questions about an HBS. The video can be viewed on government’s YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/4kI5mifwkg4.

Additionally, the video of the entire press conference can be seen on CIGTV on WestStar Cable Channel 20 and on YouTube at http://youtu.be/WYmJ_xRV5fA .

05/26/2016	HBS 2015 Manual
01/23/2015	HBS 2015 Individual Questionnaire
01/23/2015	HBS 2015 Household Diary
01/23/2015	HBS 2015 Household Form 2
01/23/2015	HBS 2015 Household Form 1
12/15/2014	2015 Household Budget Survey Q and A Brochure
12/15/2014	2015 HBS Campaign Launch PSPB remarks
12/15/2014	Household Budget Survey 2015 ERA Contribution to Press Conference
12/15/2014	Press Briefing Remarks By Hon. Marco Archer, JP Minister for Finance and Economic Development