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The Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics 2024, 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 liv... READ MORE

The total value of the merchandise imports grew for the second quarter of 2025. Goods imports stood at $434.48 million for the quarter, an increase of 7.3 percent. This reflected a 10.3 per cent growth in the imports of non-petroleum goods, whi... READ MORE

The third quarter inflation rate was 0.1 percent, and among the leading contributors was an 8.1 percent rise in the communication division. The upward movement of the communication index was primarily due to a 10.3 percent increase in the telep... READ MORE

The total value of the Islands’ importation of goods for the first quarter of 2025 stood at $477.6 million, an increase of 13.1 percent. This growth mostly reflected the rise in the imports of non-petroleum products which was partially offset by the... READ MORE

Caribbean Statistics Day on 15 October 2025 coincides with the culmination of the 2024-2025 Year of Statistics in CARICOM, which marked the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Standing Committee of Caribbean Statisticians. This jubilee milestone year highlig... READ MORE

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

The second quarter inflation rate was 1.9 percent, and among the main contributors was an 8.4 percent rise in the restaurant and hotels division. The upward movement of restaurants and hotels was primarily due to a significant rise in the index... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands' economy continued its growth streak in 2024, with real GDP expanding by 3.1% to $5.21 billion, underpinned by expansion across all major sectors. Financial services, which account for over 30% of GDP, had a solid 2.9% increa... READ MORE

Preliminary estimates show that the Cayman Islands’ economy expanded at an annualised rate of 2.9% in the first quarter of 2025, slightly moderating from the 3.6% growth estimated in Q1 2024. The expansion was broad-based, fueled by sustained d... READ MORE

The Fall Labour Force Survey (LFS) and Quality of Life Survey (QLS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 28th September 2025. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Isla... READ MORE