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The Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 16th April 2023. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are not i... READ MORE

For the Cayman Islands, the 2021 Human Development Index value was 0.877, which falls within the range of having a Very High Human Development Index of 0.80 and 1.0 based on the UNDP HDI Report 2021/2022. The HDI combines Gross National Income (GNI)... READ MORE

Labour market estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Fall 2022 Report show the unemployment rate (the proportion of unemployed persons to the total labour force) at 2.1%. The total labour force increased by 18.3% to reach 57,582 persons. The... READ MORE

The average CPI in 2022 was 126.1, an increase of 9.5 percent over the average CPI in 2021.  This represents an increase in the overall index, driven mainly by higher prices for housing and utilities; transport, clothing and footwear; food and n... READ MORE

Introduction The 2023 Household Budget Survey (HBS) provides a comprehensive source of information on the country’s household sector, particularly expenditure. Apart from a housing and population census, an HBS is the most significant statistical ac... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report 2021, which presents the economic performance of the Islands using the GDP, is released today. The GDP estimate for 2021, which is based on data collected from businesses and other establishme... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ Compendium of Statistics 2021, 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 living c... READ MORE

The Fall Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 2nd October 2022. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are not in... READ MORE

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands, as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) in real terms, is estimated to have increased by 3.8% in the first three months of 2022. Indicators suggest that the growth in economic activity was broad-base... READ MORE

The total value of merchandise imports increased for the second quarter of 2022 as the economy showed continued growth. Imports for the second quarter stood at $387.56 million, an increase of 25.2 percent, resulting from higher imports of both Non-... READ MORE