Economic Data
It is always important organizations, companies, individuals and others who function within an economy to be aware of important happenings in that economy that will impact on their lifestyle. It is also important to have a grasp of external factors that impact on local economies. This section seeks to present information that will give consumers not only local but also a global perspective via relevant and up to date economic data.
BOJ Fiscal Monitoring Table 2016/2017
BOJ Fiscal Numbers April 2016 to February 2017 Fiscal Numbers April 2016 - February 2017
Bank of Jamaica Reduces Policy Interest Rate
Bank of Jamaica announces that, with effect from 05 April 2017, the rate offered on its 30-day certificate of deposit, the policy rate, will be reduced to 4.75 per cent from 5.00 per cent. [...]
THE PLANNING INSTITUTE OF JAMAICA
The Jamaican economy recorded growth of 1.3 per cent for the October–December quarter of 2016. This represents eight consecutive quarters of economic growth and reflected higher value added from both the Goods Producing and [...]
BOJ working to make savings more attractive in J$ than US$
Jamaicans’ appetite to invest in US currency has driven the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) to increase its holdings on the foreign currency deposits of financial institutions, thus creating a disincentive for the banks to [...]
ECONOMY RECORDS GROWTH IN 2nd QUARTER OF THE FISCAL YEAR – JULY to SEPTEMBER, 2016
The Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica, Dr. Wayne Henry, reported at the Institute’s quarterly press briefing, that the economy continued to record growth during the second quarter of the fiscal year. For July–September 2016, [...]
CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SUMMARY ACCOUNTS Fiscal Monitoring Table FY 2016/17
Statistics relating to CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SUMMARY ACCOUNTS Fiscal Monitoring Table FY 2016/17 boj-gov-breifing-november-2016