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The second quarter inflation rate was 5.7 percent. Among the leading contributors were transport, communication, housing and utilities, and furnishing and household equipment. The transportation division was led by strong growth in pas... READ MORE

Labour market estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Spring 2026 show the unemployment rate (the proportion of unemployed persons in the total labour force) at 2.1%, down from 2.6% in Fall 2025. The employed labour force was esti... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands Compendium of Statistics 2025, 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

Quality of Life in the Cayman Islands improved in Spring 2026, with overall satisfaction rising to 84.9% (up 0.9% from Fall 2025). Caymanians reported slightly lower and slower-improving satisfaction at 83.6% (+0.6%). Health a... READ MORE

Strong tourism activity and continued growth in financial services supported an estimated 2.4% economic expansion in the Cayman Islands for the first quarter of 2026, while the Central Government recorded a surplus of more than CI$317 million. Althou... READ MORE

The total value of the merchandise imports grew by 7.5 percent to $466.88 million in the second quarter of 2026. This growth reflected increases in both petroleum-related and non-petroleum imports during the review period. Non-petroleu... READ MORE

The total value of the Islands’ importation of goods for the first quarter of 2026 stood at $436.47 million, a decrease of 8.6 percent compared to the corresponding quarter of 2025. This decline was mainly due to lower imports of non-petroleum... READ MORE

The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) began conducting the 2026 Occupational Wage Survey (OWS) among businesses and government departments on Thursday (October 8th). The OWS collects data on employment and remuneration, as well as employee quali... 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, 27th September 2026. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Isla... READ MORE

The first quarter inflation rate was 2.8 percent, and among the leading contributors was a 17.0 percent rise in the communication division. The upward movement of the communication index was primarily due to a 29.9 percent increase in the telep... READ MORE