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The total value of the Islands’ importation of goods for the first quarter of 2022 stood at $334.9 million, an increase of 16.7 percent. This growth resulted from the rise in both non-petroleum and petroleum-related imports. Non-petroleum imports am... READ MORE

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased by 11.2 percent in the first quarter of 2022 when compared to the same period in 2021. All twelve CPI divisions recorded increases in average prices. In the first quarter of 2022, the division housing and uti... READ MORE

The total value of the merchandise imports grew to $326.86 for the July to September 2021 quarter, an increase of 10.1 percent over the previous corresponding quarter, with non-petroleum and petroleum & petroleum-related imports growing by 5.4 percen... READ MORE

The total value of the Islands’ importation of goods stood at $1,281.9 million, recording an increase of 15.0 percent for 2021. This growth resulted from increases in both non-petroleum as well as petroleum-related imports. Non-petroleum imports amo... READ MORE

As measured by the real gross domestic product (GDP), economic activity in the Cayman Islands is estimated to have increased by 1.7% in the first nine months of 2021. Indicators suggest that the growth in economic activity was relatively broad-base... READ MORE

The Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 1st May 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

The average annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 3.3 percent in 2021 compared to a year ago.  Following a decline in the first quarter of 2021 of 1.0 percent, there were increases in the last three quarters of 2021: 0.2 percent in the secon... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ Balance of Payments (BOP) and International Investment Position (IIP) Report 2020 shows the statistical summaries of the economic and financial transactions between residents of the Cayman Islands and the rest of the world.  ... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ System of National Accounts Report 2020, which presents the economic performance of the Islands using the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is released today. The GDP estimate for 2020, which is based on data collected from business... READ MORE

The preliminary report of the 2021 Census has been published, giving details of the survey conducted from 10 October to 31 December 2021, with an additional three weeks in January 2022.   According to the preliminary report, the total populatio... READ MORE