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IAJ President – Peter Levy- Motor Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of uninsured motor vehicle on the road in Jamaica and the dangers it creates for the insured driver.

IAJ President – Peter Levy- General Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of the uninsured population in Jamaica.

Past Statistics:

Life Insurance (2016-2017)
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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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Claims Payout (2012-2013)
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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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Statistics on The Economy.

Review of Economic Performance
October – December 2018.

The PIOJ presents preliminary estimates on economic performance for each quarter, approximately 6 weeks following the end of the quarter being reviewed. This is based on preliminary information available from the major data providers.

This release of the preliminary estimate is consistent with developments in all modern economies globally, where it is the common practice to release a 1st, 2nd and even a 3rd preliminary estimate before the final official figure is released. Learn More >

Current Statistics

GOVERNMENT FISCAL MONITORING

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

BOJ RATE POLICY

JAMAICA ECONOMIC DATA

2308, 2018

Consumer Price Index June 2018

KINGSTON, July 16, 2018: The All Jamaica Consumer Price Index for June 2018 increased by 0.4 per cent according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) Bulletin released today by the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN).
The division ‘Housing, Water, Electricity, Gas

2308, 2018

FISCAL MONITORING TABLE FY 2018/2019

CENTRAL GOVERNMENT SUMMARY ACCOUNTS – Fiscal Monitoring Table – FY 2018/19 (in millions of Jamaica dollars)

Fiscal Stats April – June 2018

808, 2018

Airbnb seeing growth in business travel

Busines s travellers are increasingly booking stays through Airbnb and other home-sharing sites.

Airbnb said Monday that nearly 700,000 companies have signed up and booked rooms through its business travel portal, almost triple the number since last year.

Airbnb says

808, 2018

Climate change hits agriculture with $1b loss, says Shaw

Agriculture Minister Audley Shaw has said that adverse weather conditions have led to $1 billion in losses in the sector over the past two years.

Shaw, who was speaking at the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in Clarendon last Saturday,