KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) — The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that the country grew by an estimated 0.3 per cent for the April to June 2017 quarter.

It has also noted that the country has now recorded 10 consecutive quarters of positive economic growth.

Director General, Dr Wayne Henry, says growth in the June 2017 quarter reflects a 1.2 per cent increase in the services industry, which outweighed the goods producing industry’s 2.5 per cent contraction.

Additionally, he said the economy grew by 0.2 per cent over the first six months of the calendar year between January and June, relative to the corresponding period in 2016.

The director general attributed this to growth of 0.8 per cent recorded in the services industry, which outweighed the goods producing industry’s 1.7 per cent decline over the period.

He was speaking at the PIOJ’s quarterly media briefing at the Institute’s New Kingston head office today.

Dr Henry said the service industry’s out-turn for the June 2017 quarter reflected growth in all areas, except producers of Government services, which remained flat.

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