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In 2017, the total value of goods imported into the Cayman Islands increased by 2.7% to reach CI$876.0 million, compared to $852.6 million recorded in 2016. The growth in the value of imports was largely driven by higher petroleum imports, which w... READ MORE

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Staff from the Economics and Statistics Office will be in various communities across all districts starting Tuesday, May 29th 2018 collecting basic housing information necessary to update the ESO’s Household Register. The Household Register... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands total labour force reached 42,941 persons as at end December 2017, growing by 1.8 percent or 745 persons compared to the same period in 2016. The labour force comprised of 20,774 Caymanians (48.4% of the total), 4,348 Permanent... READ MORE

The Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) begins on Sunday, 15 April 2018. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are not in th... READ MORE

The Economics and Statistics Office will commence its annual business surveys for measuring the economic performance of industries in the Cayman Islands for 2017. The survey will begin on April 9, 2018. Survey forms will be hand-delivered, mailed or... READ MORE

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 2.4% in the first nine months of 2017. Indicators show that the economic performance in these Islands for the first nine months o... READ MORE

The average annual Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose by 1.9 percent in 2017 when compared to a year ago. There were increases in all quarters throughout 2017: 1.4 percent in the first quarter, followed by 2.8 percent, 1.4 percent, and 2.1 percent in th... READ MORE

The overall Consumer Price Index (CPI) was higher by 1.4 percent in the third quarter of 2017 when compared to the same quarter in 2016. This estimate is based on the results of price surveys by the Economic and Statistics Office using the new CPI &l... READ MORE

The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) has commenced the conduct of the Occupational Wage Survey (OWS) 2017 among businesses and government departments. Beginning on Thursday (November 16th), trained ESO survey workers will be administering the OW... READ MORE