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The ESO hosted the 42nd Meeting of the Caribbean Statisticians’ Standing Committee, the 27th Meeting of the Regional Census Coordinating Committee, and the 10th Regional Statistical Research Seminar on October 23rd to 27th, 2017. The Meetings w... READ MORE

Some 50 statisticians representing 21 countries and international organisations are this week attending three different meetings in the Cayman Islands for the first time. Held at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort, the conference is comprised... READ MORE

In an effort to assist the Ministry of Human Resources in establishing a comprehensive human resource (HR) baseline database, the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence on Wednesday (October 18th) the conduct of the Occupational Wage Sur... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands total labour force reached 43,545 persons as at end June 2017, representing an increase of 1,290 persons or 3.1 percent from the same period in 2016. Of the total labour force, 41,764 persons or 95.9 percent were employed while... READ MORE

The average prices of goods and services in the Cayman Islands, as estimated by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), increased by 2.2% in the second quarter of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016. The largest contributor to the increase in the CPI... READ MORE

Economic activity in the Cayman Islands as measured by the gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have grown by 2.0% in the first quarter of 2017. Indicators show that the first quarter economic performance was broad-based. The major sectors... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ Compendium of Statistics 2016 was released today by the Economics and Statistics Office. The Compendium is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources covering population, dem... READ MORE

The total value of the Islands’ importation of petroleum and petroleum-related products grew in the second quarter by 6.1% to reach $26.84 million. This was driven by an increase in the average price of fuel. There was also an overall increase... READ MORE

The Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will commence the Labour Force Survey (LFS) for Fall 2017 on Sunday (October 1st). The LFS seeks to collect data on the employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are not i... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ economic expansion remains robust with the estimated Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rising by 2.7 percent in 2016. This was the highlight of The Cayman Islands’ Annual Economic Report 2016 released by the Economics and S... READ MORE