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The Fall Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 1st October 2023. 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 first quarter inflation rate was 6.6 percent, and among the main contributors was a 12.3 percent rise in food and non-alcoholic beverages.  The main contributors to this increase were a 50.4 percent rise in the prices of tea, coffee, and coc... READ MORE

The Spring Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 16th April 2023. The LFS seeks to collect data on employed and unemployed persons in the Cayman Islands, as well as those who are not i... READ MORE

For the Cayman Islands, the 2021 Human Development Index value was 0.877, which falls within the range of having a Very High Human Development Index of 0.80 and 1.0 based on the UNDP HDI Report 2021/2022. The HDI combines Gross National Income (GNI)... READ MORE

Labour market estimates from the Labour Force Survey (LFS) Fall 2022 Report show the unemployment rate (the proportion of unemployed persons to the total labour force) at 2.1%. The total labour force increased by 18.3% to reach 57,582 persons. The... READ MORE

The average CPI in 2022 was 126.1, an increase of 9.5 percent over the average CPI in 2021.  This represents an increase in the overall index, driven mainly by higher prices for housing and utilities; transport, clothing and footwear; food and n... READ MORE

Introduction The 2023 Household Budget Survey (HBS) provides a comprehensive source of information on the country’s household sector, particularly expenditure. Apart from a housing and population census, an HBS is the most significant statistical ac... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Report 2021, which presents the economic performance of the Islands using the GDP, is released today. The GDP estimate for 2021, which is based on data collected from businesses and other establishme... READ MORE

The Cayman Islands’ Compendium of Statistics 2021, released by the Economics and Statistics Office, is a comprehensive collection of statistics from various public and private sector data sources covering population, demographics, social and living c... READ MORE

The Fall Labour Force Survey (LFS) conducted by the Economics and Statistics Office (ESO) will begin on Sunday, 2nd October 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