Search
The Chamber
Visit cayCompass.com
Today's Date: 18 June 2013
CayCompass Community
Find us on Facebook
Find a:
Related Articles
Statistics for Business
TOPIC: Statistics
April 18, 2012

Main Story:  Economic Performance as of the Third Quarter 2011 

  Jan – Dec ‘10   Jan – Dec ‘11  
Prices And National Income     
 Annual Average CPI inflation rate (%)  0.3 1.3
Average petrol full service  per gallon (CI$)  4.5      5.6
Electricity price (first 1500 kwh) (CI$) 417.7   505.6
     
MONETARY AND BANKING     
Net credit to businesses  (CI$ millions)        
Construction 213.9 339.5
Hotel, Restaurant and Bar  115.1 98.0
Real Estate, Renting & Other 369.9 255.5
Utilities (Electricity, Gas & Water) 58.2 23.3
Trade & Commerce  456.0 356.1
Net credit to households  (CI$ millions)    
 Domestic property 1,451.2 1,479.0
 Motor vehicles 48.2 40.2
 Education & technology  5.2   6.3
Miscellaneous 149.4 170.0
Prime lending rate (%) 3.3    3.3
     
TRADE     
Merchandise imports (CI$ million) 512.1 543.3
     
TOURISM     
Cruise ship passengers (Jan-Dec)1 1,597,178 1,401,495
Cruise ship calls (Number) (Jan-Dec) 1 570 523
Stay-over tourists(‘000) 219.9 236.4
Stay over arrivals by Country of Origin (‘000)    
United States 177.3 188.9
Europe 14.5 15.4
Canada 13.2 17.9
Others 14.9 14.2
Hotel occupancy rate (%) 68.2 62.6
Apt/Condo occupancy rate (%) 44.1 44.9
Hotel length of stay (Days) 4.4 4.7
Apt/Condo length of stay (Days) 6.8 7.2
     
PORT AUTHORITY SERVICES     
Port calls 440 465
Imported cargo (‘000 tons) 216,164 210,211
Containerized cargo (tons) 181,464 180,882
Break Bulk cargo (tons) 6,891 2,770
Diesel imports (imperial gallons) 33,292,420 33,592,420
Gas imports (imperial gallons) 9,217,717 10,588,340
AV Jet (imperial gallons) 2,896,424 3,315,162
Propane imports (imperial gallons) 792,820 1,705,112
     
 FINANCIAL SERVICES      
Banks and Trust licences 262 250
Trust companies 129 123
Mutual funds 9,409 9,431
Insurance licences 758 758
New companies registered 6,192 7,063
Stock exchange listing 1,116 1,133
     
 PLANNING INDICATORS    
Number of project approvals    
Houses 203 225
Apartments/condos/Hotels 50 28
Commercial/Industrial 31 28
Government 3 8
Others 350 351
 Value of project approvals (CI$ million)    
Houses 63.4 86.5
Apartments/condos/Hotels 30.0 12.1
Commercial/Industrial 79.0 35.2
Government 0.9 14.1
Others 37.1 31.6
Work permits in effect 2  20,452 19,852


 Source: www.eso.ky,  Economics and Statistics Office (ESO)

1/ January -December 2010 and 2011 
2/  As of December


 

 

 
Share your Comment
We welcome your comments on our stories. Comments are submitted for possible publication on the condition that they may be edited.
IMPORTANT IDENTITY INFORMATION: You will be able to create a ‘nickname’ which will allow you to remain anonymous, however, whilst we collect login information from you, this information will be kept confidential and only used to contact you directly, if required. We require a working email address - not for publication, but for verification. Read our ethics policy
Please login to comment on our stories.    Log In | Register
 
 
Copyright © 2013 Cayman Free Press Ltd. All Rights Reserved.