Economic Indicators

PRICES And National income Jan - Dec 2009 Jan - Dec 2010
Average CPI inflation rate (%) (1.5) 0.3
Average petrol full service per gallon (CI$) 3.55 4.50
Electricity price (first 1500 kwh) (CI$) 338.55 417.70
MONETARY AND BANKING Jan - Sept 2009 Jan - Sept 2010
Net credit to businesses (CI$ millions) 946.1 1,033.4
Construction 123.2 213.9
Hotel, Restaurant and Bar 127.7 115.1
Real Estate, Renting & Other 381.6 369.9
Utilities (Electricity, Gas & Water) 28.2 58.2
Trade & Commerce 88.1 71.9
Other 197.3 204.3
Net credit to households (CI$ millions) 1,678.6 1,654.0
Domestic property 1,386.2 1,451.2
Motor vehicles 70.1 48.2
Education & technology 3.3 5.2
Miscellaneous 218.9 149.4
Prime lending rate (%) 3.25 3.25
TRADE Jan - Sept 2009 Jan - Sept 2010
Merchandise imports (CI$ million) 536.8 496.9
TOURISM Jan - Sept 2009 Jan - Sept 2010
Cruise ship passengers 1,144,900 1,182,308
Cruise ship calls (Number) 411 410
Stay-over tourists('000) 208.8 219.9
Stay over arrivals by Country of Origin ('000)    
United States 167.3 177.4
Europe 14.2 14.5
Canada 12.5 13.2
Others 14.7 14.9
Hotel occupancy rate (%) 59.9 70.7
Apt/Condo occupancy rate (%) 45.8 44.7
Hotel length of stay (Days) 4.5 4.4
Apt/Condo length of stay (Days) 6.9 6.8
PORT AUTHORITY SERVICES Jan - Dec 2009 Jan - Dec 2010
Port calls 236.0 211.0
Imported cargo ('000 tons) 132,311.0 114,942.0
Containerized cargo (tons) 107,238.0 91,940.0
Break Bulk cargo (tons) 4,975.0 3,814.0
Diesel imports (imperial gallons) 15,254,409.0 15,201,081.0
Gas imports (imperial gallons) 4,372,659.0 3,970,570.0
AV Jet (imperial gallons) 1,722,319.0 623,432.0
Propane imports (imperial gallons) 317,159.0 395,239.0
FINANCIAL SERVICES Jan - Dec 2009 Jan - Dec 2010
Banks and Trust licences 270 262
Trust companies 138 129
Mutual funds 9,825 9,486
Insurance licences 806 758
New companies registered 5,842 6,129
Stock exchange listing 1,316 1,116
PLANNING INDICATORS Jan - Dec 2009 Jan - Dec 2010
Number of project approvals    
Houses 234.0 221.0
Apartments/condos/Hotels 89.0 68.0
Commercial/Industrial 48.0 81.0
Government 4.0 2.0
Others 153.0 177.0
Value of project aprrovals (CI$ million) Jan - Dec 2009 Jan - Dec 2010
Houses 426 203
Apartments/condos/Hotels 109 50
Commercial/Industrial 46 28
Government 3 5
Industrial 12 3
Others 526 347
Work permits in effect 24,270 21,529
     
Source: www.eso.ky, Economics and Statistics Office (ESO)