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Statistics for Business
TOPIC: Statistics
May 5, 2010
Main Story:
Statistics for Living Conditions
PRICES
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2007
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2008
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Average CPI inflation rate for the first nine months
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3.3%
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5.2%
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Petrol full service per gallon (CI$)
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4.13
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4.72
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Electricity price (first 200 kwh)(CI$)
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57.81
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63.99
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MONETARY AND
BANKING
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Net credit to households
of which: (CI$ ‘000)
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Domestic property
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1,021.0
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1,405.7
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Motor vehicles
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53.2
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50.3
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Education & technology
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4.3
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1.7
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Miscellaneous
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120.9
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165.7
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Prime lending rate
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7.75%
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5.0%
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TRADE
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Imports (CI$ million)
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658.0
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666.1
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TOURISM
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Cruise ship passengers (‘000)
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1,358.9
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1,166.7
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Stay-over tourists(‘000)
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220.9
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240.3
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Cruise ship calls (Number)
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504
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430
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Hotel occupancy rate
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61.7%
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64.6%
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
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Banks and Trust licences
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287
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279
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Trust companies
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138
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141
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Mutual funds
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9,384
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10,291
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Insurance licences
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784
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801
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New companies registered
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10,746
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9,593
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Stock exchange listing
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1,421
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1,657
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Stock exchange capitalization (US$ billion)
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131.07
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191.37
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PLANNING INDICATORS
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Number of project
approvals
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Houses
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347
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336
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Apartments/condos
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92
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83
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Commercial/Industrial
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50
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43
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Government
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8
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5
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Others
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366
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453
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Value of project approvals
(CI$ million)
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Houses
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106.4
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83.29
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Apartments/condos
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73.5
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111.85
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Commercial/Industrial
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67.8.
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121.96
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Government
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54.2
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18.15
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Others
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42.1
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67.97
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* forecast Source: www.eso.ky, Economics and Statistics Office (ESO)
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