The Department of Statistics is preparing field operations for an Economic Census, scheduled to start in just over one months’ time. This upcoming research activity will involve a count of economic units actively operating on Dutch St. Maarten, and collection of general characteristics and financial data from these entities.

The Consumer Price Index for Sint Maarten has increased in the month of August 2017 by 0.5 percent compared to that of June 2017.

When comparing average consumer prices over a twelve month period (August 2016 to August 2017) an inflation rate of 1.7% is recorded.

The Department of Statistics released today its preliminary estimate of real growth, at 0.4% for the year 2016 and final estimate of 0.5% for 2015. This is the second year running that real economic growth has remained under 1 percent, with a slightly worsening position in 2016 than the year before.

The Consumer Price Index for Sint Maarten has increased in the month of June 2017 by 0.5 percent compared to that of April 2017.

When comparing average consumer prices over a twelve month period (June 2016 to June 2017) an inflation rate of 1.4% is recorded.