The Consumer Price Index for Sint Maarten has increased in the month of December 2017 by 0.6 percent compared to that of October 2017.

When comparing average consumer prices over a twelve month period (December 2016 to December 2017), an increase of 2.2% was recorded compared to the same period one year earlier. Inflation has shown an overall increase in 2017 (2.2%) compared to the rate of inflation recorded in 2016 (0.1%).

The Consumer Price Index for Sint Maarten has increased in the month of October 2017 by 0.9 percent compared to that of August 2017.

The Consumer Price Index for Sint Maarten has increased in the month of October 2017 by 0.9 percent compared to that of August 2017.

When comparing average consumer prices over a twelve month period (October 2016 to October 2017) an inflation rate of 1.9% is recorded.

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.