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Prices down from last quarter (0.15%) and up from last year (0.20%)

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Sint Maarten in the 4th Quarter of 2019 is 100.44. This represents a decrease of 0.15 percent, when compared to that of 3rd Quarter 2019.

When comparing the consumer prices from the same period 12 months previously (4th Quarter 2018 to 4th Quarter 2019), an increase of 0.20 percent was recorded.

Real growth down by 6.6% in 2018

The Department of Statistics estimates that the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as measured by the GDP in constant prices, dropped by 6.6% in 2018, a deceleration in  comparison with the 2017 real GDP estimate which recorded a decrease of 5.8%. Real GDP decreased from ANG 2,117 million in 2017 to ANG 1,977 million in 2018.